| The Okayama Insider was a free monthly publication, written, published and edited by volunteers for almost 25 years. We thank all the sponsors, staff and readers who made it possible. The newspaper is no longer in circulation but some of the more important recent issues can be found on this page, as well as links to useful resources for people living in Okayama. If you don't know what you're looking for, the Back Issue Reference Guide might be a good place to start browsing. Contact Us: [email protected] |
Other Recommended Links: |
Okayama City 's quarterly publication, Akura. |
| Kurashiki City's monthly publication, What's Up In Kurashiki. |
| Prefectural Government topics and CIR Mail Magazine. Okayama Prefecture has an information booklet for non-Japanese residents called "Okayama Life Information." If you need to contact your local government, the Municipalities of Okayama list has links to English and Japanese language pages. The Tourism in Okayama page is flashy, but already out of date in parts. |
| For rural accomodation, try the Okayama International Villas. |
| The main movie theaters in Okayama are MERPA (Ekimae) and Jolly(Omotecho) Cinema Clair (Marunouchi) Toho Theater (Konan) Movix Kurashiki(Kurashiki) |
| Wikipedia's entry on Okayama Prefecture |
| Wikitravel's entry on Okayama City |
| Other sources of English language news: Japan Times Asahi Shimbun Daily Yomiuri Mainichi Daily News |
| If you still can't find what you're looking for, contact the Okayama Prefectural International Exchange Foundation (OPIEF) in the Okayama Internatinal Center. They will surely point you in the right direction. |