Known for its mild climate, Okayama on Honshu Island is a sunny city that brims with summer’s delights; and is often referred to as ‘Japan’s fruit basket’ thanks to its abundance of peaches, grapes, strawberries and oranges. Okayama is famed as the site of Korakuen, one of Japan’s ‘Three Great Gardens,’ a formal garden with ponds and tea houses completed in 1700. The city is also firmly associated with the hero of one of Japan’s most famous folktales about Momotaro, the demon-conquering boy, who was born from a peach. He and his trusty companions (a dog, monkey and peasant) can be seen all over town.
