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Gymnastics gold medalist Oka awarded in Okayama

Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka (R) is given the Okayama prefecture's citizen honor award from Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi at the prefecture's government office in Okayama on Aug. 26, 2024. The Okayama prefecture native won three gold medals in the men's gymnastics individual all-around, horizontal bar and team events, and a bronze medal in the parallel bars at the Paris Olympics.

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6 pref. governors seek business ties with U.S. startups

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Six Japanese prefectural governors - (from L) Hidehiko Yuzaki of Hiroshima, Ryuta Ibaragi of Okayama, Yasushi Furukawa of Saga, Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka, Katsusada Hirose of Oita (3rd from R) and Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka (far R) - pose for photos with officials of the U.S.-Japan Council, organizer of a conference at Stanford University in California to discuss ways to develop business ties with companies based in Silicon Valley, on July 28, 2014.

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6 pref. governors attend confab in CA for business ties

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Six Japanese prefectural governors -- (from R) Hidehiko Yuzaki of Hiroshima, Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka, Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka, Ryuta Ibaragi of Okayama, Katsusada Hirose of Oita and Yasushi Furukawa of Saga, attend a conference at Stanford University in California to explore ways to develop business ties with companies based in Silicon Valley on July 28, 2014.

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Ibaragi wins in Okayama gubernatorial race

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ryuta Ibaragi, former president of Okayama-based department store chain Tenmaya Co., celebrates after winning the Okayama gubernatorial race in the city of Okayama on Oct. 28, 2012.

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The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls is one of the three major waterfalls of Japan, along with Nachi Falls (Wakayama Prefecture) and Fukuroda Falls (Ibaragi Prefecture). It is roughly 97m high. Local resident Hoshino Gorobei built the road along the basin of the falls in 1900 and opened a teahouse. The elevator currently in service started operation in in 1930. Fujimura Misao committed suicide here in 1903.==Date:about 1877, Place:Nikko, Photo:F. Beato/R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐76‐0]

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The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls is one of the three major waterfalls of Japan, along with Nachi Falls (Wakayama Prefecture) and Fukuroda Falls (Ibaragi Prefecture). It is roughly 97m high. Local resident Hoshino Gorobei built the road along the basin of the falls in 1900 and opened a teahouse. The elevator currently in service started operation in in 1930.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐24‐0]

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The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls is one of the three major waterfalls of Japan, along with Nachi Falls (Wakayama Prefecture) and Fukuroda Falls (Ibaragi Prefecture). It is roughly 97m high. Local resident Hoshino Gorobei built the road along the basin of the falls in 1900 and opened a teahouse. The elevator currently in service started operation in in 1930.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐45‐0]

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Yokozuna Hitachiyama and children

The 19th yokozuna (grand champion of sumo wrestling) Hitachiyama (1878-1922) poses with a child. A native of Mito (Ibaragi Prefecture), he joined with 2nd generation Umegatani (1878-1927) in welcoming in the golden years of sumo in the late Meiji and Taisho Periods. He retired in 1914 and took the elder's name Dewanoumi.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐19‐0]

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Okayama featured in Michelin guide for 1st time

Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi (R) holds a copy of the 2021 Michelin restaurant guide for Kyoto, Osaka and Okayama on Oct. 2, 2020, in Okayama, western Japan. Okayama was featured in the guide for the first time.

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2nd anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi (front) and Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato observe a moment of silence in Soja in Okayama Prefecture on July 6, 2020, during a memorial service marking the second anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in western Japan, claiming 296 lives in 14 prefectures.

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New coronavirus

Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi (front C) leads a round of applause for medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic on April 24, 2020, at the prefectural government building in Okayama, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi is pictured during a memorial service held in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on July 6, 2019, to mark the first anniversary of flooding and mudslides triggered by torrential rains in western Japan that claimed the lives of more than 270 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Incumbent wins Okayama gubernatorial race

Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi (C) celebrates in the western Japan city of Okayama after he was re-elected on Oct. 23, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo