Kasaoka

Kasaoka, city, southwestern Okayama ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It faces the Inland Sea and borders Fukuyama to the west.

Kasaoka was an old temple town until its port flourished during the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867). The opening of a major railway line and a textile plant had made the city the commercial centre of the Kobi plateau by the early 20th century. Flowers and fruit are grown in the area. Since 1965 land has been reclaimed for agricultural, industrial, and residential development. Pop. (2005) 57,272; (2010) 54,225.