Agriculture
The city is located in the Okayama Plain, where rice, eggplant, and white Chinese chives are notable products. White peaches and grapes are cultivated in the mountainous, northern part of the city.
Industry
In 2005, the city's gross domestic product was 800 billion yen, nearly 10% of the GDP of Okayama Prefecture. The main industries are machine tools, chemicals, foodstuffs and printing. K?nan, a district in the southern part of the city, is the most developed industrial zone.
Commerce
Okayama is the core of the Okayama metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Kurashiki and S?ja. The main commercial district is Omotech?, near Okayama Castle and K?rakuen, and the area surrounding Okayama Station. Omotech? has many covered shopping arcades.
The headquarters of Aeon Corporation, a private English language school with more than 3,000 employees, is located in Okayama
