Yakage is a town located in Oda District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 14,565 and a density of 160 persons per km². The total area is 90.62 km². The town is home to a former post station along the San'yōdō and contains a sub-honjin from the Edo period. A samurai parade is held every November in commemoration of the town's history as a major stopping point on the daimyō's trip to Edo during the era of sankin-kōtai.
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