Okayama

Okayama – Seto Inland Sea (1940) A real-world map of the Okayama region in western Japan, stretching along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea from Fukuyama in the west to Bizen in the east (approx. 13.5 × 40.5 km, Megalomaniac 1:3). TERRAIN - Based on Copernicus elevation data (30 m) and OpenStreetMap water areas - Coastline, Kojima Bay and the islands reworked by hand - Islands: Naoshima, Teshima, Shōdoshima and several small islets – perfect for ferry lines TOWNS - 28 towns with real place names: Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Mizushima, Tamano, Kojima, Bizen, Setouchi, Tonoshō and many more - Town sizes roughly based on their real role (Okayama as commercial centre, Mizushima and Akebonochō as industrial ports, small island villages) - Cargo demands set by hand for every town INDUSTRIES - Some industries placed by hand to match reality: oil refineries at Mizushima, steel works near Fukuyama, fishing grounds and oil platforms in the Inland Sea, quarry on Shōdoshima (stone for landmarks) - The rest was generated by the game SETTINGS - Start year: 1940 - Climate: temperate - Town names: Japan