Nagi, Okayama


Nagi is a town located in Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,861 and a density of 84 persons per km². The total area is 69.54 km².

Child subsidies

As of August 2005, the fertility rate was 1.4 children per woman. Measures were implemented to encourage having more children, including providing free medical care to children aged 18 or under, helping students going to high schools outside the town with their commuting expenses, and providing day care for sick children, as well as providing cheap rental properties and paying birth gifts of up to ¥400,000.
The birthrate briefly increased to 2.8, but then it declined to 1.9.

Notable person