Okayama Momotaro Airport — Okayama, Japan

Momotaro, the folk hero known as the Peach Boy in one of Japan's most enduring children's stories, is closely associated with Okayama Prefecture, and the airport serving the regional capital adopted his name and image as a branding choice setting it apart from Japan's many generically named regional airports. Assigned the code OKJ, the facility sits at a modest elevation inland from the Seto Inland Sea, connecting Okayama city, home to Korakuen, ranked among Japan's three most celebrated traditional gardens, and the reconstructed Okayama Castle, to Tokyo, Seoul, and a handful of other Asian destinations on a smaller international schedule than Japan's major hubs. Domestic service remains the airport's core business, linking the Chugoku region to the rest of Japan for travelers who might otherwise rely on the shinkansen bullet train, which also serves Okayama and competes directly with OKJ on shorter routes.