It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the south, and the coastline is intricate and forms part of the Setonaikai National Park.

Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Imbe was established within Wake District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

². Bizen has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Okayama 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The square brick chimneys that can be seen in large numbers in the city are from Bizen ware kilns.

However, the core industry of the city is refractory bricks, which are made in the Mitsuishi area, as well as activated carbon.