Okayama Prefecture Misaki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with moderate snowfall.

The city of Misaki was founded on March 22, 2005 by the merger of the towns of Asahi, Chūō and Yanahara, all from Kume District.

[5] Misaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of ten members.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Okayama 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The main crops are rice, fruit trees such as pears and grapes, leaf tobacco, and poultry farming.