Kurashiki

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Kurashiki

In the destination Okayama and Kurashiki.

In the photo: Roofs of Kurashiki’s historic district

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The city

What to expect from Kurashiki.

Kurashiki is a city west of Okayama, known for the Bikan district, with a canal lined by willows and white warehouses with black bands, from when it was a rice and cotton trading post. The Ohara Museum of Art, the brick mills of Ivy Square and streets of old shops are there. Kojima, in the southern part of the municipality, is known for jeans.

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The local experience

What to see in Kurashiki

Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Historic center

Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter

Kurashiki’s old town, with a canal lined with willow trees, white warehouses with black bands, merchant houses and craft shops, preserved from the Edo period.

Ohara Museum of Art
Museum

Ohara Museum of Art

Japan’s first Western art museum, opened in 1930 on Kurashiki’s canal, with El Greco, Monet, Gauguin and Modigliani, plus annexes of Japanese art and crafts.

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