Area: Bikan Historical Area

Auspicious charms from Achi Shrine

A 2024 New Year’s Eve Report from the Bikan Historical Area From Seiganji Temple to Achi Shrine

The author holding strawberry hot chocolate

Kurashiki Christmas Market 2024 (held December 13–14, 2024) A lively night at Kurashiki Ivy Square, bustling with more than 20,000 visitors

Group photo

From Kurashiki to Nationwide: A Zero-Ad-Spend Social Media Strategy for Community-Based Businesses One-Day Event! A Lecture on Attracting Customers Without Needing Followers — (held November 8, 2024) — What’s Ordinary to You Can Draw People In

Person in charge holding a flyer

Held on 12/13 (Fri) & 14 (Sat) Kurashiki Christmas Market 2024 This hugely popular event, which sold out of many items last year, returns this year, bigger and better!

A man looking at a painting and sketching it.

Held on 12/14 (Sat) Ikou de Ohara: Take Your Time, Sketch, and Engage with Art—For Adults An Ohara Museum of Art workshop to enjoy a dialogue between you and a painting

Completed kimono wreath

Takehime “Kimono Wreath” Workshop Decorate your Christmas with a wreath made from kimono scraps

Jiro Kawamoto of Urabe Design

Held through Friday, January 31 Kurashiki Architecture Tourism 2024 A Kurashiki Story Tracing the Footsteps of Unsung Architects

The 19th Kurashiki Citizens’ Tea Gathering (held on September 29, 2024): A day when anyone, regardless of age or gender, can casually experience authentic tea ceremony.

19th Kurashiki Citizens’ Tea Gathering (held on September 29, 2024) A day when anyone, young or old, can casually experience authentic tea ceremony

The 46th Kurashiki Mirai K-juku / A Guide to Omological Thinking (held on September 28, 2024): What Did Hyota Echizenya Gain by Letting Go of All His Work? Learn from His Life.

46th Kurashiki Mirai K-juku / A Guide to Omological Thinking (held on September 28, 2024) What can we learn from Hyota Echizenya’s life about what he gained by letting go of all his work?

Ms. Hiroe Ohashi

Held on 11/30 (Sat) “Another Side of the Ohara Family,” Sign Language Guided Tour Registration now open! Experience history in sign language with Hiroe Ohashi, a descendant of the Ohashi family who lives in a world without sound

Tape art and objects

mt ex Exhibition at Aibi Red Brick Hall (held October 3–30, 2024) Impressive tape art and lots of interactive features for visitors to enjoy

An exhibitor introducing their work

Sparkling★Biennale Exhibition of works by students of a Kurashiki bird’s-eye-view artist, held through November 10, 2024