Area: Bikan Historical Area

Hashimaya

Kurashiki Byobu Festival (held October 18 and 19, 2025) A seasonal autumn tradition featuring works by local high school and university students, along with new initiatives such as audio navigation

Restoration of El Greco’s The Annunciation at the Ohara Museum of Art completed for the first time in 66 years; preview exhibition opens, drawing visitors into the vivid colors of the original painting.

Restoration of El Greco’s The Annunciation at the Ohara Museum of Art completed for the first time in 66 years; pre-exhibition begins Drawn in by the vivid colors of the original painting

Yasumasa Morimura “Nostalgia, Where To?” Commemorative Symposium “Thinking About Intersecting Gazes—The West, Japan, and Asia” (held on October 11, 2025) New Perspectives on Art

Yasumasa Morimura “Nostalgia, Where to?” Commemorative Symposium “Thinking About Intersecting Gazes—The West, Japan, and Asia—” (held on October 11, 2025) New Perspectives on Art

Appearance

Kusudo House A Meiji-era merchant house registered as Okayama Prefecture’s first Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure)

Folk craft items

A culture of appreciating folk crafts that still thrives in Kurashiki We traced the history of how mingei took root in Kurashiki

Japan Heritage Festival in Kurashiki

Held on 10/25 (Sat) & 26 (Sun) Japan Heritage Festival in Kurashiki The 10th anniversary of Japan Heritage. An event bringing together all 104 regions whose stories have been recognized across Japan at Kurashiki Ivy Square

Until Sunday, November 9: Special Autumn 2025 Opening of Yurin-so Villa, Yasumasa Morimura: “Nostalgia, Where to?”—Bringing Art, Literature, and Music Together—A Space Where Art and Music Resonate

Until 11/9 (Sun) 2025 Autumn Special Opening of Yurin-so Villa: Yasumasa Morimura, “Nostalgia, Where to?”—Bringing Art, Literature, and Music Together— A Space Where Art and Music Resonate

Kurashiki Folding Screen Project

Kurashiki Folding Screen ProjectA Japanese-style painting project in which students from Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts create folding screens from scratch

Kurashiki Byobu Festival: Scenes from the 2024 event

Kurashiki Byobu Festival Reviving a historic custom that disappeared in the Meiji era. Bringing the town back to life to preserve Kurashiki’s history and culture

Japanese-Style Proposal Grand Opening

Waryu Proposta Grand Opening (Opened October 1, 2025) In addition to Japanese sweets, lunch and dinner are also on offer. A new Japanese breeze is blowing through the Bikan Historical Area

Mr. Ando holding a flyer

Held on 11/9 (Sun) Kurashiki Shien LABO Research Gathering A research gathering for an in-depth discussion of the “here and now” and “future” of disability welfare

[Held on Saturday, October 18] “Wishes Come True When You Put Them into Words” Publication Commemorative Lecture — Keiko Tanaka, one of Japan’s top simultaneous interpreters XXX

Held on 10/18 (Sat) Publication Commemorative Lecture: “Put Your Wishes into Words and They Will Come True” Why not explore English expressions and language with Keiko Tanaka, one of Japan’s top simultaneous interpreters?