Area: Around Kurashiki Central Urban District

Takenoya Nakasho Store aims to promote soba culture through an obanzai buffet featuring seasonal ingredients and carefully crafted creative soba dishes.

Takenoya Nakasho Branch Sharing soba culture through an obanzai buffet featuring seasonal ingredients and carefully crafted creative soba dishes

Betokoran Ramen Kurashiki Shinkyo: Kokushi Muso (soy sauce)

Betokon Ramen Kurashiki Shinkyo Plenty of vegetables to get you in the best condition! A beloved local institution that overcame the hardship of a fire and made a comeback

TOB Ensemble Concert

Kurashiki Kannon Marche (held on May 21, 2023) At the carefully curated Naya Café… seasonal vegetables and fruits… enjoy some music now and then

Main Hall of Hōrin-ji

Horinji Temple A historic cherry blossom spot in Hashima (Mukoyama), Kurashiki City

Pizza_Miyake Shoten Sakazu

Waterside Cafe Miyake Shoten Sakazu Handmade from yeast, a pizza menu that celebrates the seasons and love for the local community

Fukuda-san carefully holding the flowers close.

Flower Shop PEPE A curated flower shop with a keen eye for color and space

Part 3: Festival Stage — The 100th Anniversary Wind Ensemble and members in white blazers stand in a row.

Konko Gakuen Music Club Wind Ensemble 100th Anniversary Concert (held on March 26, 2023) A concert celebrating a history woven through music

Lunch at Kurashiki Sabo Ouka

Kurashiki Sabo Ouka A soy sauce-themed cafe in a traditional house in Sakazu, Kurashiki, serving a delicious obanzai buffet

Garden Warbler High Tea

Kurashiki High Tea A twice-yearly, limited-time event to savor evenings in Kurashiki is born

72cafe in-store

72cafe (Natsu Cafe) A sophisticated space and beautifully presented dishes you can experience only here

Yasuyo Kitamura, representative of Fuwasapo Kurashiki, a support group for parents of children who are not attending school, where parents can connect with others facing similar challenges.

“Fuwasapo Kurashiki,” a Support Group for Parents of Children Who Don’t Attend School Working toward a community where parents and guardians can raise their children without feeling isolated

Walking through Kurashiki Shunsho Akari in a kimono: What high school students leaving Kurashiki for their next chapter felt as they gazed at the townscape illuminated with light

Walking through Kurashiki Shunsho Akari in a kimono What high school students leaving Kurashiki felt as they gazed at the townscape illuminated with light