Region: Okayama Prefecture

Foreground: Mr. Yamaguchi, the guide.

Kojima Ajino Town Walk (held November 6, 2024) We felt the stories of life in days gone by as we walked the streets with a guide who knows the area well

FY2024 Kurashiki Disaster Preparedness Fair

FY2024 Kurashiki Disaster Preparedness Fair (held on November 10, 2024) A day of learning about disaster preparedness while having fun and discovering the latest initiatives

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GRAPE SHIP Making Natural Wine from Muscat of Alexandria to Pass Hope on to the Next Generation

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!

The 68th Mizushima Port Festival (held on November 23, 2024): 35 teams from inside and outside the prefecture gathered. Mizushima was brimming with energy for a day thanks to Mizushima Yosakoi.

The 68th Mizushima Port Festival (held on November 23, 2024) 35 teams from inside and outside the prefecture gathered. A day in Mizushima brimming with energy at Mizushima Yosakoi

Kurashiki Halloween Afternoon Tea Experience Report: I enjoyed comforting, gentle Halloween sweets at Koji Cafe Dining Yukari.

Kurashiki Halloween Afternoon Tea Experience Report I enjoyed comforting, gentle Halloween sweets at “Koji Cafe Dining Yukari”

The danjiri of the Yamagiwa district

Ko Hachimangu Shrine’s Grand Festival (held October 12 and 13, 2024) A festival to enjoy “shagiri” and “danjiri,” as local people come together to celebrate for their community

The Sweet Potato Festival Imo Trip in YAKAGE sign and fresh crepes (YAKI-IMO)

Held through January 31 Sweet Potato Festival: Imotabi IN YAKAGE Fill your stomach and heart with sweet potatoes

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

Works by Kojima Torajiro

Special Exhibition Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Nariwa Museum: “130 Years of Japanese Western-Style Painting: Masterpieces and Kojima Torajiro” A must-see exhibition for art lovers, featuring a collection of masterpieces of Japanese Western-style painting

Jiro Kawamoto of Urabe Design

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