Region: Okayama Prefecture

Yukari Tsumoto

Held on 10/5 (Sat) Shimotsui Yoiakari A festival recreating Shimotsui as it was about 150 years ago and carrying on Shimotsui-bushi, sung since the Edo period

Mr. Yanaka and Mr. Sakoda from the Cultural Properties Protection Division

Digital Stamp Rally Through Historic Preservation Districts A new way to explore history. Enjoy a “journey through historic preservation districts” with your smartphone in hand.

Kurashiki Sonouchi Bon Odori (held on August 16, 2024) A new festival challenge that anyone can enjoy dancing at—someday, we can make it happen!

Kurashiki Sonouchi Bon Odori (held on August 16, 2024) A new festival challenge that anyone can enjoy dancing at—coming soon!

Overlooking the Kurashiki River

Strolling around town in a denim kimono We rented denim kimono at Kurashiki Kimono Komachi and took a walk through the Bikan Historical Area

Kasaoka Port Festival Fireworks Display (held on August 24, 2024) Experience the breathtaking spectacle spreading across the night sky over the Seto Inland Sea.

Kasaoka Port Festival Fireworks Display (held on August 24, 2024) Experience the breathtaking spectacle spreading across the night sky over the Seto Inland Sea

Executive Committee Chair Miki Morita and Candle Taku Watanabe-tei Manager Ryoji Inoue

Held from Tue., Oct. 1 to Mon., Nov. 4 Kurashiki Halloween Afternoon Tea Cute? Scary? Enjoy Halloween with this playful, limited-time afternoon tea

The 68th Ohara Magosaburo and Soichiro Memorial Lecture: “Art History and Cross-Cultural Exchange—from ‘Art on the Move’ to the Ohara Special Exhibition”

The 68th Ohara Magosaburo and Soichiro Memorial Lecture: “Art History and Cross-Cultural Exchange—from ‘Art on the Move’ to the Ohara Special Exhibition” (held July 26, 2024) An open lecture for the public; no reservation required and anyone may attend

An organizing committee member holding a promotional flyer

Held on 9/29 (Sun) 19th Kurashiki Citizens’ Tea Gathering Come as you are in casual clothes! Enjoy comparing matcha and seasonal original Japanese sweets

I enjoyed more than 100 varieties of regional ice cream at Boat Race Kojima during the National Ice Cream Festival 2024, held from August 1 to 22, 2024.

National Ice Cream Festival 2024 (held August 1–22, 2024) We sampled more than 100 varieties of regional ice cream at Boat Race Kojima

Craft Beer Glasses (held July 27 and 28, 2024) A craft beer festival. Sample craft beers from inside and outside the prefecture in the summer evening breeze.

Craft Beer Glasses (held July 27–28, 2024) A craft beer festival. Compare craft beers from inside and outside the prefecture in the summer evening breeze

Bitchū Takahashi Matsuyama Dance

Bitchu Takahashi Matsuyama Odori (held August 14–16, 2024) Three days when the mountain town was enveloped in the fervor of dance

The venue's atmosphere

12th Exhibition of Outstanding Books for School Libraries (held August 1, 2024) A book market where publishers, education professionals, and government officials continue to seek better school library environments for children