Here are events and seminars being held in November 2026 that Kurashiki City is hosting or co-hosting.
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Disaster Prevention, Safety and Security, and Living Environment
Children's Disaster Prevention Academy Experiential Day Camp (University Partnership Course)
Housing “Yorozu Consultation” (November)
Housing counselors provide advice in response to housing-related consultations. Consultations are free.
Date:
Friday, November 20, 2026
Time:
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Kurashiki City Office Main Building
Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Center, 1st floor, Meeting Room 158
How to apply:
By appointment only
Please contact the Okayama Prefecture Society of Architects and Building Engineers office.
【Contact】086-223-6671
Application deadline:
Friday, November 13, 2026
Contact:
Kurashiki City Construction Bureau, Building Department, Building Guidance Division
Phone: 086-426-3501
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/sumai/1018407/1018413/1027676.html
“Learn and Connect Networking Event” for Foreign Residents Working in Kurashiki
Date:
Saturday, November 28, 2026
Time:
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel, Fuji Room (1-1-44 Chuo, Kurashiki City)
Cost:
Free
Eligibility:
Foreign residents working in Kurashiki
Capacity:
60 people
How to apply:
Required
*Apply via the application form.
Application deadline:
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Contact:
Kurashiki City Labor and Employment Policy Division
Phone: 086-426-3415
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/business/employment/1013051/1027685.html
Childcare, Health, and Welfare
Community Childcare Support Course: “Connecting Through the Community: Disaster Preparedness for Childcare—Protecting Children in an Emergency”
Date:
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location:
Life Park Kurashiki, Audiovisual Room
Cost:
Free
Eligibility:
Expectant parents, parents and children, seniors
People interested in childcare support, people involved in watching over children in the community, people interested in disaster preparedness activities, and parents currently raising children
*Childcare is not available
Capacity:
Approximately 30 people
How to apply:
Required
*Apply by phone or online (scan the QR code on the flyer to apply)
【Application contacts】
Childcare Space “Piyo Piyo Hiroba”
Phone: 086-450-3585
Community Space “Pyon Pyon Hiroba”
Phone: 086-441-2282
Kozakura Community Childcare Support Center
Phone: 086-476-2016
Contact:
Kurashiki City Childcare Support Center
Phone: 086-434-9865
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/childcare/1004187/1004191/1019467/1027178.html
Liveable Tamashima: Environment and Health Festival
Date:
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Time:
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Tamashima Civic Exchange Center
Contact:
【For information about the slogan exhibition, eco-experiences, etc.】
Tamashima Branch Office, Resident Services Division, Environmental Sanitation Section
Phone: 086-522-8120
【For information about measurement experiences, etc.】
Tamashima Health Promotion Office
Phone: 086-522-8113
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/kankyo/1003588/1021314.html
Education, Lifelong Learning, and Sports
Happy 43rd Birthday! Central Library Birthday Party
Celebrate the Central Library's 43rd year at its current location (opened November 3, 1983) by taking part in crafts and storytime.
Date:
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (national holiday)
Time:
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Central Library Children's Room
Eligibility:
Parents and children, preschoolers, elementary and junior high school students
Capacity:
(1) Three sessions; 10 children per session
(2) First 10 applicants; for children ages 5 through elementary school
How to apply:
Not required
Contact:
Central Library
Phone: 086-425-6030
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007932/1014622/1020534/1020535.html
Let's Make Rice Flour Muffins (University Partnership Course)
Date:
Saturday, November 28, 2026
Time:
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Okayama Gakuin University, Building A, 1st-floor Kitchen
Cost:
Free
Eligibility:
Parents and children
Capacity:
10 groups
How to apply:
Required
*Apply via online application by the deadline. If you have difficulty applying online, please inquire. If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.
Application deadline:
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Contact:
Kurashiki City Planning and Finance Bureau, Planning and Finance Department, Planning and Management Office
Phone: 086-426-3055
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1002190/1002192/1027162/1027164.html
1st Exhibition of Artists with Ties to the Region (Phase 1)
Date:
Tuesday, November 10 through Sunday, November 15, 2026
Time:
9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
*An opening ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. on the first day.
Location:
Kurashiki City Art Museum, Exhibition Room 1
Cost:
Free admission
Contact:
Kurashiki City Cultural Promotion Division
Phone: 086-426-3075
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/culture/art/1005040/1020564/1020858.html
Ikeda Yoson Corner Exhibition: “Lively Creatures”
Date:
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 through Sunday, January 17, 2027
Time:
9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Location:
Kurashiki City Art Museum
3rd floor, Ikeda Yoson Corner
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Kurashiki City Board of Education, Lifelong Learning Department, Art Museum
Phone: 086-425-6034
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kcam/exhibition/1011820/1027418.html
Industry, Cultural Tourism, and Relocation
Funao Winery “Autumn Wine and Music Festival”
Date:
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Funao Winery (611-2 Mizue, Funao-cho, Kurashiki City)
Contact:
Funao Winery Co., Ltd.
Phone: 086-552-9789
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/business/agriculture/1015047/1022655.html
Bamboo Grove Music Festival
Date:
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time:
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
※ Doors open at 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Mabi Fureai Park
Cost:
Free
Eligibility:
Open to everyone
How to apply:
No application required
Contact:
Bamboo Forest Music Festival Executive Committee (at Mabi Funao Chamber of Commerce)
Phone: 086-698-0265
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/culture/art/1005040/1021603.html
The Ultimate Seminar for Solving Vacant Home Problems
Date:
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time:
9:30 a.m. to noon
Location:
Life Park Kurashiki (940 Koshinden, Fukuda-cho, Kurashiki City)
Cost:
Free
How to apply:
Application required
[Applications]
Japan Kominka Reuse Association, Okayama First Branch
Phone: 0120-780-539
Email: akiya.kurashiki@gmail.com
※ Apply by phone, email, or using the QR code on the flyer.
Contact:
Kurashiki City Construction Bureau, Building Department, Building Guidance Division
Phone: 086-426-3501
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/sumai/1006343/1013282/1016446.html
70th Mizushima Port Festival (8th Mizushima Yosakoi)
Date:
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Mizushima Shopping District, Yosakoi Odori, and Hachiken River Street
Contact:
Mizushima Port Festival website
https://www.mizushima-minato-matsuri.com/
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/culture/tourism/1001881/1011765/1008185/1027664.html
Kurashiki Architecture Tourism: Building Tours
Date:
Kurashiki City Hall Tour: Friday, November 6, and Friday, November 13, 2026
Bikan Historical Area Building Tour: Saturday, November 7, and Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time:
Kurashiki City Hall Tour: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Bikan Historical Area Building Tour: 10:00 a.m. to noon
Location:
Kurashiki City Hall Tour meeting point: Conference Room 153, Kurashiki City Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Center
Bikan Historical Area Building Tour meeting point: Second floor of Kurashikikan (1-4-8 Chuo, Kurashiki City)
Cost:
Kurashiki City Hall Tour: Free
Bikan Historical Area Building Tour: ¥500 (companions must also pay)
Eligibility:
Elementary and junior high school students, high school and university students, and seniors
Elementary school age and older (elementary school students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity:
30 people per tour
How to apply:
Application required
※ Apply via the Google Form.
Application deadline:
The day before each tour (applications close when 30 people have registered)
Contact:
Urabe Sekkei Co., Ltd.
Phone: 06-6220-0102
Email: info@urabesekkei.jp
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/culture/tourism/1001881/1016114/1026711/1027248.html
Multicultural Coexistence, Human Rights, and Community
FY2026 Kurashiki Harmony Seminar, Session 4
Date:
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time:
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:00 p.m.)
Location:
Kurashiki Gender Equality Promotion Center (6th floor, Tenmaya Kurashiki Store)
Cost:
Free
Capacity:
50 people (advance registration required; first come, first served)
Childcare available / capacity: 5 children (ages 1 to preschool)
How to apply:
Application required
※ Apply by phone, fax, mail, email, or via the website.
※ When applying by email, please include “Session 4” or the event date.
※ Requests for childcare must be made by Wednesday, November 4.
Contact:
Kurashiki Harmony Seminar Office
Phone: 086-230-5556 (hours: weekdays, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)
Office Dan Co., Ltd., 6-1-10 Aoe, Minami-ku, Okayama City 700-0941
Fax: 086-201-3001
Website: https://event-home.com/harmony/
Email: harmony@edan.jp
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/jinken/1003232/1003253/1025179/1027329.html
From the Editor
Kurashiki City holds many other events, seminars, and activities to energize the community, in addition to those introduced here.
More event information is available on the Kurashiki City official website and the Tokotoko Outing Map. Be sure to check them out.
Please check Kurashiki City's official event calendar.
Please check the Tokotoko Outing Map.
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Date:
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Time:
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts
Cost:
Free
Eligibility:
4th grade elementary school students through junior high school students (elementary school students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity:
15 people
How to apply:
Required
*Apply via online application by the deadline. If you have difficulty applying online, please inquire. If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.
Application deadline:
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Contact:
Kurashiki City Planning and Finance Bureau, Planning and Finance Department, Planning and Management Office
Phone: 086-426-3055
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1002190/1002192/1027162/1027163.html