We broadcast a radio program once a month on community radio station “FM Kurashiki,” whose broadcast area covers Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, and parts of Soja City.
| Program | On “Omakase Radio” “Kurashiki Tocotoco” |
|---|---|
| Host | Michishita Mizuho |
| Broadcast date | Fourth Monday of every month 1:40 p.m. for approximately 10 minutes |
| Program website | FM Kurashiki “Omakase Radio” |
On the radio version of “Kuratoco,” members including Kurashiki Tocotoco representative Toi Kengo appear, focusing on and introducing information featured in our web media.
You can get a behind-the-scenes look at running a local media outlet and the thoughts behind our content—in other words, perspectives from our team that we don’t often share publicly.
Online, we stream recordings with the requested songs removed from the on-air version, so please give them a listen on your smartphone or other device.
Main platforms
- Apple Podcast
- YouTube
- Spotify
Broadcast history
The titles and roles of guests are listed as they were at the time of broadcast.
Please note that some may differ from their current titles or roles.
2019
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2019 | Introducing Kurashiki Tocotoco | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) Yoshino Nako (writer) Yabu Nao (social media manager) |
| November 25, 2019 | Restaurants food writer Amamura wanted to visit again | Amamura Michie (writer) |
| December 23, 2019 | Introducing Kurashiki cultural facilities: Ohara Museum of Art, Ohara House Katalyzer, Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft, and Kurashiki Archaeological Museum | Yoshino Nako (writer) |
2020
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2020 | Impressions of Kurashiki from overseas, based on posts made for an international audience on Facebook | Meg (multilingual social media coordinator) |
| February 24, 2020 | Introducing shops in Mabi that reopened after overcoming the torrential rains in western Japan | Matsuko (writer) Yuki (Twitter coordinator) |
| March 23, 2020 | Introducing the bread from Soja’s soul food shop “Tonguu” | Asano Yosuke (writer) |
| April 27, 2020 | Introducing restaurants focusing on takeout during the state of emergency | Matsushita Tomohiro (owner of dining and bar Danadua) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| May 25, 2020 | Asking an active idol producer about the state of the entertainment industry during the COVID-19 pandemic | Henagi (producer of Kirameki☆Unforent) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| June 22, 2020 | Introducing BAR Kurashiki capri | Kazuno Yoichi (owner of BAR Kurashiki capri) Yuki (Twitter coordinator) |
| July 27, 2020 | Introducing “Porkun,” a locally focused coupon app developed by an Okayama systems company | Yamamoto Hiroaki (People Software Co., Ltd.) Kozeni Sachiko (People Software Co., Ltd.) |
| August 28, 2020 | Introducing “Kurashiki Afternoon Tea,” revived as a privately run event | Inoue Ryoji (Candle Table Watanabe Residence) |
| September 28, 2020 | Introducing the new web media outlet “Bingo Tocotoco” | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) Nishiyama (writer) Koban (Twitter coordinator) |
| October 26, 2020 | Introducing “Takahashi River Shijuku,” which explores the SDGs and local learning | Okubo Kensaku (director, Takahashi River Basin School General Incorporated Association) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| November 23, 2020 | Introducing the “Kojimatching Project,” undertaken by the Business Department of Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Washu Senior High School | Oike Junichi (teacher, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Washu Senior High School) Ando Iori (student, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Washu Senior High School) Tokiyama Haruka (student, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Washu Senior High School) |
| March 23, 2020 | Introducing “Kurashiki SHOW Time,” a guide to exploring the Bikan Historical Area for high school students | Kawasaki Yoshimi (teacher, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Commercial High School) Okazaki Shota (staff member, Ohara Museum of Art) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
2021
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2021 | Introducing “Takahashi River Basin Writers’ School,” opening in February 2021 | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) Papanda (editor-in-chief) Nishiyama (writer) |
| February 22, 2021 | Introducing the “Winter Kurashiki Hot Sweets Stamp Rally” | Aokage Rika (Kurashiki Tourism and Convention Bureau, Public Interest Incorporated Association) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| March 22, 2021 | Introducing Konko Gakuen High School students’ community research project on Kurashiki Glass | Watanabe Ayana (second-year student, Konko Gakuen High School) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| April 26, 2021 | Introducing the “trial sounding” project (Ojigadake trial use) at Kurashiki City’s Ojigadake Rest House | Yabuki Kenta (Tourism Division, Department of Culture and Tourism, Kurashiki City Culture and Industry Bureau) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| May 24, 2021 | Introducing the Takahashi River Basin | Koban (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| June 28, 2021 | Topics from the Bingo area, introduced by sister site “Bingo Tocotoco” | Nishiyama (Bingo Tocotoco area manager) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| July 26, 2021 | Introducing “Connection,” the Kurasho Calligraphy Club’s major work for fiscal 2021 | Matsuno Manami (third-year student and club president, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Commercial High School) Emoto Nanami (third-year student, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Commercial High School) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| August 23, 2021 | Introducing Kurashiki Afternoon Tea and the Porkun Stamp Rally | Morita Miki (chair, Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Executive Committee) Nogami Reiko (People Software Co., Ltd.) |
| September 27, 2021 | Introducing the activities of apparel brand “land down under” and Ikegami Yoshiyuki | Ikegami Yoshiyuki (representative, land down under) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| October 25, 2021 | Topics from the Bingo area, introduced by sister site “Bingo Tocotoco” | Nishiyama (Bingo Tocotoco area manager) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| November 22, 2021 | Introducing the “Kurashiki Mutual Aid Pantry Project” | Matsuoka Takeshi (livelihood support coordinator, Kurashiki City Council of Social Welfare) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| December 27, 2021 | Introducing “Curry and Coffee Shop 774” | Kimura Naoki (owner of 774) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
2022
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2022 | Introducing “Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Winter 2022” | Morita Miki (chair, Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Executive Committee) Inoue Ryoji (Candle Table Watanabe Residence) |
| February 28, 2022 | Introducing “Danjo Denim” | Fukukawa Taro (representative, Danjo Denim) Ikegami Yoshiyuki (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| March 28, 2022 | Topics from the Bingo area, introduced by sister site “Bingo Tocotoco” | Nishiyama Hiroyuki (Bingo Tocotoco area manager) |
| April 25, 2022 | Kurashiki Buildings series | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| May 23, 2022 | Introducing the “Takahashi River East-West Water Intake and Distribution Facility” | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| June 27, 2022 | About mint cultivation in Kurashiki | Iwasaki Mako (manager, Kurashiki Hakka) Goto Hiroto (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| July 25, 2022 | Introducing “Cafe Cascade” | Omoto Makiko (producer, Cafe Cascade) Morita Miki (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| August 22, 2022 | Topics from the Bingo area, introduced by sister site “Bingo Tocotoco” | Nishiyama Hiroyuki (Bingo Tocotoco area manager) |
| September 26, 2022 | Secrets of the Ohara Museum of Art’s Main Building architecture | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| October 24, 2022 | Introducing “.KOMBINAT” | Fujiwara Shinya (general manager, .KOMBINAT) Morita Miki (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| November 28, 2022 | Introducing “Sakamoto Keiran” | Sakamoto Akiyoshi (president and representative director, Sakamoto Keiran) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| December 26, 2022 | Looking back on Kurashiki Tocotoco’s 2022 | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
2023
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2023 | Introducing “One Espresso, Please” | Arimune Miasa (owner of “One Espresso, Please”) Goto Hiroto (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| February 27, 2023 | Introducing “Salon de Tonerico” | Misaki Miyuki (Salon de Tonerico) Morita Miki (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| March 27, 2023 | Introducing “NATURE TALK” | Oki Meiko Goto Hiroto (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| April 24, 2023 | Topics from the Bingo area, introduced by sister site “Bingo Tocotoco” | Yamaguchi Chiyuki (Fukuyama area manager, Bingo Tocotoco) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| May 22, 2023 | Introducing underground tabi maker Marugo Co., Ltd. | JIKATABIMAN from Marugo Morita Miki (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| June 26, 2023 | Introducing “Soja Shokudo: Eat, Sleep, Play” | Morikawa Tetsuya Goto Hiroto (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| July 24, 2023 | Introducing “Takahashi River Basin Writers’ School 2023” | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| August 28, 2023 | Topics from the Bingo area, introduced by sister site “Bingo Tocotoco” | Nishiyama Hiroyuki (Bingo Tocotoco general manager) |
| September 25, 2023 | About “Kurashiki Tocotoco’s 5th anniversary” | Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| October 23, 2023 | Introducing “Flower Shop PEPE” | Fukuda Sanae (manager, Flower Shop PEPE) Goto Hiroto (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| November 27, 2023 | Introducing “Kurashiki Architecture Tourism 2023” | Sugioka Reina (Kurashiki City Tourism Division) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| December 25, 2023 | Looking back on “Kurashiki Christmas Market 2023” | Ichikawa Namiko (Kurashiki Tourism and Convention Bureau) Morita Miki (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
2024
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2024 | Introducing “Mizushima Kodomo Shokudo Misora and Minna no Ouchi Haru House” | Inoue Masataka (Minna no Ouchi Haru House) Goto Hiroto (director, Haretoco General Incorporated Association) |
| February 26, 2024 | Introducing Ritsuko Iwasa, who joined Kurashiki City as a Community Revitalization Cooperator in December 2023 | Iwasa Ritsuko (Community Revitalization Cooperator) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| March 25, 2024 | Introducing the “Mizushima Yakiniku Map” | Murakami Yuichi (Mizushima Community Revitalization Cooperator) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| April 22, 2024 | Introducing Mabi bamboo shoots | Yoshida Daihiro (Mabi Community Revitalization Cooperator) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| May 27, 2024 | Introducing “Okayama Okurimono Farm” | Sato Asuka (manager, “Okayama Okurimono Farm”) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| June 24, 2024 | Introducing “Takehime,” a kimono remake shop | Warabino Yuichiro (manager, kimono remake shop “Takehime”) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| July 22, 2024 | Introducing “Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Summer 2024” | Morita Miki (chair, Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Executive Committee) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| August 26, 2024 | Introducing Kurashiki Hakka and activities as a Community Revitalization Cooperator | Miyazaki Nao (Kurashiki City Community Revitalization Cooperator) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| September 23, 2024 | Introducing “Tachinomi-dokoro Kakehashi” | Yoshizumi Masashi (staff, Tachinomi-dokoro Kakehashi) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| October 28, 2024 | Introducing “Cha Terrace,” a specialty Japanese tea shop | Ishii Emi (manager, Cha Terrace) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| November 25, 2024 | Introducing “Yoruyo,” an inn serving home-style cuisine | Uenuma Yuya Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| December 23, 2024 | Introducing “NPO Komorebi no Sato” | Akasaka Masako (vice representative, NPO Komorebi no Sato) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
2025
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2025 | Introducing select shop “Bikando” | Seto Tamami (Bikando) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| February 24, 2025 | Introducing the walking event “Kurashiki Aruku” | Yamaguchi Shinsaku (KURASiX) Toi Kengo (Kurashiki Tocotoco representative) |
| March 24, 2025 | Introducing the “2nd Shimotsui Castle Ruins Cherry Blossom Festival” | Fujiwara Yusuke (representative, Shimotsui o Kangaeru Kai) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| April 28, 2025 | Introducing fish shop “Uoharu” and the “Bara-zushi Seminar” | Mitsuhata Takaharu (fifth-generation owner, Uoharu) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| May 26, 2025 | Introducing the series “Kurashiki Work Stories Told by Young People” | Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| June 23, 2025 | Introducing “Coffee Mostro” | Akazawa Norihiko (owner, Coffee Mostro) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| July 28, 2025 | Introducing the film “A Town with a Storehouse” | Nishina Kyoko (cast member and committee member, film “A Town with a Storehouse”) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| August 25, 2025 | Introducing “Sakamoto Orimono,” a Sanada-himo maker | Sakamoto Sanae (executive director, Sakamoto Orimono Co., Ltd.) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| September 22, 2025 | Introducing Kurashiki Tocotoco’s Japan Heritage feature | Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| October 27, 2025 | Introducing “Denim Lodge & Nest” | Nakano Mikio (Denim Lodge & Nest) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| November 24, 2025 | Behind-the-scenes stories from reporting on “Textile Products,” a Japan Heritage feature | Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| December 22, 2025 | Introducing “Kurashiki Architecture Tourism 2025” | Kawamoto Jiro (executive officer and director, Urabe Sekkei Co., Ltd.) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
2026
| Broadcast date | Topic | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2026 | Introduction to “Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2026 Winter” | Morita Miki (Chair of the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Executive Committee) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| February 23, 2026 | Introduction to the activities of “42nd Kurashiki Komachi” | Ishii Yuika (42nd Kurashiki Komachi) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| March 23, 2026 | Introduction to “Tamashima Lunch Stand” | Eiraku Minami (Owner, Tamashima Lunch Stand) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| April 27, 2026 | Introduction to strawberry cafe “Ichigo Biyori” | Mimura Hideyo (President, Kurashiki Yumekobo Social Welfare Corporation) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| May 25, 2026 | Introduction to “Learn about the history of the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Area” | Toi Kengo (Representative, Kurashiki Tocotoco) |
| June 22, 2026 | Introduction to “Yakitori Natchan” | Natsuyama Katsunori (Owner, Yakitori Natchan) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| July 27, 2026 | Introduction to “Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2026 Summer” | Morita Miki (Chair of the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea Executive Committee) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| August 24, 2026 | Introduction to the women entrepreneurs’ support program “Jibun Kigyo Seminar” | Kuzuhara Aya (GOB Inc.) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| September 28, 2026 | Introduction to “Kurashiki Milkshake Project” | Sakamoto Akiyoshi (Sakamoto Keiran) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
| October 26, 2026 | Introduction to “Nanjo Nori Co., Ltd.” | Nanjo Yoko (Product Planning and Public Relations) Iwasa Ritsuko (Kurashiki Tocotoco writer) |
Main platforms and URLs
You can listen to FM Kurashiki’s “Kurashiki Tocotoco” on the following platforms.
Main platforms
Apple Podcast
YouTube
Spotify
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