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SeeTatetsuki Site and the Sacred Object of Tatetsuki Shrine "Sen-taibun Stone" and Koikui Shrine A mysterious site and legendary shrine that have remained for about 1800 years
KnowBetty Smith Continues to Create Jeans with New Value, Japan's First Women's Jeans Manufacturer
KnowKurashiki Folding Screen Festival Reviving a historic tradition that disappeared during the Meiji period. Bringing vibrancy back to the town to preserve Kurashiki's history and culture.
KnowExploring the Deep Relationship and Mysteries of Okayama and Peaches Why is Momotaro in Okayama, and why is white peach a specialty?
SeeIchinokuchi Water Gate The starting facility of the Takase route that transported goods to Tamashima Port from the Edo to the Taisho period
KnowFolk Song "Shimotsui-bushi" Continuing Since the Edo Period Efforts in Shimotsui to Preserve a Folk Song with a History of Approximately 150 Years
SeeMinki Isozaki Memorial Hall One of the inventors of the patent system, who devoted sleepless nights to the creation of the "Nishikan-yan," rests in a ninja house
SeeInoue House Over 300 years old. After approximately 10 years of preservation and repair work, it was opened to the public and is the oldest machiya remaining in the Bikan Historical Area.
SeeOhara Museum of Art Kojima Torajiro Memorial Gallery A separate building that honors Kojima Torajiro, who contributed to the collection of works at the Ohara Museum of Art
SeeFormer Nozaki-hama Lantern Tower A must-visit along with the Nozaki Family Salt Industry Museum! A rare wooden lantern tower that has watched over the town of Kojima since the Edo period
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