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TamashimaSeeHaguro Shrine The guardian deity of the area, which developed alongside Tamashima. Look out for the crow tengu and artistic goshuin stamps, too.
KojimaReportKurashiki City Japan Heritage Relay Symposium (held March 19, 2023) Get a sense of the future envisioned by those who support Kojima’s industries
KurashikiSeeOhara House Katalyzer (Former Ohara Family Residence) A residence packed with the beauty of Kurashiki
KurashikiSee“Yurin-so Villa (the Ohara family’s former second residence)” as an architectural work Kurashiki’s first residence and guesthouse, blending Japanese, Western, and Chinese cultures (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 7)
Kurashiki CityReportA New Year’s decoration adorned with cotton! I joined a workshop on making shimekazari using cotton grown at home over six months
KurashikiSeeThe Ohara Museum of Art Main Building as Architecture State-of-the-art in 1930: an eco-friendly Roman temple-style building made of steel-reinforced concrete (Kurashiki Architectural Journey Vol. 5)
KurashikiSeeOhashi House An Important Cultural Property of Kurashiki Machiya, Evoking Life in the Edo Period
KurashikiSeeKurashikikan Tourist Information Center A retro-style information center to stop by at the start of your Kurashiki sightseeing or for a break
KurashikiKnowTakahashi River East-West Irrigation Water Intake and Distribution Facilities A story of the past and present of the active facilities that have supplied “irrigation water for Kurashiki” for about 100 years, and the people who have supported them
KurashikiSeeThe Kurashiki Archaeological Museum as a Building Note the harmony between the Edo-period wooden “rice storehouse” and the Showa-period reinforced-concrete “extension” (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 1)
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