Kurashiki Architecture Tour

50 m pool

Kurashiki City Indoor Swimming Center The facility, equipped with 50-meter and 25-meter pools certified by the Japan Swimming Federation and where Japanese records have been set, closed on March 31, 2026 (Kurashiki Architecture Journey, Vol. 9)

Kurashiki Ivy Square

“Kurashiki Ivy Square” as an Architectural Structure A multi-purpose tourist facility created by renovating the factory buildings of KURABO INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 8)

Yurin-so Villa as a building

“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)

The Kurashiki City Art Museum as a building

“Kurashiki City Art Museum” as a BuildingUnraveling the vision behind the former Kurashiki City Office building, designed by world-renowned architect Kenzo Tange (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 6)

The Ohara Museum of Art Main Building as an architectural structure

The 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)

The low-rise tower of Kurashiki City Office

“Kurashiki City Office Main Building” as a Work of Architecture Kurashiki’s symbol, packed with thoughtful details in its tall tower and civic hall (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 4)

Kurashiki Community Center

“Kurashiki Community Center” as a Building A public facility that blends into the streetscape in the heart of the Bikan Historical Area (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 3)

Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel

“Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel” as a Building A hotel in harmony with the Bikan Historical Area, where Ohara Soichiro’s concept lives on today (Kurashiki Architecture Journey Vol. 2)

Extension of the Kurashiki Archaeological Museum

The 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)

Modern Architecture in Kurashiki Seen from the Outside

Modern Architecture in Kurashiki Seen from the Outside Visiting the Architecture of Shintaro Urabe, Who Sought “Harmony” with the Traditional Townscape