Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kurashiki, Japan

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 41 m

Experience Kurashiki in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KurashikiIndividual Sights in Kurashiki

Sight 1: 倉敷市芸文館

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倉敷市芸文館 Tatushin / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kurashiki City Geibunkan is a multipurpose hall located in Chuo 1-chome, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 倉敷市芸文館 (JA), Website

340 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: 倉敷市立美術館

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倉敷市立美術館 Tatushin / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Kurashiki City Museum of Art is an art museum operated by the city of Kurashiki, located in Chuo 2-chome, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 倉敷市立美術館 (JA)

84 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: 倉敷市立自然史博物館

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倉敷市立自然史博物館 Phronimoi / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kurashiki City Museum of Natural History is a museum located in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is located side by side with the Kurashiki City Library and the Kurashiki City Museum of Art in the area to the west across Kurashiki Chuo Street from the Kurashiki Bikan district. It opened on November 3, 1983. It has three floors, four permanent exhibition rooms and one special exhibition room, and exhibits such as flora and fauna of Okayama Prefecture and insects, fossils, and meteorites from around the world. For the purpose of managing and exhibiting materials related to natural history and improving cultural culture, research may be conducted at the request of local governments.

Wikipedia: 倉敷市立自然史博物館 (JA)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Ō-Hashi House

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The Ohashi House (Ohahashi Jutaku) is a Machiya architecture located in Achi, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. It is designated as a national important cultural property.

Wikipedia: 大橋家住宅 (JA), Website

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Ohara Museum of Art

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The Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki was the first collection of Western art to be permanently exhibited in Japan. The museum opened in 1930 and originally consisted almost entirely of French paintings and sculptures of the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection has now expanded to include paintings of the Italian Renaissance and of the Dutch and Flemish 17th century. Well-known American and Italian artists of the 20th century are also included in the collection.

Wikipedia: Ohara Museum of Art (EN), Website

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Tribune Museum

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The Kake Museum of Art is a gallery that doubles as an art museum in the Kurashiki Bikan district of Okayama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 加計美術館 (JA)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft

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Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum is a registered museum in Okayama Prefecture that preserves and exhibits folk crafts from around the world related to daily life in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. It is operated by the Kurashiki Folk Art Museum.

Wikipedia: 倉敷民藝館 (JA)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: 倉紡記念館

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Kurashiki Memorial Museum is a corporate museum of Kurashiki Textiles located in Kurashiki Ivy Square in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. It was built in 1888 (Meiji 21), the year of Kurashiki Spinning's founding, as a warehouse for storing raw cotton. National Registration and Buildings.

Wikipedia: 倉紡記念館 (JA)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Achijinja

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Achi Shrine is a shrine located on Mount Tsurugata in Honmachi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 阿智神社 (倉敷市) (JA)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: 観龍寺

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観龍寺 Tatushin / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kanryuji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Omuro sect located in Achi, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Hoju. The temple is a special main mountain.

Wikipedia: 観龍寺 (倉敷市) (JA)

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