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Culture in Okayama

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Yakage Town

Yakage Town

Kenji Chida

A wonderful little town on the border with Hiroshima Prefecture with deep roots in Edo era Japan.

Okayama
Kibitsuhiko Shrine

Kibitsuhiko Shrine

Suwannee Payne

Cycling out of Bizenichinomiya Station, I didn’t know much about the places I was about to see. The Kibitsuhiko Shrine exceed...

Okayama
Niimi Fishing Contest

Niimi Fishing Contest

Judith Mikami

Every year Niimi City hosts it annual fishing contest plus an unusual type of fishing contest especially for kids, held on Ma...

Okayama
Takehisa Shoten

Takehisa Shoten

Kenji Chida

Yumeji Takehisa, one of Japans most notable artists, was from Oku Town. Still living here, his descendants are eager to shar...

Okayama