7 Culture Soja RetRoad Festival Judith Mikami Every September Soja City hosts a Retroad (retro + road) Festival to celebrate the tradition of the old main road with the ne...
Culture Kinojo Castle Overlooking Soja City Judith Mikami Kinojo Castle is perched on the mountain top. When you are walking up to the castle ruins you can stop at advantage points to...
6 Culture Kinjo Castle Surveying Soja City Below Judith Mikami A castle with a complex history that is said to be where the demons came from in Okayama's legend of Momotaro 'the Peach Boy'.
Culture Ibara City Kenji Chida Ibara is a city of bridges that is located on Okayama Prefecture's border with Hiroshima.
Culture Bitchu Kokubunji and Pagoda Judith Mikami Bitchu Kokubunji is located in Soja City and is recorded as the last five-story pagoda to be built in Japan. Surrounded by b...
8 Culture Bitchu Kokubunji: The Last Pagoda Judith Mikami Bitchu Kokubunji in Soja City illuminates an era where calm, beauty, peace and people come together. Today this still exists ...
Culture Cycle the Kibi Plain Suwannee Payne Not far from Okayama is a place perfect for bicycle touring. It is called the Kibi Plain. The plain has a 17 Kilometer bicycl...
Culture Kibi no Makibi Park Judith Mikami Kibi no Makibi park is dedicated to the father and founder of katakana characters. The park has been landscaped with lots of ...
Culture Yakage Town Kenji Chida A wonderful little town on the border with Hiroshima Prefecture with deep roots in Edo era Japan.
