Culture Meissen Zoo Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim A special event taking place at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art looks into the world of Meissen porcelain, with a speci...
Culture Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Okayama 2021 Kim The Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition is traveling all around Japan, and it makes its way to the Okayama City Museum from March ...
Culture Niimi Fishing Contest 2025 Judith Mikami Every year Niimi City hosts it annual fishing contest plus an unusual type of fishing contest especially for kids, held on Ma...
Food Mamakari-tei Mandy Bartok A quiet restaurant just off Kurashiki's canal that serves up some of the freshest sardines from the Seto Inland Sea
Accommodation Ryokan Tsurugata Mandy Bartok Experience a night of luxury in one of Japan's most beautiful canal towns
Shopping Hokancho Shopping Arcade Kenji Chida Hokancho is back and better than ever. There are so many shops to explore and new people to meet.
11 Culture Okayama's Korakuen Garden Katherine Moore Okayama's Korakuen is one of Japan's Big 3 Gardens - and overlooked by a castle its a great place to see the plum blossoms in...
Culture Mizushima Port Park Kenji Chida Mizushima Port Park is a wonderful reminder that all land can be used productively. Even industrial areas can benefit from a ...
Culture Fagiano Okayama Chris Cooper Fagiano Okayama - Enjoy a great atmosphere watching J League 2 football (soccer)
Activities Ushimado Pension Village Kenji Chida Ushimado Pension Village is a collection of holiday homes on the coast of the Seto Sea. There are rooms and entire houses ava...