Culture Kurashiki Autumn Festival Ellice Tan Okayama's Kurashiki Autumn Festival - A day roaming amongst goddesses and demons
11 Culture Dusk in the Kurashiki Bikan Quarter Leslie Taylor As the sun goes down and the colors of dusk appear, the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter in Okayama Prefecture becomes a pe...
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...
Culture Kugui Village Kenji Chida Kugui is a fishing village on the Seto Sea. There is a calm flow to the pace of life there.