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  • Kibi Kawakami Fureai Manga Museum
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    3.5
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    Okayama Takahashi-shi Kawakamicho Jito 1834
    This manga art museum is in Kawakami-cho, Takahashi City, which has used manga for community building since 1988. This facility, unusual even for Japan, serves as a place to spread and familiarize manga culture, offer community interaction, and more. The building holds a manga storehouse with over 120,000 volumes, and displays 60,000 ranging from around 1960 to the present day, which you can browse at will. In addition to exhibits of original works and collections by manga artist and honorary Takahashi citizen Ichiro Tominaga, they display grand prix works from the city's Manga Contest, and more, to make this a museum sure to please visitors of all ages.

    常時６万冊が揃えてあり、１階の漫画読書室では、いつでも読めるようになっています。２階のごろごろ読書室では寝転がって読めますが、うっかり寝込んでしまう人もいるそうです。名誉館長が富永一朗さんです。30数年前、東京でお目にかかったことがあります。人のいいおじさん、という感じを受けました。入館料は400円。旅の途中でじっくりとマンガを読むというわけにはいきませんが、富永一朗さんの原画が常時展示されていま...

  • Yubara Onsen Museum
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    3.0
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    Okayama Maniwa-shi Yubara Onsen 124
    This museum is about a ten-minute drive from Yubara Interchange off Yonago Expressway. It is affectionately known as Yumyu, and was reopened after renovations in April 2012. The second floor displays materials related to the history and folklore of Yubara Onsen, as well as about 10,000 books donated by travel writer Fuyuto Noguchi to browse. The first floor has a multi-purpose hall where you can try slipper ping-pong using slipper-shaped rackets.

    theres a little footbath outside, and a hall inside where you can play ping pong/just relax! the ladies here are lovely and super helpful, and will do their best to speak in English to you too. lots...

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  • Hanatori Otsuka Museum
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    Okayama Ibara-shi Takayacho 3-11-5
    This museum is run by the Takaya Group, which operates in the Ibara & Fukuyama region. It holds a collection of around 600 pieces, centered around a 300 piece collection of works by Japanese style painter Keika Kanashima, a native of Kannabe-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima. The museum is divided into Exhibition Hall 1 Exhibition Hall 2, and Hanatori Exhibition Hall. The Hanatori Exhibition Hall is designed as a Japanese style room with a Tokonoma alcove, and is used for events like lectures or tea ceremonies.
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  • FAN Museum (Fujiwara Kei Memorial house)
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Okayama Bizen Honami 3868
    A two-minute walk from the Koa-mae bus stop or a 15-minute drive from the Wake Interchange. To reach the museum travel west from the Bizen Interchange along National Route 250 and then turn right at the intersection in front of Fujiwara Kei Memorial House Museum. The museum was originally a memorial hall displaying the works of Fujiwara Kei, a Bizen-ware pottery artist who was recognized as a National Important Intangible Cultural Asset, it is now a gallery boasting an international scale displaying Art Olympia award winning works. They hold special events built around the concept of seeing, experiencing, and making including hands-on workshop experiences and tea ceremonies held with tools made by Living National Treasures.

    藤原啓先生の作品をたくさん観ることができます。 ＦＡＮ美術館と併設、急坂を上がって左に駐車場があって、その右にＦＡＮ美術館、ここで受付して料金支払い、すぐ下の敷地内にあります。 静かでゆっくり観ることが出来ました。

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  • Okayama Astronomical Museum
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    Okayama Pref. Asakuchishi Kamogatachouhonjo 3037-5
    A 20-minute taxi ride from Kamogata Station on the JR San'yo Main Line. A municipal museum located in Kamogata-cho, Asakuchi City which was recently remodeled in 2018. Here visitors can learn about astronomy through a planetarium where you can experience the seasonally changing night sky, fair weather solar observation, and exhibits on astronomical phenomena and the universe. In the digital space theater, you can experience outer space in four dimensions via exciting 3D imagery. The museum also holds classes on astronomy and events in which participants can experience the scientific wonders found all around in everyday life.
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  • Betty Smith Jeans Museum
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    Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimashimonochou 5-2-70
    Betty Smith Jeans Museum and Village is located in Kojima Shimono-cho, 5-chome in the city of Kurashiki. Opened in 2003, it is the first museum devoted to jeans, and its exhibits describe the origin of jeans, their history, the history of domestically produced jeans, the history of Kojima, which is known as a center for manufacturing jeans; as well as some of the machines used in making jeans. Visitors can even order custom-made jeans for themselves.
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  • Ohara Art Museum Motodate
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Chuo 1-1-15 Ohara Art Museum Shikiji
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  • Ohara Museum of Art - Craft Art Gallery & Asiatic Art
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Chuo 1-1-15 Ohara Art Museum Shikiji
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  • OKADEN MUSEUM & MITOOKA EIJI DESIGN
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Naka-ku Higashiyama 2-3-33
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  • Kitchoan Museum
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Saiwaicho 7-28
    This art museum was founded by Minamoto Kitchoan, a Japanese confectionery and maker of complex treats like Suikanshuku (dried persimmons stuffed with white sweet bean paste) and Gozenguri (chestnut dumplings). The founding principle was a desire to have more people see and admire pieces gathered as dishes for sweets. It holds pieces by master potters like Kitaoji Rosanjin and Miyagawa Kozan's Makuzu ware. It is located on the second and third floors of the main shop, found a 10-minute walk from Okayama Station south on Shiyakusho Dori Avenue. In addition to their permanent exhibit of Okayama's traditional craftwork Bizen ware, and they also display a variety of tea ceremony utensils and utensils used for cha-kaiseki (meal served before the tea ceremony). The museum shop also sells items with designs based on the work of Kitaoji Rosanjin and Makuzu Kozan.
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  • Historical Museum Ashimori Bunko
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Ashimori 803
    This museum located in Ashimori, Okayama City is adjacent to the Okayama prefecturally designated Place of Scenic Beauty Omizuen/Ginpukaku, about 4 kilometers from JR Ashimori Station. It primarily displays artifacts and artworks related to the Ashimori Domain and the Kinoshita lords of the domain. You can also see artifacts and old texts related to important locals like Dutch scholar and physician Ogata Koan, or poet Kinoshita Rigen. They also have excavated items like Jomon Period pottery, ironware, and stone monuments on display and in panels. The museum is quite nice for how closely it stays to local topics. You can tour for free, but you must make reservations in advance with the curator's office.
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  • Fukiya Furusato Village Kyodokan
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    Okayama Takahashi-shi Nariwacho Fukiya 699
    This facility is about a 40-minute drive from Nimi Interchange off the Chugoku Expressway. The town of Fukiya flourished in the Edo period as a center for mining copper and red ochre iron oxide pigment. The rare and valuable townscape retains Edo atmosphere, with several kilometers of buildings, including the mine and production facilities, preserved as they were. The Furusato Village includes the Old Katayama House, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, as well as the Kyodokan; the elegant Hirokane Residence, used as a filming location for the movie Village of Eight Gravestones; and other worthwhile sights. You can also try activities like pottery and glazing, red ochre dyeing, and more.
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  • Kurashiki Museum of Natural History
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Chuo 2-6-1
    A 15-minute walk from KR Kurashiki Station. This museum is organized into four different themes; Earth Sciences, Flora, Insects, and Fauna, and has exhibits introducing you to the flora and fauna of Okayama Prefecture as well as the insects and plants of the world. In the entrance hall you'll be greeted by parent and child models of ancient Elephas naumanni elephants which move and make sounds. With the large number of specimens and elaborate replicas you'll be able to explore the history of all sorts of living things almost as if you were out in the wilds yourself. There's even tanuki and inoshishi boar fur, dinosaur foot bones, and fossils of Elephas naumanni elephants that you can touch.
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  • Soja City Machikado Local Museum
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    Okayama Soja-shi Soja 2-17-33
    A five-minute walk from JR Higashi-Soja Station. This, the former Soja Police Station built in 1910, is the only remaining Meiji period western style building within Soja City. It retains the feel of those past days and stands out for its octagonal multi-story entrance. In 2006 it was chosen as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. Inside you'll find displays with materials related to traditional industry during the Meiji period including Bicchu's pharmaceuticals and Aso's metal casting and woven rush work with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals. Part of the building is available as an exhibition space.
  • Mimasaka Sakuto Museum of Art
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    Okayama Mimasaka-shi Emi 945 Mimasaka-shi Sakuto Bunka Art Center
    A five-minute drive from either the Sakuto Interchange or JR Mimasaka-Emi Station. This art museum is located within Valentine Park Sakuto and when not holding special exhibitions displays works by French artist Raymond Peynet of world renown. The collection includes nearly 140 pieces covering a variety of disciplines including watercolors, oil paintings, and art prints. The works on display are changed four times a year and are appealing for their simple, cute designs of lovers and couples. The museum is also the host for the Mimasaka Valentine Love art exhibition.
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  • Inujima Seirensho Art Museum
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    4.5
    98 Reviews
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Higashi-ku Inujima 327-5

    It’s an expensive ferry ride from Naoshima (¥1880 one way) but very well worth it. We took the first ferry at 920 am from Miyanoura port and arrived at 1015. We got our tickets and went straight to...

  • Kurashiki Moneybox Museum
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Funaguracho 1224

    I dont know how we got wind of this museum but its a gem and a steal at 300yen admission. The museum itself is only three rooms over an antiques shop (have a browse it may surprise you) but it is...

  • Tsuyama Historical museum
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Okayama Tsuyama-shi Sange 92

    今回運よく開館しておりました。施設は古いが重厚でそれ自体がすごい！。羽柴秀吉の書状、津山藩松平平松の文書がありました。歴史にうとい私ですが、陶棺には驚きました。津山市、出雲市、諫早市の交流展が私が訪れた少し後で開催される事は残念です。

  • Tsuyama Sakushu Folk Art Museum
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Okayama Tsuyama-shi Nishiimamachi 18

    建物はたしかに昭和の頃はまだこういう銀行の建物が現役だったなと思わせるものでした。内部はカフェスペースと商品販売になっていました。車だったら野菜か果物を買って帰ったかなと思いました。津山の市街地では珍しく駐車場も裏にある場所でした。駐輪場も一緒にありました。自転車だったので特に気にならない距離でしたが、徒歩では津山駅や津山城からはそこそこの距離だと思います。

  • Kake Art Museum
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Chuo 1-chome 4-7

    午前中に大原美術館に行ったこともあり、あまり期待はしていませんでしたが、やはりというレベルに感じてしまいました。この美術館は現代芸術に完全にフォーカスしているので、そちらに興味があればおもしろいのかもしれません。建物入口近くにショップがあり奥が美術展示になっていました。

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Overshadowed by Hiroshima to the west and the Kansai region to the east, Okayama is an easy spot to miss but a nature-rich gem where the Seto Inland Sea laps at its toes and peach and grape farms complete its interior. One of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, Koraku-en in Okayama city is well worth a visit before progressing to Kurashiki, where preserved wooden Edo buildings line the picturesque canal.

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