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  • Bizen Fukuoka
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    Okayama Setouchi-shi Osafunecho Fukuoka Hoka
    Bizen Fukuoka image
  • Ishibiya-cho Furusato Village
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    Okayama Takahashi-shi Ishibiyacho
    Ishibiya-cho Furusato Village image
  • Takahashi Fukiya Preservation District for Group of Traditional Buildings
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    Okayama Takahashi-shi Nariwacho Fukiya
    Takahashi Fukiya Preservation District for Group of Traditional Buildings image
  • Izushicho
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Izushicho
    Izushicho image
  • Katsuyama Historical Preservation District
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    Okayama Maniwa-shi Katsuyama
    This city preservation district is about a five-minute walk from JR Chugoku-Katsuyama Station. The white walls, latticed walls, and
  • Shimotsui Townscape
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Shimotsui
    Located a six-minute drive from the Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. This townscape is what remains of Edo-period Shimotsui, a historical port town that looks out at the Seto Inland Sea. Shimotsui thrived from the Edo period to the mid-Meiji period as a port for the trading of cotton and Nishin-kasu (fertilizer made from herring) on the Kitamaebune shipping route, as well as a lodging stop for Sanuki Kompira pilgrims crossing the sea. The road stretches from the shrine path leading to Gion Shine to eastern Tanoura, and is lined with classic herring storehouses and townhomes featuring stucco and Namako walls and classic tile roofs. The area has been designated a Prefectural Townscape Preservation District.
    Shimotsui Townscape image
  • Joto Historical Preservation District
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    Okayama Tsuyama-shi
    A 15-minute drive from the Tsuyama Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. This townscape, located on the eastern side of Tsuyama City which first flourished as a castle town, runs along for nearly 1.2km along the former Izumo Highway and has been chosen as a nationally recognized Group of Traditional Buildings. The area is lined with buildings and houses of tradesmen and craftsmen and the buildings show the traces of those classic days including Namako patterned walls, Sodekabe wing walls, and ultra-fine latticed windows. We recommend stopping by the Joto Old Townhouses, classic houses from the Edo period that are open to the public, and the Tsuyama Archives of Western Learning, Japan's only museum dedicated to western learning.
    Joto Historical Preservation District image
  • Streets of Furumachi (Ohara-shuku on Old Inaba-kaido Road)
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    Okayama Mimasaka-shi Furumachi
    A three-minute drive from the Ohara Interchange or a five-minute walk from Ohara Station on the Chizu Express. This post town was located along the Inaba Highway that was used for the Sankin-Kotai policy during the Edo period in what is now the northeast area of Mimasaka. Many buildings built from the Edo period to the Taisho period still remain including the former governmental inn and subsidiary inn as well as the Tanaka Brewery. In addition to its designation as a Townscape Preservation Area it's also been chosen as one of the Top 100 Okayama History Journeys and as one of the New Japan's top 100 paths. Various events make use of the houses and shops including the Hina Girls' Day Festival in April and the Summer Festival in August.
    Streets of Furumachi (Ohara-shuku on Old Inaba-kaido Road) image
  • Kurashiki Kurashiki Kawaguro
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Honmachi , Higashimachi
  • Ashimori Chiku
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Ashimori
  • Tamashima Chiku
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    Okayama Kurashiki-shi Tamashima
  • Yakage Chiku
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    Okayama Oda-gun Yakagecho
  • Saidaiji Temple Gofuku Tori
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    Okayama Okayama-shi Higashi-ku
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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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