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Around Mt. Washu and Kojima

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Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland

3.5

78 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Shimotsuifukiage 303-1

An amusement park in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture with a spectacular view of the Seto Inland Sea and Seto-ohashi Bridge. In addition to bungee jumping, a rarity in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, that park offers a variety of exciting attractions, including four roller coasters and the Turbo Drop vertical free fall drop ride. There's also an inline skate park, pool in summer, petting zoo, and dog park, making Washuzan Highland a popular destination for people of all ages. Brazilian samba shows are held in the park every day.

Visited the pub on Thursday for a drink then decided to have food took advantage of the free starter & dessert deal with big plate specials service was good staff were friendly & the food was good...
Yakuyoke Sohonzan Yuga-jinja Shrine Hongu (Mt. Yuga)

4.0

44 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimayuga 2852

This shrine is located in the Kojima Yuga area of Kurashiki City. The main shrine of the 52 Yuga shrines in Japan, the yakuyoke no sohonzan (head temple of warding off evil) is also known as one of Japan’s three top incarnations of buddha. Yugasan Rendai-ji Temple was founded in 733 by Gyoki, is became the sacred mountain for the mixing of Buddhism and Shinto. There is the custom of visiting both Mt. Yuga and Kagawa’s Kotohiragu Shrine for high divine blessings.

岡山旅行中、どこ行こっかってなってたまたま見つけたこちらの神社。金比羅さんと両方お参りするといいとあったので、参詣。車で山道を登る途中、歩いて登る人もいて、なんで車で行かないのかなぁと思っていたら、上の駐車場はほぼ満車！こんな大きな神社とは思わず気軽に立ち寄ってしまったw すごい行列してる所があって見てみたら「岡山県下ここにしかない推命おみくじ」とあって、気になって並んでみる。こ...
Former Nozaki Family Residence

4.0

46 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimajino 1-11-19

This historical monument is located in the Kojima Ajino 1 Chome area of Kurashiki City. One of the houses of Nozaki Buzaemon who built his fortune in the salt-making industry in the late Edo period (1603–1868), it is a designated prefectural historic site. On the approximately 10,000 square meter premises, there are also the nationally-designated important cultural properties “Former Nozaki Family Residence” and several “dozo-gun” storehouses. In addition, it also exhibits materials as the “Nozaki Family Residence Salt Experience Museum.”

This is amazing - not just the scale but natural beauty of buildings / gardens. The owner had a vision and created an ancestral home- Downton Abbey Japan - style; even can see how the servants worked...
Shimotsui Shipping Agent Museum

3.5

42 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Shimotsui 1-7-23

This museum is located along Prefectural Route 21 in the Shimotsui 1 Chome area of Kurashiki City. Housed in a renovated Meiji period (1868–1912) shipping agency, it exhibits materials related to the history of Shimotsui. In addition, there is also a restaurant and shop that sells processed marine products.

北前船が寄港し北海道や各地の産物をもたらした下津井の港、参勤交代や金毘羅参りの人々が訪れた下津井。歴史的な町並みが保存され、その一角に歴史を伝える施設がある。かつての廻船問屋の建物を活用している。蔵のカフェ、日本遺産の展示施設、売店などもあり、下津井の歴史と文化が１時間ほどでわかる。
Mt. Washu Observatory

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Shimotsuitanoura

Located a ten-minute drive from the Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. This observation platform is located near the summit of Mt. Washuzan, a National Place of Scenic Beauty and one of the well-known locations within the Setonaikai National Park. It's located two placese nearby both the Mt. Washuzan Rest House and the Mt. Washuzan Visitor's Center. From this popular viewing spot, sitting 133 meters above sea level, you can look out over the large and small islands in the Seto Inland Sea, the grand Seto Ohashi Bridge, and even as far as the opposite shore of Shikoku. The evening views are especially beautiful leading to this location being chosen as one of the Japan Sunset Best 100.
Mt. Washu Observatory (Kurashiki City Mt. Washu Visitors Center)

5.0

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Shimotsuitanoura 1-2

You’ll find this observation platform on Mt. Washu, one of the signature sights of Setonaikai National Park in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. It offers a sweeping view of Seto-ohashi Bridge that links Honshu and Shikoku, as well as the Seto Inland Sea and the many islands dotting the waters. The view at sunset is particularly stunning, and it has been chosen as one of Japan’s 100 Best Sunset Views. You can enjoy the scenery from the first observation platform at the Mt. Washu Visitors Center, the second observation platform at the Mt. Washu “Rest House,” or the summit 133 meters above sea level.

丘の上の1時間弱のハイキング、瀬戸内海と島々が眼前に広がる。美味しいコーヒーを豆からひいて入れてもらいました。人情のあるビジターセンターでした。また行きたい。
Bicchu Tamashima Entsuji Temple

4.0

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Tamashimakashiwajima 451

A 15-minute drive from the Tamashima Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway. A famous temple of Soto Sect Buddhism known as the place where monk and poet Ryokan trained during his younger days in the mid-Edo period. The temple is situated atop a small hill and on the grounds you'll find a zen garden, and stately temple buildings with thatched roofs including the Ryokan-do Hall, and the Zazen-do Hall. The area is also known as Entsuji Temple Park and you can enjoy beautiful flowers throughout the seasons including cherry blossoms and azaleas. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, they hold the Ryokan Tea Festival celebrating the virtues of Ryokan. In the fall they hold the Ryokan Festival which includes a children's sketch competition, tea ceremonies, and dedications of song and dance.

絢爛豪華な寺院を想像していましたが、むき出しの岩肌の上に茅葺のこじんまりとした本堂。自然石を利用した石庭。逆に江戸時代にタイムスリップした感覚にもなる境内一円。良寛さんのイメージにピッタリのお寺でした。
Kojima Jeans Street

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimajino

This specialty street is located approximately a 15-minute walk from Kojima Station on the JR Seto-Ohashi Line. The birthplace of jeans production in Japan, there are many Kojima jeans makers centered on the Ajino Shopping Street with its retro atmosphere, and it is appealing for the many unique jean products. In addition, in the 400 meters from in front of the former Nozaki family residence to Ajino No. 2 Park, the asphalt is paved in blue, and the charm of jeans is scattered everywhere around the place called the holy place of jeans.
Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki

Shopping

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kotobukichou 12-3

Located approximately a three-minute walk from the north exit of JR Kurashiki Station, it is one of the largest outlet malls in the Chugoku region. It is conveniently close to the Kurashiki Interchange. The open two-story building has about 120 shops including fashion, sundries and sports equipment stores. There are also stroller rentals, nursing rooms, diaper changing rooms and children's rooms, making it a shopping mall for the whole family to enjoy all day long.
Life Park Kurashiki Science Center

4.5

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Fukudachou Koshinden 940

Life Park Kurashiki Science Center is a multipurpose facility located in Koshinden, Fukuda-cho in the city of Kurashiki, just north of Mizushima Ryokuchi Fukuda Park. Kurashiki Science Center contains a planetarium that projects images of the entire sky, while the Kurashiki Archeological Center collects and exhibits artifacts dug up in the city. The Kurashiki Civic Learning Center is used for public lectures, while the Kurashiki Information and Learning Center and the Kurashiki Education Center offer classes and training in various fields.

プラネタリウムがリニューアルをしたそうで、かなり集客アップしていると新聞で読みました。入場料が500円にアップしていますが、65歳以上は無料とのこと。新しくなって見ごたえがあると友人とその孫が言ってました。私たちは4月に一度行きましたが、月曜日は休館日でした。平日は、午後の上映しかしていないようなので、次回はきちんと調べてから伺います。
Shingon Sect Bekkaku Honzan Yugasan Rendaiji Temple

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimayuga 2855

This temple is located in the Kojima Yuga area of Kurashiki City. It was built in 733 by Gyoki with the 11-headed Kanzeon Bodhisattva as its principal image. It is believed to by the sacred mountain for the mixing of Buddhism and Shinto that is adjacent to the Yugasan Shrine known as the head temple for warding off evil.

躁本殿に日本一とか書かれた厄除け大不動が鎮座しています。大きさと、ギラギラ輝く背後の火炎に圧倒されます。宝物館では円山応挙の絵を含め、多くの襖絵や壁絵が展示されています。飾られた生け花も見事です。
Gion Shrine

4.0

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Shimotsui 1-13-16

A six-minute drive from the Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. Perched on a hill on the western side of Shimotsui Port, this shrine is on the grounds of the former Nagahama Castle. It was founded during the Muromachi period as Nagahama-miya Shrine to house the local tutelary god of the castle but then in the Edo period the god Gion Okami was transferred to the shrine and the name of the shrine changed to Gion Shrine. As a guardian of the sea, Kitamaebune shipping route sailors donated the tamagaki fence that surrounds the shrine as a prayer for safety and it bears the names of the sailors. The grounds of the shrine offer a great view point of both the Seto Ohashi Bridge and the port. Around here, you will find many monuments engraved with poems about Shimotsui and Setouchi composed by poets and novelists who visited this town.

須佐之男命を祭神とする古式に則る神社。境内には昭和天皇を始めとする歌碑句碑がたくさんある。瀬戸大橋と瀬戸内海の眺めは絶景。
Former Yunoki Residence (Saiso-tei)

4.0

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Tamashima 3-8-25

A 15-minute drive from the Tamashima Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway. This is the former residence of the Yunoki family who served the lord of the Bicchu-Matsuyama Domain. The house is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. It was built during the mid-Edo period and was sometimes used to house the lord of the domain. Including a Yakui-mon gate (Onari-mon gate, for guests of importance), a traditional step-up entrance way, and a drawing room reminiscent of a tea-ceremony arbor, the house is a perfect historical specimen of the architecture of a mid-Edo period village headman's domicile. It is also the house where clan leader Kumata Ataka took full responsibility for his domain's betrayal during the end of the Edo period and commit suicide. The former main section of the house has been restored and is now used as a learning establishment.

とても静かで落ち着いた場所です。釘隠しが、兎の形をしていて岐阜の高山陣屋のものととてもにていました。備中松山藩主の小堀遠州になにかゆかりがあるのでしょうか。
Kojima Boat Race (Kojima Boat Race Stadium)

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimamotohamachou 6-3

Kojima Boat Racing is a motorboat racing course located along Prefectural Route 21 in Motohama-cho, Kojima, in the city of Kurashiki. It fronts on the Inland Sea, and it is unusual in the degree to which the rising and falling tides affect the water’s surface. The racing course holds family-centered events, such as Boat Kids Park.
Tazuchinoura Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Shimotsuitanoura 1-13-30

A ten-minute drive from Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. This park is right underneath Seto Ohashi Bridge and offers a great view of the bridge. On clear days you can look across the water to Kagawa Prefecture and on days when they're holding the Seto Ohashi Bridge Illumination events you'll find lots of couples enjoying the view of the evening scenery. There's a monument engraved with a poem composed by Taira no Yukimori (grandson of Taira no Kiyomori) who lost his life in the Battle of Dan-no-ura. The adjacent Tanoura Park Center offers toilets and a rest area. It's also home to a well-known fishing spot.
Tamashima no Mori

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Tamashimaotoshima 8255-1

This comprehensive athletic park is located in the Otoshima area of Tamashima, Kurashiki City. Besides facilities such as a track and field with nighttime lighting, baseball field, tennis court, gymnasium and outdoor 50 meters by 10 course pool, there is also playground equipment and a plaza, and the park is used for sports competitions and as a place for residents to relax.
Sami Beach

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Tamashimakurosaki

This coast is located in the Tamashima Kurosaki area of Kurashiki City. Made up of western and eastern beach area, it was where the first shore reclamation work in Japan took place over six years from 1983. Sami Beach was set up, and the beautiful sandy beach that has been chosen as one of Japan’s top 100 beaches is visited by many beachgoers.
Sakazu Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Sakadu 1556

This park is located in Sakazu, Kurashiki City. It has a multipurpose field, outdoor pool, plaza and large playground equipment. There are water distribution ponds, water gates and irrigation canals under the theme of water and cherry blossoms, and it is popular as a cherry blossom viewing spot in the spring when the approximately 500 trees bloom.
Seto Ohashi Bridge Cruise

4.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Kojimaekimae 3-23

A five-minute drive from the Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. Come and take a sight-seeing cruise launching out of Kojima Kanko Port with no prior reservations needed. You can see some of the various large and small islands of the Seto Inland Sea and get an up-close look at the amazing Seto Ohashi Bridge. The cruise takes you from the Kojima Kanko Port to Yoshima Island while looking at the cable-stayed bridge towards Hitsuishi and Iwakuro Islands to the right, turns around on the northern shore of Yoshima Island and then returns to the port passing directly under the truss bridge and cable-stayed bridge. The trip takes approximately 45 minutes. They also have tours where you can see the evening view of the Seto Ohashi bridge and the factory night skyline and even a special New Year's cruise to see the first sunrise from the water (all require reservation).

5月の連休後の平日に行ったので、3人以上集まらないと出航しないため(予約はできない)だめかなと思っていたが4人になったので乗れました！10:00から1時間毎に3時迄出航予定ですが3人以下ならでません。その点が不便だと思いますが、土、日曜、祝日は結構集まるらしい。45分間で児島港から鷲羽山を見上げ松島と釜島の間を通り与島の手前で瀬戸大橋の下を通過します。その後、橋を回りこんでユータンして戻ります。4...
Seto Ohashi Spa Resort

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimashionasu 3777

This hotel and spa resort is located along National Route 430 in the Kojima Shionasu area of Kurashiki City. With a rotenburo (open-air bath) and medicinal bath in the inner baths, it has various baths, salt sauna, mist bedrock bath, and heated pool. In addition, there are amusement facilities such as a television corner and karaoke room, rental rooms and a restaurant, and it also holds events including live concerts.

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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.