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  • Ushimado Torodo Lantern Tower
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    Okayama Setouchi-shi Ushimadocho Ushimado 2582
    Located a 15-minute drive from the Oku Interchange on the Okayama Blue Line. It was built during the Edo period as a nighttime landmark when more ships sailed the Seto Inland Sea. It was constructed on the orders of Ikeda Tsunamasa, then ruler of the Bizen Domain, and faces the Karakoto no Seto Strait, the route ships would take when making port in Ushimado Harbor. After the Meiji Restoration it was demolished except for the stone base but was restored in 1988 based on illustrations from the Edo period. Of the four lantern towers built during the same period the only ones remaining are this one in Ushimado and another in Otabu.
    Ushimado Torodo Lantern Tower image
  • Machikado Muse Ushimado Cultural Museum
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    Okayama Setouchi-shi Ushimadocho Ushimado 2835-1
    Located a 15-minute drive from the Oku Interchange on the Okayama Blue Line. It was originally built in 1915 as the headquarters for the Ushimado Bank and is a registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. It operated as a branch of Ushimado Bank until 1980 and is now used as a cultural museum. The outer walls are constructed of red brick with the foundation and window frames made of granite. This eye-catching red and white contrast is a prime example of Giyofu architecture style which blends Japanese and western styles. Inside you'll find displays including photographs of classic Ushimado and materials related to the traditional Shishikoma event, and you are free to explore the museum.
    Machikado Muse Ushimado Cultural Museum image
  • Kumayama Remains
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    Okayama Akaiwa-shi Okuyoshihara 1521
    Located a 30-minute drive from the Wake Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway. The masonry remains, which have been a subject of worship since ancient times, lie at the peak of Mr. Kuma, 508.6 meters above sea level. There stands a three-tiered step-pyramid with the sides of the bottommost level measuring 7.8 meters long. In the center of all sides of the second level there's a small rectangular alcove called a Gan that is thought to have been a small shrine where offerings were stored including Buddhist statues. This style of archeological site is rarely seen and is thought to have been a type of Nara period pagoda. There's a hiking trail to the summit of Mt. Kuma that visitors can use.
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  • Yumeji Shonen Sanso
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    Okayama Setouchi-shi Okucho Honjo
  • Cold wind Kokamaato
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    Okayama Prefecture Setouchi
  • Bizen Kokubunji Temple Ato
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    Okayama Akaiwa-shi Maya
  • Maruyama Ancienct Burial Mound
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    Okayama Bizen Hatakeda
  • Inbe Minami Ogama Ato
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    Okayama Bizen Inbe
  • Shizutani Sch Shimen
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    Okayama Pref. Bizenshi Shizutani
  • Ikeda Terumasa grave
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    Okayama Prefecture Bizen
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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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