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Okayama Castle
The Crow Castle, Okayama's Black Fortress
A striking black castle nicknamed 'Crow Castle' for its dark exterior, standing across the Asahi ...
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Kibitsu Shrine
The Shrine Behind the Legend of Momotaro
Ancient shrine said to be the origin of the Momotaro legend. Known for its unique roof style and ...
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Washuzan Hill
The Best Viewpoint of the Great Seto Bridge
A hilltop viewpoint offering the most spectacular views of the Great Seto Bridge connecting Honsh...
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
A beautifully preserved canal district with white-walled warehouses from the Edo period in Kurash...
Korakuen Garden
One of Japan's top three landscape gardens, featuring elegant lawns, ponds, and tea houses since ...
Okayama
Okayama, Garden City and Momotaro's Hometown
A Shinkansen-connected city famous for the Momotaro legend, Korakuen Garden, and access to the ar...
Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle
The highest original castle in Japan at 430 meters elevation, a mountaintop fortress often shroud...
Tsuyama Castle
One of Japan's Top Cherry Blossom Castle Ruins
Impressive castle ruins famous for towering stone walls and over 1,000 cherry trees. One of Japan...
Inujima
An Art Island Built in a Ruined Copper Refinery
A tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea where a former copper refinery has been transformed into a s...
Ohara Museum of Art
El Greco and Monet Beside a Kurashiki Canal Since 1930
Japan's first private museum centered on Western art, opened in 1930 on the canal in the Kurashik...
Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland
Brazil-Themed Amusement Park Above the Seto Inland Sea
A hillside amusement park at Shimotsui with a Brazilian theme, samba shows and the famous open-ai...
Manabeshima
A Film-Set Fishing Village and Its Cats, 45 Minutes from Kasaoka
A small island in the Kasaoka Islands whose harbor village still looks like an old fishing settle...
Michi-no-Eki Kuroisan Green Park
Mushiake oysters and fruit picking on the Okayama Blue Line
A hands-on station on the Okayama Blue Line in Setouchi, run around the seasons: strawberry picki...
Michi-no-Eki Kasaoka Bay Farm
Flower fields on reclaimed Kasaoka Bay
A farm market on the flat reclaimed land of Kasaoka Bay, next to fields planted for each season: ...
Kinojo Castle Ruins
A reconstructed gate above the Kibi Plain introduces a much older kind of Japanese fortress. Kino...