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Kurashiki Bikan district
landmark
Kurashiki Bikan district
倉敷美観地区
Est. 120Kurashiki, Chugoku
Overview
The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter preserves a canal-side district of whitewashed merchant storehouses from the Edo period. The Ohara Museum of Art, Japan's first Western art museum, anchors one end. Willow-lined canals, converted warehouses, and craft shops make this a full morning's walk.
Practical info
- Japanese name
- 倉敷美観地区
- Nearest station
- Kurashiki Station (JR San'yo Line, 15 min walk)
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