[2024 Kurashiki Attraction] Travel Guide for Ōhara Museum of Art (Updated Dec)
Art Museums
Address:
1-chōme-1-15 Chūō, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-8575, Japan
Opening times:
Open today at 9:00-17:00Opening Soon
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Phone:
+81 86-422-0005
Even more chill than Kyoto - it's the less crowded small places that are more fun!!
📍Okayama Kurashiki! A historic and cultural city as famous as Nara and Kyoto!!!🏯
Japan's version of the Jiangnan water towns!!! Not many tourists, perfect for a leisurely stroll🚶♀️
Classic Japanese streets, 📷 great for photography (you can tell you're in Japan right away🤭
Boating, visiting exhibitions, buying souvenirs, drinking coffee, browsing through general stores, eating delicious food.....
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📍Ohara Museum of Art. Admire masterpieces by Picasso, Monet, and others🎨
📍Kurashiki River Cruise. The willows and small bridges along the river are so relaxing🍃
📍Achi Shrine. Overlooking this little town~
📍mt Tape Store. Cute decor🎐 a whole wall of tapes, great for gifts
📍Jizake Tote Mori. Specializes in local sake🥃
📍Hayashi Genjuro Shop. Established in 1765, selling various fabrics, stationery, etc.
📍EL CRECO Coffee Shop. A standalone coffee shop☕️ with green plants covering the building, very healing
📍Kojima. The birthplace of denim👖 Denim shops occupy a large area, and there are also small shops selling 🔑 keychains and such, super fun to explore~
📍ALAPAAP. A century-old canvas bag shop, handmade, simple style and super durable
📍Washuzan Seto Bridge. From the top of the mountain, you can overlook 🌊 the inland islands + Seto Bridge🌉
📍Kurashiki Momoko. Eat the fruit parfait from this shop~ a specialty dessert🍑😋
📍Eat Kurashiki's specialty - blue denim jeans meat bun and blue ice cream🍦
📍Gold Award Croquette. 🏆 Gold award-winning croquette haha, the meat aroma is so enticing!!
📍Meidai Tonkatsu Kappa. This place is a popular pork cutlet shop🐷🥩
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✅Transportation
1⃣️After arriving by flight, buy a ticket directly to Kurashiki
2⃣️Take the JR from Osaka, 1.5h to reach Kurashiki
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Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter was originally a key port town during the Edo period, and to this day, it still retains a series of white-walled, earthen storehouses and residences, old warehouses, and merchant buildings from that era. It's like stepping back into the streets of the Edo period. Along the Kurashiki River, willow trees enhance the rich Japanese-style colors of the waterside landscape, creating an irreplaceable atmosphere unique to Kurashiki. With every step, there is a scene from the past, and the retro-flavored streets of Kurashiki are home to many century-old shops selling sake and traditional Japanese sweets. However, don't just skim the surface; a little exploration will reveal many warehouses and old shops that have been transformed into stylish cafes, dessert shops, and general stores. The area also hides museums that house precious cultural artifacts and artworks in its alleys, including the Ohara Museum of Art, established in 1930 to display valuable works by famous painters such as El Greco, the French Impressionists Gauguin, Monet, and others. There are cultural facilities such as a classical music box museum and the Torajiro Kojima Memorial Museum; or you can visit the Kurashiki Ivy Square to experience pottery, a former rice warehouse from the late Edo period in Japan that has been converted to display over 15,000 pieces of folk art including ceramics, glass, and lacquerware at the Kurashiki Folkcraft Museum, and the Kurashiki Archaeological Museum, which collects Japanese Paleolithic, Jomon, Yayoi, and other era stone and bronze artifacts.
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter (倉敷美観地区)
Address: Chuo, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture