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First visitAbout 35 minsHistoryAbout 60 minsPhotographyAbout 120 minsCulture & artAbout 155 minsRainy dayAbout 155 mins
First walk in the Bikan Historical Quarter — about 30 min
A short outdoor walk past the river, bridges, white walls, namako walls and townhouses. Museum admission is not included.
- 1Kurashiki Monogatari Museum5 mins
- 2Imahashi Bridge5 mins
- 3Nakahashi Bridge5 mins
- 4Kurashiki Archaeological Museum5 mins
- 5Kurashiki-kan5 mins
Townscape and architecture — about 1 hour
Compare townhouses, storehouses, the former town hall and red-brick industrial buildings from outside. Paid admission is not included.
- 1Nakahashi Bridge5 mins
- 2Kurashiki Archaeological Museum6 mins
- 3Kurashiki-kan6 mins
- 4Inoue House6 mins
- 5Kurashiki Ivy Square12 mins
Photograph the canal and historic streets — about 2 hours
An outdoor photo walk for the river, bridges, white walls, red brick and townhouses. The Ohara Museum is an exterior photo stop only.
- 1Imahashi Bridge6 mins
- 2Ohara Museum of Art8 mins
- 3Nakahashi Bridge8 mins
- 4Kurashiki Archaeological Museum8 mins
- 5Kurashiki-kan6 mins
- 6Takasago Bridge6 mins
- 7Kurashiki Ivy Square15 mins
- 8Inoue House8 mins
- 9Achi Shrine20 mins
Art museums and the townscape — about 2.5 hours
Enter the Ohara Museum, walk along the river and visit the Japan Rural Toy Museum. Add the folkcraft museum only if time allows.
- 1Ohara Museum of Art75 mins
- 2Imahashi Bridge5 mins
- 3Nakahashi Bridge5 mins
- 4Japan Rural Toy Museum35 mins
- 5Kurashiki-kan7 mins
- 6Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft40 mins
Museums and coffee on a rainy day — about 2.5 hours
Visit the Ohara Museum and the folkcraft museum, then take a café break. Check current opening information before setting out.
- 1Ohara Museum of Art75 mins
- 2Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft35 mins
- 3Café El Greco25 mins