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The stone balustrade of Imahashi Bridge carved with dragonsPhoto unavailable

Walking itinerary

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.

Times are estimates and vary with walking pace and crowds.

Time
About 120 mins
Transport
On foot
Stops
9
Standard start
Imahashi Bridge
Standard finish
Achi Shrine
Walking
28 mins / 2100 m
Viewing
85 mins

What this course includes

Base course
9 · About 120 mins
Optional stops
0
Included
No admission
Not included
Food, shopping and optional admission
Route order
  1. Imahashi
  2. Ohara Museum exterior
  3. Nakahashi
  4. Archaeological Museum
  5. Kurashiki-kan
  6. Takasago Bridge
  7. Ivy Square
  8. Honmachi
  9. Achi Shrine

Honmachi, Higashimachi and riverside are route segments, not facilities.

The approach to Achi Shrine includes stairs.

Stair-free alternative: To avoid the shrine steps, omit Achi Shrine and return from Honmachi toward Kurashiki Monogatari-kan. This is not guaranteed step-free.

Photo themes: River and bridges / White and namako walls / Red brick / Townhouses and lanes / Townscape from above

Selected total time: About 120 mins

START → GOAL

Walk in this order

Stop times and distances between points are estimates. Check opening information for each facility.

  1. About 60 m straight-line to the next stop

  2. About 130 m straight-line to the next stop

  3. About 20 m straight-line to the next stop

  4. About 40 m straight-line to the next stop

  5. About 150 m straight-line to the next stop

  6. About 160 m straight-line to the next stop

  7. About 230 m straight-line to the next stop

  8. About 150 m straight-line to the next stop

Sources and check date

Checked 2026-08-13

Read the 30-second architecture guides

Connections show approximate positions, not walking directions.Checked2026-08-13