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Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Setouchi · Place · candidate to visit

Osafune

A great centre of Japanese swordmaking. It produced many National Treasure and Important Cultural Property blades.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Takahashi · Place · candidate to visit

Fukiya

A village that grew rich on bengara red pigment. The whole town is red.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Soja · Place · candidate to visit

Kinojo

An ancient mountain fortress. Held to be the stronghold of Ura, the model for the ogre in the Momotaro tale.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Okayama · Place · candidate to visit

Korakuen

One of the three great gardens of Japan. The lord named it for taking his pleasure after his people.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Kurashiki · Place · candidate to visit

Bikanchiku

Goods gathered here as a territory ruled directly by the shogunate. White-walled storehouses line the canal.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Okayama · Place · candidate to visit

Narukama Shinji

Fortune is read from the sound of a ringing cauldron. It became the subject of a tale in Ueda Akinari's Ugetsu Monogatari.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Okayama · Place · candidate to visit

Okayama-jo

The black weatherboarding gives it the name Crow Castle. It pairs with Korakuen across the river.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Okayama · Place · candidate to visit

Eyo

Thousands of naked men contend for the sacred wands. One of the three strange festivals of Japan.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Bizen · Place · candidate to visit

Shizutani Gakko

Among the oldest public schools for commoners anywhere in the world. Its lecture hall is a National Treasure.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Takahashi · Place · candidate to visit

Bitchu Matsuyama-jo

A surviving keep, standing higher than any other in Japan. It floats on a sea of cloud.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Okayama · Place · candidate to visit

Korakuen

One of the three great gardens of Japan. The lord named it for taking his pleasure after his people.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

Kurashiki · Place · candidate to visit

Kurashiki Bikan

White-walled storehouses of a shogunal territory. The Ohara Museum stands on the same street.

Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility

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