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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Kurashiki Ivy Square is a red brick complex located adjacent to the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. It preserves and revitalizes a group of spinning mills and warehouses built during the Meiji period, and its distinctive feature is the contrast between the ivy (vines) covering the exterior walls and the red brick. History...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Ohara Museum of Art is a private art museum located in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Founded in 1930 by businessman Ohara Magosaburo, it was the first art museum in Japan to exhibit a permanent collection of modern Western paintings...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Washuzan Observatory is a scenic spot in the Kojima district of Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, offering a panoramic view of the sea and bridges. Its dynamic views of the many islands in the Seto Inland Sea and the Great Seto Bridge (Seto Ohashi Bridge Group) connecting Honshu and Shikoku are captivating, and the observation deck is a popular spot for those visiting the area for its ancient history.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter is a historic landscape preservation district in the center of Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Along the Kurashiki River, which flourished as a commercial district from the Edo to Meiji periods, the area retains its charming streetscape of white-walled storehouses, townhouses with lattice doors, and rows of willow trees. The area is particularly known for its beautiful scenery.