Kurashiki Holidays

Kurashiki is renowned for its very well-preserved historic district, the Bikan, a shopping district dating to the Edo period.

Visit Kurashiki

Museums
Art & Culture
Handicraft

Kurashiki: How to get there?

15 minutes by train from Okayama

Kurashiki: See when to go?

All year round

Kurashiki: For how long?

Half a day

Learn more about your destination

Kurashiki: What to see nearby?

Tokyo

Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market

Shiba-Shimbashi

Odaiba

What our travellers think of their stay

Anonymous

Travel writer

Kurashiki is renowned for its very well-preserved historic district, the Bikan, a shopping district dating to the Edo period.

My suggestion

If you are in the city on a Saturday, head for the market in the historic district for a cheap and delicious lunch break.

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