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The Kurashiki Archaeology Museum is a nice museum with displays of archaeological findings from Okayama and the Seto Inland Sea, with the oldest artifacts dating back to the paleolithic period (20,000 B.C.). Each floor of the museum displays a different period of Japanese history. Most of the displays consist of ancient pottery, tools, weapons, and clay figures. On the top floor, along with artifacts from the Muromachi Period, there is a display of artifacts from Peru's ancient Incan civilization. Although it certainly seems out-of-place, the textiles and figures are quite interesting to look at. While the Japanese artifacts are interesting enough on their own, the Peruvian exhibit is a nice bonus!
The entrance fee is 400 yen for adults. College students can get in for only 250 yen, if you show your university I.D. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Written Jan 18, 2009
Address: 1-3-13 Chuo Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken 710-0046
Phone: 086-422-1542
Website: http://ww51.tiki.ne.jp/~kura-kouko/
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Enjoy the paintings of Monet, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as modern Japanese oil painters, Takeji Fujishima,Ryusei Kishida, etc. in the Main Gallery.
The ticket included Craft Art Gallery(ceramic room), Asiatic Art Gallery (old Chinese art and craft), and Torajiro Kojima Memoria Hall.
Torajiro Kojima Memoria Hall is in Kurashiki Ivy Square. Here you can find some of western paintings, artifact of Ancient Egypt, prehistoric Iranian art, and Medieval Islam.
Opening hurs: 9:00~17:00
Ticket is 1000 yen for adult, 600 yen for high school and college student, 500 yen for elementary and junior high school student.
It is free only for international student in the okayama area.
Written Oct 7, 2006
Website: http://www.ohara.or.jp/index_eng.html
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Kurashiki is small city near Okayama. By car is about 40-60 min, while but local train only about 15 min (380 yen). The main tourist attraction of Kurashiki is Bikan area. Here you can find beatiful old city of Japan.
Bikan area is small area with Ohara museum of art and Ivy garden.
Unnecessary to rent bike, because in bikan area, bike is forbiden.
Written Sep 24, 2006
Website: http://www.pref.okayama.jp/kikaku/kokusai/momo/e/index.html
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This must be one of the best museum of western arts in Japan. At first it was built by Kurashiki entrepreneur, Ohara Magosaburo. Its colections are amazing! Here you can see the works by El Greco, Rodin, Matisse, Picasso, Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, Gauguin, Degas, Munch, Toulouse-Lautrec, and other artists. Of course there are many ones by Japanese artists and it has some collections of Eastern Arts like Buddhist ones.... If you are a fun of those artists, you cannot miss this museum in Japan!
Updated Oct 30, 2005
Address: 1-1-15 Chuo kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
Phone: +81 086 422-0005
Website: http://www.ohara.or.jp/index_eng.html
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As a shrine garden,this is the oldest in Japan, and is called an "IWASAKA".
The park itself looks like an abandon park, but the shrines is still cool...
Written Aug 10, 2008
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You can find tourist information office in the Bikan area. See the picture, so you can easily find it.
You can get tourist map in kurashiki train station, freely.
Updated Oct 7, 2006
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Kurashiki City is a beautiful city famous for its Bikan Historic district, one of Japan's largest and best preserved historic streets from the Edo period. Many of the builldings today are museums and...
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Kurashiki is one of city in Okayama prefecture. It is old city from Edo period, so in this place you can find beautiful canal with traditional houses and shops of Japan, especially in Bikan area. In...
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Kurashiki is a very picturesque city in Okayama prefecture, western Japan. Along the canal you can see old warehouses. When you come to Kurashiki, don't miss to see Ohara Museum of Arts. It has...
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I only had the pleasure of spending a few days in Kurashiki, but I was charmed. Kurashiki isn't quite the standard stop for people touring Japan, but this city has a lot of unique character. Only the...
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Kurashiki was a historic town. It was very nice to wander in its street. There were the Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki Archaeological Mueum and Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft here.
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