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Korakuen Garden

Korakuen Garden, Okayama

 12 Reviews  Korakuen Garden is considered to be one of the three best gardens in Japan since the Edo Period. It was constructed by Tsuda Nagatada by orders of the daimyo Ikeda Tsunamasa and took thirteen years to... 

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Kibiji District (Kibi Plains)

Kibiji District (Kibi Plains), Okayama

 6 Reviews  Saijo Inari is known as one of the three great Inari Shrines in Japan (Fushimi Inari in Kyoto and Toyokawa Inari in Aichi being the other two). It is unique, because the complex is composed of a... 

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Okayama Castle

Okayama Castle, Okayama

 7 Reviews  Okayama Castle, also known as Ujo (Crow Castle) for its black color is a beautiful "masculine" castle, contrasting "feminine" white castles, such as Himeji Castle. Although the current castle was... 

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Handayama Botanical Garden

Handayama Botanical Garden, Okayama

 1 Review  Beautiful park, especially when cherry blossom festival (sakura). One week after sakura fall, the ground of this park will be pink. It is very beautifull. Opening hours: 9.00-16.00 (close every... 

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Okayama Orient Museum

Okayama Orient Museum, Okayama

 2 Reviews  The Okayama Orient Museum is a really nice museum featuring artifacts from the Middle East. Most of the artifacts are from Persia (Iran) and Syria, but many nations are represented. The artifacts... 

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Yumeji Art Museum

Yumeji Art Museum, Okayama

 Rabbityama Says:  Yumeji Takehisa was an Okayama native born in 1884 most known for his paintings of bijin (beautiful women). He did not have any formal education in art or... 

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Tokoen Garden

Tokoen Garden, Okayama

 Rabbityama Says:  Tokoen was built sometime at the beginning of the 17th century and has remained here since that time, making it the oldest garden in Okayama. It was built as a... 

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Okayama Prefectural Museum

Okayama Prefectural Museum, Okayama

 Rabbityama Says:  The Okayama Prefectural Museum is a great museum with a variety of ancient artifacts from throughout the prefecture. Much of modern Okayama was once part of the... 

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Hayashibara Museum of Art

Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama

 Rabbityama Says:  The museum building was originally part of the Ninomaru annex of Okayama Castle and was used as a guesthouse in the Edo Period. During the Meiji Period, Lord... 

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Hiruzen-kogen

Hiruzen-kogen, Okayama

 moacha Says:  Hiruzen is located in the northern part of Okayama Prefecture. It is the plateau spot of the quasi-national park. There are the rows of poplar trees of and... 

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RSK - Okayama rose garden

RSK - Okayama rose garden, Okayama

 bebejepang Says:  There are thousand rose from several types and several places in the world. It is very good park for pleasure.From the website, you can see the flower blooming... 

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Okayama-well worth a day trip

Okayama-well worth a day trip, Okayama

 salisbury3933 Says:  There's enough there with the garden, castle and museums all in the same area to justify spending a day there. The garden is great, although I never could... 

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Tivoly Park in Kurashiki

Tivoly Park in Kurashiki, Okayama

 Libs Says:  OK, this is just an amusement park, but it's really fun. I might not have gone 'cept it was the place of employment of the friend I was visiting at the time. I... 

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Momotaro festival

Momotaro festival, Okayama

 bebejepang Says:  Every summer, usually in the beginning of August, in Okayama city there is Momotaro festival. It is start with firework, followed by dances competetion (caled... 

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Many Islands!

Many Islands!, Okayama

 AyurinHiro Says:  Visit Washuzan Mountain Observatory, where you see a lot of islands and long long bridge. Beautiful! 

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Just Peachy!

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 Okayama City is most famous for being the birthplace of the legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy. It's arguably the most famous and well-known Japanese folktale in the world. Peaches grown in Okayama are... 

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Okayama - gateway to Shikoku Island

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 When you leave the railway station you are greeted by this guy. I first visited this town in 1993. This is one of the few cities in Japan which has trams, a reconstructed castle and a famous garden. 

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Okayama

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 For living, Okayama is better place than other city in Japan. Good weather, not too cold in winter, almost there is no earthquake, and cheap. Located in the middle of Japan, it is can be reach... 

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MOMOTARO!! (PEACH BOY)

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 okayama is famous for MOMO (peaches). there is a japanese tale about a boy named MOMOTARO who grew from inside a peach. he was found by an elderly couple who raised him. they lived in a village that... 

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My town

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 I live in Okayama. This castle with a beautiful dungeon is the Symbol of Okayama. 

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