Steep stone steps lead up to this shrine in 罢蝉耻谤耻驳补迟补-测补尘补-办艒别苍, a park that overlooks the old area of town. The shrine is home to a wisteria tree thought to be 300 to 500 years old.
The steps are a short walk from Kurashiki's Bikan canal area.
香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
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Konpira-san or, more formally, Kotohira-g奴, was originally a Buddhist and Shint艒 temple dedicated to the guardian of mariners. It became exclusively a鈥
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碍艒谤补办耻-别苍 draws the crowds with its reputation as one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. It has expansive lawns broken up by ponds, teahouses鈥
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One of the most beautiful gardens in the country, 搁颈迟蝉耻谤颈苍-办艒别苍 dates from the mid-1600s and took more than a century to complete. Designed as a walking鈥
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In Honmura, half a dozen traditional buildings have been turned over to contemporary artists to use as the setting for creative installations, often鈥
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The island of Sensui-jima is just five minutes across the water from Tomo-no-ura town, though vastly different for its rugged natural beauty, as there are鈥
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Zents奴-ji, Temple 75 of the sacred 88, is the largest of the temples 鈥 most of the other 87 could fit in its car park. This is where K艒b艒 Daishi was born,鈥
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Teshima's art 'museum' impresses for its architecture 鈥 a monumental concrete shell, forming a low teardrop-shaped dome on the hillside, designed by Tokyo鈥
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About 500m north of Yashima station, Shikoku-mura is an excellent village museum that houses old buildings transported here from all over Shikoku and鈥
Nearby Western Honsh奴 attractions
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Buddhist temple with interesting wooden carvings of animal spirits in the eaves, near Kurashiki's Bikan quarter. Enter from the side street off Honmachi鈥
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Buddhist temple on the edge of 罢蝉耻谤耻驳补迟补-测补尘补-办艒别苍 park, with fine views across town.
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Learn about the history of the Japanese textile industry at this museum at historic Ivy Square.
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This is Kurashiki's premier museum, housing the predominantly Western art collection amassed by local textile magnate 艑hara Magosabur艒 (1880鈥1943), with鈥
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Present-day Ivy Square was once the site of 艑hara's Kurab艒 textile factories. The company moved into more modern premises a long time ago, and the ivy鈥
6. Kurashiki Museum of Folk-craft
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This museum is housed in an attractive complex of rice warehouses dating from the late 18th century, with interesting exhibits of exquisite household鈥
7. Momotar艒 Karakuri Hakubutsukan
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Part gallery and part fun-house, this small museum is devoted to local legend Momotar艒, with memorabilia, toys and depictions of the 'peach boy' from over鈥
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Four rooms are crammed with displays of wooden toys, masks, dolls and spinning tops (including a world-record breaker), as well as a colourful array of鈥