To support me you can buy a Dagashi Box here:<br />https://travel-sales-riedel.com/products/dagashibox30 <br /><br />Video: Alexander Riedel <br />Voice: Alexander Riedel <br />Music: <br />https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr/sway<br />https://soundcloud.com/markvard/away<br />https://soundcloud.com/bryomusic/good-vibes<br /><br />For more pictures and video Subscribe to my YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDylmnMOxw5gBJc5g6gtlRw<br /> <br />or check out our linktree with Instagram and more.<br />I also have an online Shop selling Japanese Sweets, Snacks and more! <br />https://linktr.ee/Travel.sales<br /><br /><br />Welcome to Kurashiki (倉敷市) <br /><br />Kurashiki is located in Okayama Prefecture, not far from the prefectural capital of Okayama City. <br />It’s known for the centuries-old buildings and shops of the Bikan Historical Quarter. <br /><br />The Ohara Museum of Art has works by European masters such as El Greco and Monet. <br />Nearby, Japan Rural Toy Museum displays toys from the 1600s to the 1980s. <br /><br />The Archaeological Museum has artifacts from the region’s ancient cultures. <br /><br />You can cruise the district’s narrow central canal in small boats. <br /><br />This is the Kurashiki Ivy Square (倉敷アイビースクエア) it is a complex of brick buildings covered in ivy that includes museums, restaurants and a hotel. <br />The area was the site of the first modern cotton mill in Japan, and the brick buildings were originally built as part of the mill in 1889. <br />During the Edo Period (1603-1867), before the construction of the mill, the site was used as the office of the local magistrate, who exercised control over Kurashiki as the direct representative of the shogun.
