Culture Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art JJ Walsh This thoroughly modern gallery was Japan's first public museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art, located in Hijiyama..
Area Higashi-Hiroshima Most well-known for its annual sake festival in Saijo every October, visitors to Higashi-Hiroshima can get a feel for its sake heritage by dropping by the Sakagura Dōri area and witnessing w..
Culture Get Your Kicks on Route 28 Kenji Chida A cool way to see Okayama, cycle from the city to Ushimado along Route 28. Get healthy, spend time in spiritual thought and finish..
Shopping Teori Company in Kurashiki Judith Mikami Teori Company located in the hills of Mabi Town. Continuing the long tradition of crafting bamboo and, in collaboration with local..
Area Setouchi A rural city with about 40,000 residents, Setouchi City is a new kid on the block in Okayama Prefecture. It consists of the towns of Ushimado, Oku and Osafune and is bordered by both Okayama and..
Area Niimi Niimi City has a population of about 34,000 and is located in the north part of the Prefecture. Over the years smaller towns and villages have been amalgamated, so Niimi now consists of Osa,..
Culture An ni Shrine Kenji Chida An ni Shrine is tucked away in the southeast corner of Okayama City on the border with Ushimado in an area called Saidaiji Ichinomiya...
Area Tottori City Is it a city near the sea or the sea near a city? It’s your choice I guess. Tottori City is the expected and unexpected really. The capital of Tottori prefecture with around 200,000 residents..