The first public school in Japan, Edo-era Shizutani Gakko has wood interiors with glossy lacquered floors and beautifully preserved Bizen-yaki roof tiles. Its gardens are especially picturesque in spring. The school is about 3.2km southeast from Yoshinaga station, 40 minutes by train from Okayama (楼580). Buses from Yoshinaga are infrequent, but it's walkable in 45 to 55 minutes; ask at the station for directions.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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贬颈尘别箩颈-箩艒 is Japan's most magnificent castle, built in 1580 by general Toyotomi Hideyoshi and one of only a few original castles from that era (most are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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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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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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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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This kiln and gallery-shop is run by the Kimura family, one of the six original families granted official permission in the early 1600s to produce pottery鈥
Marukin Soy Sauce Historical Museum
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Sh艒do-shima was famous for its soybeans long before olives arrived, and several old soy-sauce companies are still in business here. Marukin has a small鈥
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This yellow pumpkin sculpture, by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, has become a symbol of Naoshima. It's perched on the end of a small jetty. Pumpkins are鈥
Nearby Western Honsh奴 attractions
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This understated, pretty wooden shrine sits among the trees and bamboo groves of the hills behind Imbe.
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A simple shrine in a leafy setting, decorated with Bizen-yaki (Bizen pottery) figures of the animals of the Chinese zodiac. To get there, exit Imbe鈥
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Tempogama is a large kiln ruin (c 1832), a short walk up a lane leading off Imbe's main street of shops and galleries. The kiln is fenced off for鈥
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This kiln and gallery-shop is run by the Kimura family, one of the six original families granted official permission in the early 1600s to produce pottery鈥
5. Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramics Art Museum
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This ceramics-focused museum exhibits pieces from the Muromachi (1333鈥1568) and Momoyama (1568鈥1600) periods, plus work by several modern artists who have鈥
6. Friends of Bizen-yaki Ceramics Society
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Gallery and shop on the 2nd floor of the Imbe station building, displaying a wide range of ceramics by contemporary potters.
7. Inujima Seirensho Art Museum
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The drawcard of little Inujima island is this copper refinery converted into an eco-building, displaying artist Yanagi Yukinori's surreal take on the鈥
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Prominent Taish艒-era artist and poet Takehisa Yumeji (1884鈥1934) is particularly known for his bijin-ga (images of beautiful women), and various wistfully鈥