{"id":30169,"date":"2019-09-23T05:54:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T21:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=30169"},"modified":"2026-03-14T19:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T11:41:14","slug":"11-days-in-chugoku-kyushu-day-07-kurashiki-shinkei-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2019\/09\/23\/11-days-in-chugoku-kyushu-day-07-kurashiki-shinkei-en\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Days in Ch\u016bgoku & Kyushu – Day 07 – Kurashiki – Shinkei-en"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kurashiki is located in Okayama Prefecture, and is a short 11 minute train ride away from Okayama Station. The centerpiece of Kurashiki is the canal area that dates back to the Edo Period of the 16th century when Okayama served as an important rice distribution center. The canal area \u2014 Bikan Historical Quarter \u2014 is about a kilometer walk from the station, and nearing the start of the district is a lovely Japanese landscape garden called Shinkei-en<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Most visitors apparently do not visit this garden and I was the only person around. The garden is extremely compact; it’ll take you under a minute to walk through it, but it is an absolutely lovely spot to soak in the serenity. Admission is free. Oddly, the photos taken on the Oppo Reno turned out even nicer than those on the Sony A73 for this visit!<\/p>\n

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Summary<\/strong>: There is no admission fee, and it’s on your way to Bikan Historical Quarter. Why are you still wondering…?! :)<\/p>\n

Continuing toward the Bikan Historical Quarter in the next post<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kurashiki is located in Okayama Prefecture, and is a short 11 minute train ride away from Okayama Station. The centerpiece of Kurashiki is the canal area that dates back to the Edo Period of the 16th century when Okayama served<\/p>\n

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