Kurashiki

We took the shinkansen from Nagoya to Okayama - this was N700 Nozomi and we passed Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe on the way. We, of course, grabbed some food for the journey and a small wine bottle with a thimble for a glass 😄

Arriving in Okayama, we then took a local train the final 20 minutes to Kurashiki and walked to our apartment for the next three nights. We decided we'd go to a nearby supermarket and grab some breakfast items and also something for dinner. The choice of precooked and packaged meals is astounding. We bought some gyoza and some cooked and marinated chicken pieces and salad for dinner and some wine to go with.

After an afternoon snack and wine, we went for a walk to the Bikan historical area. It's full of old storehouses' lining canals. This place was a prosperous industrial and trading town. And had Japan's first modern cotton gin.

The streets had lots of people wandering around - we think it's some sort of holiday - autumn equinox. It was actually very pleasant, the first cooler evening, with a beautiful light breeze. There was even a light projection show for passers by - a mini enlighten!

We returned 'home' for our dinner and watched a Japanese singing show on TV - limited TV entertainment 😄En savoir plus