Okayama Korakuen
by Happy-chen
May 6, 2025
#Domestic Travel Strategy
Okayama Prefecture is surrounded by the Seto Inland Sea and the Chugoku Mountains, and is known as the "Sunny Land Okayama" because of its warm climate and many sunny days.
Retro townscapes such as Korakuen, one of Japan's three most famous gardens, and Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter remain.
If you are planning a trip to Okayama, please read to the end and use this as a reference for sightseeing efficiently.
πΈArea: Okayama, Kurashiki, Takahashi, Soja, Tsuyama
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πΈTime required: 2 days
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πΈTransportation: Train, rental car, bus, walking
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This time, we visited 7 spots.
Day 1
9:00 Okayama Station
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β πAbout 17km, about 20 minutes
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γ9:20 Kurashiki Station
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β πΆAbout 900m About 15 minutes
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βΆ 9:40 Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
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β Kurashiki Station β Okayama Station π About 17km About 20 minutes
β Okayama Station β Okayama Castle ππΆ About 2km About 25 minutes
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β· 13:30 Okayama Castle
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β πΆ About 550m About 8 minutes
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βΈ 15:00 Korakuen
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γγ17:00 Hotel
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Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
πChuo, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, 710-0046
Okayama Castle
π2-3-1 Marunouchi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, 700-0823
Okayama Korakuen
π1-5 Korakuen, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, 703-8257
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Day 2
8:00 Okayama Station
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β Rental carπAbout 50km About 1 hour (toll road)
β From Fuigo Pass Parking Lot (5th station of Gagyuyama) to the castle tower
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βΆ 9:30 Bitchu Matsuyama Castle Ruins
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β πAbout 34km About 1 hour
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β· 11:30 Oninojo Castle
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β πAbout 13km About 30 minutes
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βΈ 13:00 Bitchu Takamatsu Castle
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β πAbout 87km About 1.5 hours (toll road)
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βΉ 15:30 Tsuyama Castle
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β π About 61km About 1.5 hours
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γγ18:00 Return rental car
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Bicchu Matsuyama Castle
π1 Yamashita, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, 716-0004
Oni Castle Ruins
πSoja City, Okayama Prefecture, 719-1101
Bicchu Takamatsu Castle Ruins
π558 Takamatsu, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, 701-1335
Tsuyama Castle
π708-0022 135 Yamashita, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture
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