Places where visitors can enjoy the atmosphere of good old Japan and a quaint landscape
A town that retains the atmosphere ofthe good old days Visitors can enjoy a port town, Japanese literature, and historical sites
≫ Area ≫ Tamashima/Mabi/Funao Area Tamashima/Mabi/Funao Area
Places where visitors can enjoy the atmosphere of good old Japan and a quaint landscape
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Tamashima Townscape Preservation District
玉島の町並み保存地区
玉島の町並み保存地区
Tea culture of Tamashima
玉島の茶文化
玉島の茶文化
Tea culture of Tamashima
玉島の茶文化
玉島の茶文化
"Let's enjoy traditional Japanese sweets that go with tea as well as Japanese culture"
As Tamashima flourished as a town with a commercial port, merchants used teahouses to interact with each other. In its heyday, the town had approximately 400 teahouses and was lined with tea utensil shops and Japanese confectionery shops. There still remain some of those shops.
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Old Yunoki House (Saiso-tei)
旧柚木家住宅（西爽亭）
旧柚木家住宅（西爽亭）
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Old Yunoki House (Saiso-tei)
旧柚木家住宅（西爽亭）
旧柚木家住宅（西爽亭）
"Appearance that gives a sense of romance"
This is the former house of the Yunoki family that served the Bichu Matsuyama domain lord. Its distinctive structure and appearance give a quaint look. In this house, Ataka Kumata, the chief retainer of the domain, committed suicide with a sword at the end of the Edo period to take full responsibility for the domain.
- OPEN
- 9：00〜17：00
- CLOSED
- Mondays (If a Monday falls on a public holiday, the next day)
- FEE
- Free of charge
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Statue of Kibi no Makibi
吉備真備公の像
吉備真備公の像
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Statue of Kibi no Makibi
吉備真備公の像
吉備真備公の像
Kibi no Makibi visited China twice in the Nara period and is reflected in his knowledge of politics and culture. He is said to have introduced the game of go to Japan and invented the katakana syllabary.
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Makibi Park
まきび公園
まきび公園
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Makibi Park
まきび公園
まきび公園
This park was built in commemoration of the construction of the monument of Kibi no Makibi in China. In this park, there is a place where visitors can enjoy food and tea and buy local produce and craftworks.
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Kurashiki City Mabi Furusato History Museum
倉敷市真備ふるさと歴史館
倉敷市真備ふるさと歴史館
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Kurashiki City Mabi Furusato History Museum
倉敷市真備ふるさと歴史館
倉敷市真備ふるさと歴史館
The museum exhibits materials concerning the lifestyle of villagers and the creative ideas for developing industries in the Edo period.
- OPEN
- 10：00〜16：00
- CLOSED
- Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, December 28 to January 4
- FEE
- Free of charge
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Birthplace of Kosuke Kindaichi
金田一耕助生誕の町
金田一耕助生誕の町
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Birthplace of Kosuke Kindaichi
金田一耕助生誕の町
金田一耕助生誕の町
Mabi-cho, Kurashiki City, is the birthplace of Kosuke Kindaichi, the most famous fictional detective in Japan. Mabi-cho is not only the place in which the novel is set but also the location for the movies and TV dramas.
【The evacuation house of Seishi Yokomizo】
- OPEN
- 10：00〜16：00
- CLOSED
- Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, December 29 to January 3
- FEE
- Free of charge
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The statue of Kosuke Kindaichi
金田一耕助キャラクター像
金田一耕助キャラクター像
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The statue of Kosuke Kindaichi
金田一耕助キャラクター像
金田一耕助キャラクター像
"The most famous mystery character in Japan!"
Kosuke Kindaichi is a fictional private detective who appears in a mystery novel by Seishi Yokomizo and one of the three most famous detectives in Japan.
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Funao Winery
船穂ワイナリー
船穂ワイナリー
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Funao Winery
船穂ワイナリー
船穂ワイナリー
Kurashiki City is one of the biggest producers of the queen of fruits, Muscat of Alexandria. Funao Winery produces wine using plenty of muscats produced in Funao-cho. Visitors can not only buy wine but can also learn the history of muscat cultivation, see how wine is produced, and taste the wine.
- OPEN
- 9：00〜17：00
- CLOSED
- Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3)
Tamashima/Mabi/Funao Area Map
Tamashima was once a group of small islands scattered in the Seto Inland Sea. However, as new rice fields and the water transportation systems by Kitamae-bune and Takase-bune were developed in the Edo period, Tamashima flourished as a port town. There still remains a historical townscape with a lot of tile-roofed merchant houses and earthen storehouses with mushiko windows, lattices, plaster walls, and namako walls.