[#2]古き良き日本を感じる倉敷美観地区「倉敷アイビースクエア」に宿泊
This video is a continuation of the previous one, please also see Okayama #1 if you like. We are now on our way to our next destination, where we will be staying after visiting Kibitsu Shrine! Heading to Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter and Kurashiki Ivy Square Arrived! Kurashiki Ivy Square Private parking across from Ivy Square. 500 yen per night for guests Now let’s check in and check out your room! The front desk has a stylish atmosphere and we are looking forward to our room! This time, a twin room costs 29,160 yen! This building is a former factory. Built in 1889 as Kurashiki Spinning Mill Room Tour Start! The guest rooms were renovated on 9/25/2019! Not a big room, but beautiful. Your loungewear is of the gown type. Electricity outlets are also provided at the bedside. TV is 32 inches Keep your desk clear and simple. Also, the light is very stylish! When would you use it? LOL. I don’t know, I just sleep in my room. lol Electric kettle and service drinks Tea and coffee. Refrigerators usually don’t open in one go. lol This one is also beautiful. Air purifier I am very grateful for my hay fever! Now let’s go to the washroom. This one is only a few years old and has been renovated, so it is very clean! Towels and hair dryers are also grouped here. Amenities are also available. Next, this door is a toilet. Of course, it is a toilet seat with warm water. It had lots of explanations. The bathroom door is sketchy! LOL! This time, the bathroom and toilet are separated! I guess I feel more at home here. Overall, the room is nice and new! Let’s head for the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter! Ivy Square is built within the Bikan Historical Quarter. It is a short walk away! The brick wall on the right is also Ivy Square. They’ve already arrived. Both sides of this river are main streets. You can also go sightseeing by boat on this river! You can enjoy a leisurely sightseeing tour for about 15 minutes while listening to the boatman’s guide. When I saw it, everyone was focused on the boat. I almost felt like a Hollywood star. lol The one on the left opened in 2022. It is a commercial complex with six facilities. It includes a Western-style restaurant and stylish accommodations! Try searching for “Kurashiki SOLA.” Boarding fees will change from April 1, 2024. Adults 700 yen, children 350 yen. Tourist Information Center, where you can purchase boarding tickets. It’s one street in from the main street. There are many attractive stores! At the end of the street is exactly the west gate of Ivy Square! From here, turn right and come back from the main street! This street is also home to Kurashiki Pudding and Momotaro’s Karakuri Museum and other museums are located here. On the right, you see a red brick wall. We are now back at the west gate as we were earlier! Next, go a little further from the west gate! The sign on the right, “Maboroshi no Sake” This one was even featured on NHK! Amazake (sweet sake) is also popular, but unfortunately it was closed today. Everywhere you pass is a quaint townscape. I bought some souvenirs here, although I could not buy what I was looking for! We are still moving forward! The store with the streamer on the right is a Turkish grocery store. They also have Turkish ice cream and can do that exchange. lol And in the back, the streets on either side are “Honmachi Dori”! This area also has a nice atmosphere with many restaurants and other stores! Turn right from “Honmachi Dori” and you will see a tunnel. The Tsurugatazan Tunnel was opened in 1926 to commemorate the visit of the Crown Prince (later Emperor Showa) to the area. This time, climb the stairs on the left side, not the tunnel! Kanryuji Gate of Kanryuji Temple Pass by the right side of Kanryuji Temple and continue toward Tsurugatazan Park. A torii gate appears, proceed this way. There is Achi Shrine, and beyond that, Tsurugatazan Park. The view from the approach here was beautiful! Even the roof is uniform and beautiful! We arrived at Achi Shrine! The “Chozuya” was adorably decorated! Passing through Zuijimon Gate to the hall of worship A magnificent shimenawa (sacred straw rope) hangs on the wall. The shimenawa is replaced every year on the second Sunday of December. Main shrine with cypress bark roof They just completed the replacement of the cypress bark roof on the main shrine in 2024! The tree of marriage, located by the main hall. Many omikuji are tied! May you all have a good marriage! Kaguraden” is beautifully decorated. Go down these stairs to return to the Bikan Historical Area! Morita Sake Brewery” down the street It is said to have won a gold medal in the 2013 National New Sake Competition! Sea Cucumber Wall, one of the attractions in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Area We are back to the main street along the river. Ohara Museum of Art can be seen in the back! Opened in 1930, it is said to be the oldest private art museum in Japan! Admission: ¥2,000 for adults, ¥500 for elementary, junior high and high school students Many works by world-famous people are also available! If you are interested in art, please go there! Kurashiki Denim Street The Kojima district of Kurashiki is the birthplace of domestic jeans. Denim products made in Kojima and miscellaneous denim goods are available! Takeout includes blue, denim soft and denim buns! Both the sofa and the bears in the store were made of denim! Now, back to Ivy Square for a moment. Take a walk around the facility until dinner! There is much to see and do in Ivy Square! First, let’s enter through the west gate we just passed through! Kurabo Memorial Hall and Aimi Red Brick Museum are in front! This is the “Ivy School Hall” event space! Kurabo Memorial Museum” ¥300 for adults, ¥250 for students, free for guests! You can experience a variety of pottery making at Aibi Kobo! We were not able to confirm this on this day, but in this pond with carp. They have Monet’s water lilies that have been separated from the stock. Ivy is really hanging on the walls. Some parts of the hotel building retain the red brick walls of the corridor, which are a reminder of the period! Various souvenirs can be purchased! Open 8:00 – 19:00 5% off for hotel guests Stylish aisles The floor pattern is the same as the lobby. The restaurant is on the right in the corridor past the lobby. Restaurant Ivy We will have dinner here tonight! It feels more like dinner than dinner. lol Some things you can’t even tell from the menu. lol ginger ale Fresh Tomatoes with Salmon and Salmon Roe Salmon Roe Salad Kurashiki Renshima Burdock Cream Soup Poiret of sea bream from Setouchi, Mediterranean style Sauteed Shimotsui Octopus with Caviar Okayama Beef Fillet Steak with Shaliapin Sauce Today’s dessert Chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream, strawberries, kiwi After dinner, we will take a walk in Kurashiki at night! It’s beautiful when it’s lit up. I also visited the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter at night! It is close to the hotel, so it is easy to come here! You can enjoy the nice atmosphere at night because there are not many people! There are several inns along the river. The view from there must be nice too! The building with beautiful sea cucumber walls in the back is the Kurashiki Archaeology Museum. A museum converted from an Edo Period storehouse, where you can feel the ancient history of Kibi. This is “Kurashiki Mingeikan.” Durable and beautiful items used in people’s daily lives are called “Mingei” (folk crafts). It is a facility that exhibits and sells such things! We returned to Ivy Square! Here you will find the “Ivy Shop” souvenir store and Funa Winery’s own store. There is a street piano on the left side, but I will play this one another time. lol Now let’s take a bath and go to sleep! Good morning! We had “dinner” yesterday at Restaurant Ivy. Breakfast will be served! Different room from yesterday, buffet style. I’m glad they have a wide variety of beverages. It’s a great breakfast that includes meat, fish, and vegetables! Thanks for the treat! Now let’s head to our first destination! The first destination is “Kojima Jeans Street”. 30 min. On our way there, we saw an unusual building! Like “Tower of Terror”! I immediately looked it up! Then, it was an unexpected facility! The building we saw earlier was the “Kurashiki City Hall Main Building”! Arrival! Thank you for watching until the end!
岡山県の大人気観光地「倉敷美観地区」に行ってきました
宿泊は倉敷美観地区内にあります「倉敷アイビースクエア」です
『目次』
0:00 オープニング
0:51 アイビースクエア
5:20 倉敷美観地区
12:38 阿智神社
15:24 倉敷美観地区
17:15 アイビースクエア散策
19:01 夕食(レストラン蔦)
20:15 夜の倉敷
22:46 朝食
23:31 児島ジーンズストリート移動
24:25 エンディング
「タグ」
#倉敷 #倉敷美観地区 #アイビースクエア #岡山 #倉敷デニムストリート