Heres how you can get to the best sightseeing spots around kurashiki from the Kurashiki station.
Matsue Castle SHIMANE
Designated as a national treasure / important cultural property
●About 2.5 hours from JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki
●7：16（→Limited express Yakumo 1）≫JR Matsue（9:40）
●8：16（→Limited express Yakumo 3）≫JR Matsue（10:38）≫（→About 6minutes Taxi） ≫“Matsue Castle”
●7：16（→Limited express Yakumo 1）≫JR Matsue（9:40）
●8：16（→Limited express Yakumo 3）≫JR Matsue（10:38）≫（→About 6minutes Taxi） ≫“Matsue Castle”
- JR Round-trip fee
- About ¥11,000
- Matsue Castle Admission fee
- ¥680
Adachi Museum of Art SHIMANE
Popular museums with Japanese gardens and paintings
●About 3 hours from JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki（→About 2 hours 15 minutes Limited express Yakumo）≫JR Yasugi ≫Free shuttle bus（About 20minutes）≫“Adachi Museum of Art”
- JR Round-trip fee
- About ¥10,000
- Adachi Museum Admission fee
- ¥2,300
Korakuen OKAYAMA
One of Japan’s three famous gardens
●About 30 minutes from JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki（→About 18minutes Local train） ≫JR Okayama
Okayamaekimae（→About 4minutes Tram） ≫Shirosita ≫ About 10minutes On foot≫“Korakuen”
*There is a direct bus service from Okayama Station to
“Korakuen”.¥140
Okayamaekimae（→About 4minutes Tram） ≫Shirosita ≫ About 10minutes On foot≫“Korakuen”
*There is a direct bus service from Okayama Station to
“Korakuen”.¥140
- JR fares
- About ¥330
- Tram fee
- About ¥100
- bus fee
- About ¥100
- Korakuen Admission fee
- About ¥560
AEON Okayama OKAYAMA
West Japan’s largest shopping mall
●About 20 minutes from JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki（→About 18minutes Local train） ≫JR Okayama
* Adjacent to Okayama Station. You can also go from the basement of the station.
* Adjacent to Okayama Station. You can also go from the basement of the station.
- JR fares
- About ¥330
Himeji Castle HYOGO
World Heritage Site & National Treasure
●About 1 hour and 20 minutes from JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki（→About 18minutes Local train）
≫ JR Okayama（→About 20～40minutes Shinkansen Hikari）
*Please note that the Shinkansen stops at Himeji ≫JR Himeji（→About 20minutes on foot or Taxi）≫“Himeji Castle”
≫ JR Okayama（→About 20～40minutes Shinkansen Hikari）
*Please note that the Shinkansen stops at Himeji ≫JR Himeji（→About 20minutes on foot or Taxi）≫“Himeji Castle”
- JR Round-trip fee
- About ¥10,000
- Taxi fee
- About ¥800
- Himeji Castle Admission fee
- ¥400
Naoshima KAGAWA
Popular art island
●About 1 hour and 50 minutes from JR Kurashiki Station
【Going】JR Kurashiki 7：53dep.≫JR Okayama（8:13arr.）≫Seto-Ohashi line（8：24dep.）≫JR Chayamach（i 8：38arr.）≫Uno line（8：41dep.）≫JR Uno（9:10arr.）≫Uno Port Ferry Termina（About 7minutes on foot）≫Uno Port（9：22dep.）≫Miyaura Port (Naoshima 9：42arr.）
【Return】Miyaura Port (Naoshima)16：02dep.（Ferry）≫Uno Port（16:22arr.）≫About 7minutes on foot≫JR Uno（16:34dep.）≫JR Chayamachi（17:05arr.）≫Sanyo main line（17：09dep.）≫JR Okayama（17：29arr.）≫17：41dep.≫JR Kurashiki（17：57arr.）
- JR Round-trip fee
- About ¥1,720
- Ferry Round-trip fee
- About ¥570
Kotohira-gū KAGAWA
Marine traffic protection god
the 785 steps of stone steps to the main shrine, and 1368 steps to Okunoin
●About 1 hour 30 minutes from JR Kurashiki Station
【Going】JR Kurashiki 9：35dep.≫JR Okayama（9:53arr.）≫Seto-Ohashi line 6th home：Limited express Nanpu5 to Koch（i 10:05dep.）≫JR Kotohira（10:58arr.）
【Return】JR Kotohira15：46dep（. Limited express Nanpu18 to Okayama）≫JR Okayama（16:41arr.） ≫2th home（16：57dep.）≫JR Kurashiki（17:10arr.）
- JR Round-trip fee
- About ¥6,500
Itsukushima Shrine HIROSHIMA
UNESCO World Heritage Site & National Treasure
●About 2 hour from JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki（→About 18minutes Local train） ≫JR Okayama（→About 40minutes Shinkansen）≫JR Hirosima（→About 30minutes Local train）≫JR Miyajimaguchi≫About 5minutes on foot≫Miyajimaguchi port≫About 10minutes by ferry ≫Miyajima pier
- JR Round-trip fee
- About ¥13,000
- Ferry Round-trip fee
- About ¥360
- Itsukushima Shrine Admission fee
- About ¥300