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| It takes about 20 minutes from Okayama Station to Okayama Castle on foot. In the case of Tram:Take the train for Higashiyama, get off at "Shiroshita"and walk about 10 minutes. |
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| Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art | Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art | |||||
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(Main Exhibits) The museum's permanent exhibits: A collection of works
by artists from Okayama Prefecture.:Sesshu, Miyamoto,Musashi Urakami,Gyokudo
Kuniyoshi,Ysuo Sakata,Kazuo Satake,Toku (Admission) (General) Adult \300 Student(Senior high/College)\200 Student(Elementary/Junior high/ 65years and older)Free (Group) 20 or more people: discount 20 persons *Admission for special exhibition varies each time. (Openning Hours)9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) (Closed)Mon.(Following day if Monday is a national holiday) Dec.28-Jan.4 *Also temporarily closed before and after special exhibitions. 8-48 Tenjin-cho Okayama City TEL086-225-4800 (P)45 extra.37 Home Page |
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| Okayama Prefectural Museum | Okayama Prefectural Museum | |||||
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(Main Exhibits) A collection of artifacts displaying the history and culture
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| Yumeji Art Museum | Yumeji Art Museum | |||||
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(Main Exhibits) Collection of Yumeji Takehisa. He is a famous artist of "Taisyo roman" (Admission) (General) Adult\700 Student(Junior high/Senior high/college)\400 Student(Elementary)\300 (Group)20 or more people: discount 20 percents (Openning Hours)9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) (Closed) Mon. Dec.28-Jan.1 2-1-32 Hama Okayama City TEL086-271-1000 (P)10 Bus 2 Home Page |
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| Hayashibara Museum of Art | Hayashibara Museum of Art | |||||
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(Main Exhibits) A collection of Ikeda (former Okayama Feudal lord). Swords, Art. Old Bizen Pottery,etc. (Admission) (General) Adult Student(College)\300 Student(Senior high)\200 Student(Elementary/Junior high)\100 (Group)20 or more people:discount 20 percents *Admission for special exhibition varies each time. (Openning Hours)9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) (Closed)Year-end and New year holidays *Also temporarily closed before and after special exhibitions. 2-7-15 Marunouti Okayama City TEL086-223-1733 iPj5 Home Page |
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| Okayama Orient Museum @ | Okayama Orient Museum @ | |||||
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(Main Exhibits) A colletion of some 3,000 Near Eastern archacological findings from prehistoric times to the Islamic age. (Admission) (General) Adult \300 Student(Senior high/College)\200 Student(Elementary/Junior high)\100 Senior(65years and older)Free (Group)20 or more people: Adult\240 Student(Senior high/College)\160 Student(Elementary/Junior high)\80 *Admission for special exhibition varies each time. (Openning Hours)9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) (Closed)Mon.(Following day if Monday is a national holiday) Dec.28-Jan.4 *Also temporarily closed before and after special exhibitions. 9-31 Tenjin-cho Okayama City TEL086-232-3636 (P)no parking Home Page |
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| Okayama Symphony Hall | Okayama Symphony Hall | |||||
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Various events are held in the main hall equipped with the best in sound
and facilities. Tourist Information Center and the shop for Special Products of Okayama are located in this building. (Openning Hours) 9:00-22:00 (Closed) Tue.(2nd and 4th) (Folloeing day if Tuesday is a national horiday) Dec.28-Jan.4 1-5-1 Omote-cho Okayama City TEL086-234-2001 iP) Municipal Parking |
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| Tenjinyama Culture Plaza | Tenjinyama Culture Plaza | |||||
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Various culture events are held in this Plaza. (Admission) Varies each Event. (Opening Hours) Exhibition Room:9:00-18:00 Hall:9:00-22:00 Training Room:9:00-22:00 Meeting Room:9:00-17:00 Culture and Information Center:9:00-18:00 (Closed) Mon. Dec.28-Jan.4 8-54 Tenjin-cho OKayama City TELi086j226-5005@FAXi086j226-5008 (P) possible |
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| Okayama Castle | Okayama Castle | |||||
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Okayama Castle was built some 400years ago by Lord Hideie Ukita who governed
Okayama ,then province of Bizen. Its donjon and watch towers were once
designated National Treasures,as they fully showed the spirit of the Azuchi-Momoyama
period in their beauty and grandeur. The donjon, called "Crow Castle"
because of its dark appearance,burnt down in World War U, and reconstructed
in 1966. (Admission) (General) Adult \300 Child \140 (Opening Hours)9:00-17:00 (Closed) Ttemporarily closed before and after special exhibitions. 2-3-1 Marunouti Okayama City TEL086-225-2096 iPj50 Municipal Parking Home Page |
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| Korakuen Garden@ |
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In 1687, Ikeda Tsunamasa, daimyo (Japanese feudal lord), orderd Tsuda Nagatada to begin construction of Korakuen and completed in 1700. This is one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan(Mito Kairakuen Garden,Kanazawa Kenrokuen Garden). (Admission) (General) Adult \350 Child \140 (Group)20% discount for the group of over 30 people. (Opening Hours) 7:30-18:00(Apr.-Sep) 8:00-17:00(Oct.-Mar.) (Closed) Open all year (P) 150 Bus25 Free Home Page |
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| Renaiss Hall | Renaiss Hal | |||||
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Renewed the Bank of Japan Okayama Branch which was builed in 1922,and opend
as music hall. Multipurpose Hall-Accommodation:280 Person 1-6-20 Uchisange Okayama City TEL086-225-3003 (P) no parking Home Page |
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| Okayama Prefectural Library |
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Before Okayama Prefectural Office. have a library of 2.3million(reading room:300thousand stack room:2million) 2-6-30 Marunouchi Okayama City TEL086-224-1286 (P)174δ@Free@ |
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| Kibiji Literary Hall | ibiji Literary Hall | |||||
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(Main Exhibita) A collection of literaries,manuscripts,articles of Masamune,Hakutyo
Uchida,Hyakken Tsubota,jyoji (Admission) (General) Adult\400 Student(Senior high/College)\300 Student(Elementary/Junior high)\200 (Group)10 or more people:discount 20 percents (Openning Hours)9:30-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) (Closed)Mon.(Following day if Monday is a national holiday) Dec.28-Jan.4 3-5-35 Minamigata Okayama City TEL086-223-7411 iP)10 |
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