Kotobukichō
in Kurashiki Shi of Okayama-ken, Japan
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Okayama Airport (12 mi) - Takamatsu Airport (30 mi)
- Hiroshima Airport (50 mi)
- Tokushima Airport (58 mi)
- Tottori Airport (68 mi)
- Miho Yonago Airport (68 mi)
- Kōchi Ryōma Airport (73 mi)
- Izumo Airport (75 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (85 mi)
- Osaka International Airport (96 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.604 and 133.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 36' 13" and E 133° 46' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:26 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:56 am and 4:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.333 and -50.401 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Granjas Getulio Vargas - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Kotobukichō
Kotobukichō in Kurashiki Shi (Okayama-ken) is located in Japan about 343 mi (or 552 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Kotobukichō is now 03:26 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Kotobukichō, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Okayama Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Himeji-jo in a distance of 55 mi (or 89 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kurashiki, Soja, Okayama, Asakuchi and Tamano. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Business Inn Kurashiki
Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel
Kurashiki Ivy Square
APA Hotel Kurashiki Ekimae
Dormy Inn Kurashiki
(RYOKAN) Restaurant & Ryokan Tsurugata
Chisun Inn Kurashiki Mizushima
Toyoko Inn Kurashiki-eki Minami-guchi
White Inn Kurashiki
Kurashiki Business Hotel Mizushima
Videos from this area
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倉敷IC～美観地区(3倍速) Kurashiki City
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倉敷 美観地区 Traditional City Kurashiki (Shot on RED ONE )
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倉敷 からくり時計 The Automaton clock at Kurashiki, near Okayama - Japan
倉敷 からくり時計. This cute Automaton clock can be found in the small city of Kurashiki near Okayama. The video was token using Iphone so the quality isn't the best.
Kurashiki Bikan Area & Okayama Korakuen Garden Misocutlet's photos around Kurashiki, Japan
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くらしき朝市 三斎市 (Japan Kurashiki Morning market)
2013-03-17 くらしき朝市 三斎市 の様子 毎月第３日曜日 JR倉敷駅前 http://sansaiichi.com/ This is the morning market in Kurashiki City. Third Sunday of every month.
Kurashiki Bikan Area 倉敷 美観地区2014.09.30
岡山県倉敷の美観地区を歩きました。早朝にいったことはあるのですが夜はまた風情があっていいですね。
さようなら倉敷チボリ公園(Good by Kurashiki Tivoli park)
今年限りで閉園となる「倉敷チボリ公園」を訪ねた。11年前に開園したこの公園は経営難に因る理由で閉園する事となった。閉園二日前に公園を訪...
倉敷美観地区の川舟流し Nakahashi -Bridge in Kurashiki
2010.4.14撮影。倉敷美観地区にある中橋は、明治10年に架け替えられた、 橋桁が一枚石の太鼓橋。倉敷川には川舟流しがあり、舟から美観地区観光...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Mizushima
The naval battle of Mizushima took place on 17 November 1183. One of the most important bases of the Taira was Yashima, a small island off the coast of Shikoku. In November of 1183, Minamoto no Yoshinaka sent an army to cross the Inland Sea to Yashima, but they were caught by the Taira just offshore of Mizushima (水島), a small island of Bitchu Province, just off Honshū. The Taira tied their ships together, and placed planks across them to form a flat fighting surface.
Muscat Stadium
Muscat Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Kurashiki Sports Park, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It has a capacity of 30,670. It is an all-seater.
Ohara Museum of Art
The Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki was the first collection of Western art to be permanently exhibited in Japan. The museum opened in 1930 and originally consisted almost entirely of French paintings and sculptures of the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection has now expanded to include paintings of the Italian Renaissance and of the Dutch and Flemish 17th century. Well-known American and Italian artists of the 20th century are also included in the collection.
Kurashiki Station
Kurashiki Station is a JR West Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line station located in 1-1 1-chōme, Achi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. All Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line express and limited express trains stop at this station. The Mizushima Coastal Railway Mizushima Main Line Kurashiki-shi Station is near the station.
Kiyone Station
Kiyone Station is a train station located in the district of Tsukubo, city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is located in the former village of Kiyone, a village which was merged with the expanded city of Sōja in March 2005.
Okayama Gakuin University
Okayama Gakuin University is a private university in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. The predecessor of the school, junior women's college, was founded in 1951, and it became a co-ed four-year college in 2002.
Nakashō Station
Nakashō Station is a railway station in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Nishiachi Station
Nishiachi Station is a railway station in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kotobukichō.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kotobukichō, 寿町
