Kurashiki
in Kurashiki Shi of Okayama-ken, Japan
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Okayama Airport (13 mi) - Takamatsu Airport (29 mi)
- Hiroshima Airport (49 mi)
- Tokushima Airport (57 mi)
- Tottori Airport (69 mi)
- Miho Yonago Airport (70 mi)
- Kōchi Ryōma Airport (72 mi)
- Izumo Airport (76 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (85 mi)
- Osaka International Airport (96 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.583 and 133.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 34' 59" and E 133° 45' 59"
- 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: 07:52 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:44 am and 4:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.333 and -50.401 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Granjas Getulio Vargas - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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 Kurashiki
Kurashiki in Kurashiki Shi (Okayama-ken) with it's 437,581 inhabitants is a city in Japan about 343 mi (or 553 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Kurashiki is now 07:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Kurashiki, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Okayama Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North. 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 56 mi (or 90 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: Soja, Asakuchi, Okayama, Tamano and Takahashi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
11°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
(RYOKAN) Kurashiki Yuga Onsen Santoka
Business Inn Kurashiki
APA Hotel Kurashiki Ekimae
Chisun Inn Kurashiki Mizushima
Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel
Toyoko Inn Kurashiki-eki Minami-guchi
Dormy Inn Kurashiki
(RYOKAN) Restaurant & Ryokan Tsurugata
Kurashiki Ivy Square
Court Hotel Kurashiki
Videos from this area
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JR Kojima Station, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
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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。
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...
Kurashiki Station Shinkansen - 倉敷駅 新幹線
Arrival of Shinkansen in Kurashiki Station westbound towards Hiroshima.
雪の倉敷中心市街地パノラマ (Kurashiki City Snow)
倉敷市民会館南側の、向山から見た雪の倉敷市 中心市街地。 2008年01月29日.
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[Canon C100] 倉敷美観地区 - Kurashiki, Japan
倉敷美観地区にて、Canon C100を使っての撮影。 楽しそうに鯉にえさをやる子供達や街の雰囲気を味わいに来ている多くの観光客で賑わいを見せるエ...
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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.
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 Kurashiki.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kurasiki, Kurashiki, كوراشيكي، أوكاياما, Kuraşiki, Курашики, کوراشیکی، اوکایاما, 倉敷市, 倉敷, 구라시키 시, Kurasiki-chhī, Курасики, คุระชิกิ, Kurasyiki, Курасікі
