Shin-Kurashiki Station × Accommodation With Soothing Babbling StreamRecommended Hotel·Ryokan

The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, which became a Tenryo (directly governed land) in 1632, still vividly preserves the atmosphere of its past. The area is lined with merchant houses featuring lattice windows and walls with traditional honeycomb patterns, while the black-tiled rooftops create a striking silhouette against the sky. Its timeless charm continues to captivate visitors.Kurashiki Inn is located in the heart of the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. This culinary inn offers a serene retreat with its traditional architecture and tranquil garden views. The guest rooms, limited to just 8, are renovated from historical buildings such as an Edo-period storage house.

A traditional Japanese Ryokan, "Ryokan Tsurugata," where you can fully immerse yourself in the historic charm of Kurashiki. Located in the heart of the Bikan Historical Quarter, this distinguished Ryokan boasts a history spanning approximately 280 years. Despite its modest size, it retains traces of its prosperous past in every corner. Enjoy exquisite dishes prepared by our head chef using fresh seafood from Seto Inland Sea and local ingredients, served in the comfort of your Room. An evening stroll through the serene Bikan Historical Quarter after dinner is also highly recommended.

Toto Kurashiki Mingeikan Minami Accommodation consists of three Accommodations—“Riverside Accommodation,” “Inner Accommodation,” and “Rear Accommodation”—created by restoring a building long used as a medical clinic into an Accommodation.“Riverside Accommodation” is a renovated attic space in a Meiji-era building that served as a clinic for many years. Enjoy views of the Kurashiki River from the window.“Inner Accommodation” offers a calm atmosphere with tatami mats and shoji screens, with views of the Kurashiki Mingeikan to the north and Mingei Plaza to the south.“Rear Accommodation” sits slightly set back from the main street, offering pleasant borrowed scenery through its windows.Located between the Kurashiki Mingeikan and the Japan Folk Toy Museum, this is a place where you can feel history and culture through its connections with neighboring Facilities—please enjoy a relaxing stay.

Toto Japanese Folk Toy Museum Kura no Yado is a private rental Accommodation created by renovating a rice storehouse on the banks of the Kurashiki River, said to be the oldest among the museum’s group of buildings. From the windows facing the river, you can enjoy views of the water and townscape, with Mukoyama in the distance. The Japanese Folk Toy Museum is a privately run museum specializing in folk toys, collecting and exhibiting traditional toys made across Japan from the Edo period through the early Showa era. This kura also marks where it all began: in 1967 (Showa 42), when the museum opened at the recommendation of Yoshinosuke Tonomura, first director of the Kurashiki Folkcraft Museum, it served as its very first exhibition room. We hope you will enjoy a relaxing stay while feeling the prayers and wishes embodied in these folk toys, along with each region’s history and culture.