A Brief History of the Seto Inland Sea
A quick look at the history of Setouchi, the area around the Seto Inland Sea.
SETOUCHI TOURS
Kōrakuen Garden
Kurashiki is best known for the Bikan Historical Quarter, now preserved as a historic district, with many of former storehouses converted into characterful shops, museums, and cafés.
Kurashiki
Kurashiki is best known for the Bikan Historical Quarter, now preserved as a historic district, with many of former storehouses converted into characterful shops, museums, and cafés.
Miura Senzaburō
Miura Senzaburō was a Japanese sake brewer whose “Miura method” of brewing sake with soft water, invented in 1887, laid the foundation for the development of the renowned Hiroshima sake. He’s also known as the father of ginjō sake.
Masataka Taketsuru
Taketsuru Masataka, known to his friends as Massan, was a brewer and distiller from Takehara. He’s known as the founder of Japan’s whisky industry and Nikka Whisky.
Taketsuru Sake Brewery
The museum displays materials related to the local salt and sake industry, and exhibits related to the city’s people, history, and culture.
Nipponia Hotels
Nipponia Hotels has an innovative and sustainable ‘distributed hotel’ concept that is revitalising rural Japan.
Museum of History and Folklore
The museum displays materials related to the local salt and sake industry, and exhibits related to the city’s people, history, and culture.
Ōkunoshima Island
A small island with a rich history, populated entirely by rabbits.