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Two days: castle/garden or Kurashiki stay?

Stay one night near Okayama Station for separate castle and Korakuen days, or near Kurashiki Station for streets and Ohara art. Both include day-two sightseeing and do not fit morning departures.

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2 days / 1 night A

Separate days for Okayama Castle and garden

Stay one night near Okayama Station and give keep exhibitions and garden a day each. Use both days for sightseeing without intercity train travel.

Separate days for Okayama Castle and garden →2 days / 1 night B

Kurashiki streets and Ohara art

Stay one night near Kurashiki Station. Explore streets and shops first, then art on day two. Both days stay within Kurashiki’s walking area.

Kurashiki streets and Ohara art →
2 days / 1 night A

Separate days for Okayama Castle and garden

Stay one night near Okayama Station and give keep exhibitions and garden a day each. Use both days for sightseeing without intercity train travel.

Day 1: Okayama Castle keep

Explore the keep at Okayama Castle.

  1. Okayama Station and hotel → Okayama Castle

    Take a Higashiyama-bound tram from Okayama-ekimae to Shiroshita. Allow about five minutes aboard and ten walking from the stop to the castle entrance, plus waiting. Distinguish Seikibashi-bound services.

    Okayama CastleChoose the routeHigashiyama-bound timetableOfficial tram fares

  2. Okayama Castle entrance → Okayama Castle and meal

    Allow about 90 minutes for keep exhibitions. Adult admission is 500 yen; the keep opens at 09:00, last admission 17:00. No garden visit is added today; eat near the castle or in the city.

    Okayama CastleChoose the routeOfficial tram faresShiroshita return timetable

  3. Okayama Castle → Okayama hotel

    Walk to Shiroshita and take an Okayama-ekimae-bound tram back. The two castle-day rides cost 160 yen each, totalling 320. Stay in Okayama tonight.

    Higashiyama-bound timetableShiroshita return timetableOkayama CastleOfficial tram fares

Day 2: Korakuen

Spend the day walking through Korakuen.

  1. Okayama Station and hotel → Korakuen

    Official guidance gives about 25 minutes on foot from Okayama Station to Korakuen. Visit only the garden, separately from yesterday’s castle, walking both ways instead of using trams.

    Korakuen English fees/hours (free-admission end date in Japanese guidance)Current Korakuen informationOfficial tram faresOfficial Korakuen walking/tram access

  2. Korakuen entrance → Korakuen and meal

    Allow about 90 minutes around the pond and buildings. Standard individual admission is 500 yen, separate from yesterday’s castle fee. From 1 October to 19 March, hours are 08:00–17:00, last admission 16:45. On departure day, allow the return walk too.

    Korakuen English fees/hours (free-admission end date in Japanese guidance)Current Korakuen informationOfficial tram fares

  3. Korakuen → Okayama Station and hotel

    Return by the same route to Okayama Station, about 25 minutes on foot, where this course ends. If rain prompts a tram return, add the 160-yen one-way Shiroshita–Okayama-ekimae fare.

    Korakuen English fees/hours (free-admission end date in Japanese guidance)Current Korakuen informationOfficial tram faresOfficial Korakuen walking/tram access

Partial total of checked items: 1,320 yen

Included: Castle 500 yen + garden 500 + trams 160 × 2 = 320.

Extra costs and conditions: The garden journey on day two is on foot. Accommodation, meals, airport travel, luggage storage, boat rides, paid prayers and additional activities are extra. Recheck train/bus connections, exhibitions and closures for your date.

Okayama CastleCurrent Korakuen informationOfficial tram fares

2 days / 1 night B

Kurashiki streets and Ohara art

Stay one night near Kurashiki Station. Explore streets and shops first, then art on day two. Both days stay within Kurashiki’s walking area.

Day 1: historical-quarter streets

Walk the streets of Bikan Historical Quarter.

  1. Kurashiki Station and hotel → Bikan Historical Quarter

    From Kurashiki Station’s south exit, follow the tourism map about 800 metres/10 minutes to the quarter’s entrance. This differs from the approximately 15-minute walk to Ohara’s main building.

    Official Bikan Historical Quarter informationOfficial Kurashiki walking mapOhara access

  2. Historical-quarter entrance → Historical quarter and meal

    Start at the canal, then explore white-walled Honmachi/Higashimachi streets. Allow two to three hours including lunch and shops. Today, you walk the streets without visiting a museum, taking a boat ride or joining activities. Check meal/purchase costs and individual shop opening separately.

    Official Bikan Historical Quarter informationOfficial Kurashiki walking mapOhara access

  3. Bikan Historical Quarter → Kurashiki hotel

    Leave the quarter and walk back to Kurashiki Station’s south side. Stay in Kurashiki tonight.

    Official Bikan Historical Quarter informationOfficial Kurashiki walking map

Day 2: Ohara Museum of Art

Spend the day viewing art at Ohara Museum of Art.

  1. Kurashiki Station and hotel → Ohara Museum of Art

    From the south exit, follow quarter streets about 15 minutes to Ohara’s main-building ticket office at 1-1-15 Chuo. The 10-minute walk to the quarter’s entrance does not take you all the way there.

    Official Ohara Museum informationOhara access

  2. Ohara Museum entrance → Ohara Museum and meal

    Allow two to three hours for main-building Western paintings, the Craft Art/Eastern Art galleries and Torajiro Kojima Memorial Hall. The three-building standard ticket costs 2,000 yen; re-entry to the same building is generally prohibited. The memorial hall opens at 10:00 and closes at 16:00 March–November or 15:00 December–February. Check these differences from the main building’s seasonal last admission; adjust your visit date if time for all three is insufficient. Audio guides, meals and purchases are extra.

    Official Ohara Museum informationOhara access

  3. Ohara Museum of Art → Kurashiki Station and hotel

    After visiting, walk about 15 minutes back to Kurashiki Station, where this course ends.

    Official Ohara Museum informationOhara access

Partial total of checked items: 2,000 yen

Included: Standard three-building Ohara ticket: 2,000 yen.

Extra costs and conditions: Both days use walks within Kurashiki. Accommodation, meals, airport travel, luggage storage, boat rides, paid prayers and additional activities are extra. Recheck train/bus connections, exhibitions and closures for your date.

Official Ohara Museum information

Frequently asked questions

What do castle and garden cost on separate days?

The route totals castle 500 yen + garden 500 + first-day return trams 320 = 1,320. Walk both ways to the garden on day two; individual admission tickets are used.

Okayama CastleCurrent Korakuen informationOfficial tram fares

Are the quarter entrance and Ohara the same walk from Kurashiki Station?

The tourism map gives about 800 metres/10 minutes to the street entrance. Museum guidance gives about 15 minutes to Ohara’s main building. Add hotel–station walking separately by address.

Official Kurashiki walking mapOhara access

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