Kurashiki became a wealthy trading town, connected to the sea through canals, during the Edo period (1603-1867).
During the Tokugawa period (1603-1867), this district became a direct domain of the Shogunate and started to develop gradually and steadily with the…
Kurashiki Ivy Square, the birthplace of Kurashiki Spinning Works, one of the oldest buildings hosting a spinning factory in Japan. The factory closed in 1945…