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Money and Shopping in Kurashiki
Money and Shopping in Kurashiki
If you have enough money to spend, you'll find some gorgeous traditional souvenirs to buy in Kurashiki. The city has been producing high-end textiles for more than two centuries, but locally-made blown-glass (ガラス) and the famed Bizen-yaki (備前焼) pottery are sold as well. Cheaper souvenirs and knick-knacks are available in the Ebisu-dori covered shopping arcade, which runs part of the route between the station and the Bikan area.
Heisuiken, 8-8 Hon-machi, ☎ +81 086-427-1147, . Tu-Sa 10AM-6PM. The Food of Life is stocked at this store of delicacies from all over Japan, sold in gift sets. The headquarters of the Morita Shuzo sake brewery (森田酒造株式会社) is on the premises as well. �
Iseya, 4-5 Hon-machi, ☎ +81 086-426-1383, . Tu-Su 9AM-7PM. If you enjoyed the Toy Museum, stop here for a mix of wooden toys from the cheap & nifty to the expensive & hand-crafted. �
Ivy Square, 7-1 Hon-machi, ☎ +81 086-422-0011. Most facilities 9AM-5PM. There is some historical charm in this old cotton mill, built of red bricks and covered in green ivy, but it's mainly here to sell high-end art, fabrics, and other traditional wares. �
Koeido, 1-1-18 Chuo-dori, ☎ +81 086-426-5888, . 9AM-6PM. The favorite sweet of Okayama (and Momotaro), kibi dango (吉備団子), is sold here. ¥380 for a box of 10 pieces, or ask to sample a few with tea. �
Tenmaya, 1-7-1 Achi-dori, ☎ +81 086-426-2111, . 10AM-7PM. Directly adjacent to JR Kurashiki Station, this branch of the department store chain has a fair amount of space set aside for local merchants. �
Tokeido, 1-4-18 Chuo-dori, ☎ +81 086-421-0845, . 9AM-5PM. Even if you're not planning to buy, you're welcome to visit for this store's regular exhibitions of bizen-yaki pottery by different sculptors, and looking is free. There are small pieces for sale as low as �630, though. �
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