Living in Kurashiki

An old merchant town lined with white-walled warehouses. Fifteen minutes to Okayama and with its own commercial area, but the tourist routes overlap with where people live.

A city that includes an old merchant town lined with white-walled warehouses. Okayama is 15 minutes away on the conventional line, so it is a commuting area while also having its own commercial area. Art museums and tourist routes sit right up against residential life, so weekends get crowded. Rents are a little lower than in central Okayama.