tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post6253896718423856596..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Tourist attractions and sights in historic Kurashiki (Photo-essay)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-60502878870603009382016-12-19T21:42:41.404+08:002016-12-19T21:42:41.404+08:00Hi Paul --
The Ohashi House's interesting. B...Hi Paul --<br /><br />The Ohashi House's interesting. But I have a feeling that you saw a similar house later on during your trip, when you were in Matsue... ;)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-91002890169663726332016-12-19T12:32:23.495+08:002016-12-19T12:32:23.495+08:00We probably could have modified our plan to visit ...We probably could have modified our plan to visit the Ohashi House, but the next day we left early in the morning for Onomichi, and on the next next day we checked out and headed to Bitchu Takahashi. So, no Ohashi House for us :(<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043097281088399947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-38198665403188875242016-12-18T23:29:32.737+08:002016-12-18T23:29:32.737+08:00Hi Paul --
Oh wow re your staying three nights in...Hi Paul --<br /><br />Oh wow re your staying three nights in Kurashiki and not getting to visit the Ohashi House even once! I'm eagerly awaiting your accounts on your blog on what you saw and did in Kurashiki and elsewhere on your recent Japanese trip! ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-32328008972143690902016-12-18T15:17:28.500+08:002016-12-18T15:17:28.500+08:00Ah! You're lucky to have visited the Ohashi Ho...Ah! You're lucky to have visited the Ohashi House. Even though we stayed in Kurashiki for 3 nights, on the day of our planned visit it was suddenly closed due to the Urasenke school of Tea Ceremony reserving the entire venue for a conference. Oh well.<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043097281088399947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-49653377575921126062015-02-01T01:12:51.173+08:002015-02-01T01:12:51.173+08:00Hi Bill --
The machiya I visited in Kurashiki dif...Hi Bill --<br /><br />The machiya I visited in Kurashiki differed from a machiya I set foot in in Kyoto that had been transformed into a high end yakitori restaurant. Whereas the one in Kyoto was narrow (as befits the Kyoto machiya being called "eel houses" -- and being similar to the shophouses in Malaysia that are longer than they are wide), the one in Kurashiki was quite a bit more YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-17864552007368634782015-01-31T21:20:25.852+08:002015-01-31T21:20:25.852+08:00Hi YTSL,
Kurashiki may be "touristy", a...Hi YTSL,<br /><br />Kurashiki may be "touristy", as you say, but judging from your photos and text, is has a variety of things that personally appeal to me: Machiya, canals, a variety of architecture, and a Western art museum!<br /><br />I'm especially interested in Machiya, having seen them in Kyoto. According to Wikipedia, the front of the Machiya can also serve as retail shop Billnoreply@blogger.com