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Mike Edwards

Kurashiki Bikan historical quarter is a really cool place—a tourist trap that I didn't mind falling into. It has some very striking scenes in just a few blocks, like these trees and umbrella light displays—really lovely after dark, too

A canal to the left of willow trees and a display of lights designed as tradition Japanese umbrellas
#japan#kurashiki#trees
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Mike Edwards

I mean, c'mon. Kurashiki is very, very pretty at any time, in any weather

Umbrellas in many colors and lit up by the side of a canal
Raindrops break up reflections of colorful umbrellas in the canal water
#japan#photography#silentSunday
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Mike Edwards

More colorful views from Kurashiki Bikan historical quarter, Japan, March

Colorful lamps are strung over a path in Kurashiki
#japan#silentSunday#photography
Mike Edwards

This swan was not impressed by the beauty of Kurashiki and was having a full-on tantrum in the middle of the canal

White swan in the middle of a canal tossing up water with its wings and feet. It is very mad—do you get how mad it is? Very mad! Pay attention!
#japan#birds#birdsOfMastodon
Mar 30, 2025, 11:51 PM·Public·Web
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Mike Edwards

BTW, if you get to Kurashiki (highly recommended), check out the Kurashiki Kokusai (international) Hotel. Fully up-to-date amenities, but also feels solidly mid-20th century, like you've just stepped off a PanAm jet. And right around the corner from the Bikan. It looks like traditional castle architecture mixed with mid-century Danish modern design

A coaster from the Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel
#japan
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