34.6° N  Kurashiki

Achi

6 places in Achi, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

Made in Kurashiki

Kurashiki canvas and woven textiles

Cotton growing on reclaimed land led to weaving in the Kojima district. Thick cotton canvas and narrow woven tatami edging are still made here, and their makers sell bags and sewing materials in the old town.

  • T.S.L Kurashiki

    Achi

    The shop of THE SUPERIOR LABOR at Hayashi Genjuro Shoten. Bags and leather goods downstairs; TRAVELER’S notebooks and used records upstairs.

    RinIf you live in Japan, notebook custom orders are shipped later.

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Made in Kurashiki

Kurashiki mingei and handblown glass

The Kurashiki Museum of Folk Crafts opened in 1948 in former rice storehouses, with textile researcher Kichinosuke Tonomura as its first director. Shops in the town carry everyday pottery and the blown Kurashiki glass of Shinzo and Eiji Kotani.

  • Toworu Mingei

    Achi

    A folk-craft shop in the Bikan quarter, here since 1971.

    RinI would look for something to use every day in this shop, here since 1971.

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Craft

  • atiburanti

    Achi

    A shop for everyday goods on the ground floor of the 1934 Hayashi Genjuro Shoten building. A partner shop of Kurashiki Isho Keikakushitsu, with exhibitions of makers’ work.

    RinIn November, I would go for the show of yak and wool clothing.

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  • Café & Ceramics Utsuwa Shiki

    Achi

    A ceramics shop with a café in Achi. Open from 8 a.m. Saturday to Wednesday, and 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays; some Thursdays closed.

    RinFor an early look at the pots, choose Saturday to Wednesday, from 8 a.m.

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Cafés

  • Coffee+Bar FIDELITY

    Achi

    A coffee roaster by Kurashiki Station. Direct-flame roasted beans, ground to order for hand-drip coffee and espresso.

    RinI would have a dark-roast latte by the station before setting off.

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  • Tenryo Kurashiki Coffee

    Achi

    A roast-to-order coffee bean shop in the station-front shopping arcade. Beans roasted to your preferred level in about ten minutes.

    RinAllow ten minutes for roasting when you buy beans.

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Rin is a fictional traveller. Every place here was checked by the editors to exist and be open. Please confirm hours on the official site before you go.