View of the Tokyo International Airport before sunrise.
The Tokyo Sky Tree stands above all other skyscrapers in the Tokyo skyline.
The lines on the floor marked the interior design of vanished buildings of the Okayama castle.
The black exterior of the Okayama Castle earned it the name Crow Castle.
View of the Koraku-en across the Asahi river from the top floor of the Okayama Castle.
Visitors could change to period costumes and had their photos taken in the general’s room.
View of the Koraku-en from the top of Koraku-en’s man-made hill.
For some reason, a well-field system, so called because of the shape of the fields resembled the Chinese word for well, from ancient China was built inside Koraku-en.
The main building complex near the main entrance of Koraku-en.
The black Okayama Castle was integrated into the garden scenery of Koraku-en.
The Roman style building of the Ohara Mesuem of Art didn’t really fit into the historical buildings in the Bikan Area.
The history of the city and the historical area was told in the Kurashiki Story Hall.
Canal, weeping willows, and white-wall ware houses made the famous scenery of the Bikan Historical Area.
River boats for touring the canal were already parked for the season.
The Ivy Garden, named after the ivies on the brick buildings, next to the Bikan Area was a cotton factory turned leisure area with shops and restaurants.
The open air coffee shops inside the Ivy Garden.
The white walls and green leaves stood out more against the blue sky under sunlight.
And so does the yellow walls.
View of the tracks from the cockpit at the back of the train that took me back to Okayama.
