The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Area is a characterful neighborhood around Kurashiki River lined with historical buildings such as white-walled residences and storehouses built during the Edo and Meiji Eras. Strolling along the river, you will feel as if you've jumped into the middle of a Japanese historical-themed movie! Kurashiki once flourished a as a textile town, and even today there are fashionable general stores and shops handling textile and indigo-dye products, like jeans.