Two weeks ago, Japan was celebrating what is called the "Golden Week": A series of 4 holidays that are not really related to each other, but happen to fall within one week. By taking just a couple days of paid time off, many Japanese make this their longest time off in the year. As for myself and Kayo, we just stuck with the regular holidays, and used the chance to spend four days in and around Okayama. Okayama-city lies in a less populated area, and as it turned out, a place like this is a smart choice for spending one's Golden Week. The reason: Around Golden Week, all of Japan's major places are just packed with people! Knowing how busy places like Osaka or Tokyo are on "normal" weekends, I really didn't want to experience it on Golden Week... Okayama was also busy of course, but still felt somehow relaxing. The plan for the first day was a visit to the nearby Kurashiki for its very beautiful historic town. Traditional white wooden houses are arranged along a small Koi-inhabitated river, and there are plenty of small shops selling hand-crafted Japanese goods. Well, you can see for yourself in these pictures:
One more thing that's worth noting was a wedding ceremony on the river, which looked quite extraordinary (I first thought it was acted, but apparently it was real). Unfortunately I didn't get a good view of it, but at least you can see the bride from the side:
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