Kurashiki Bikanchiku is a very famous street in okayama. It is famous for the beautiful white walls. these walls are called "namako kabe" which means sea cucumber walls. these beautiful buldings were built in the edo period.
The kanji for "bikanchiku"
translates to "to see a beatiful area" or "to look at a beautful area"
Kurashiki Bikanchiku is truly a beautiful place to visit. not only are all the buildings white but also the scenery around is very pretty. Here is the stream that divides bikanjiku.
Inside these buildings were un remodeled old houses. so people could see how they lived in the edo period. Inside the house is a tatami room for sleeping and guest and a tiny porch where they would sit during spirng.
I also got to experience jinrikisha!
the kanjis translate in to "human powered wheels". This is what people used to get around a long time ago. It can only carry two people at a time. The customer would sit in the back while the worker would hold the bars in the front and run to the destanation. Our guide was very nice. he explained a lot about the history of Bikanjiku. the history is very interesting.
On our trip in the jinrikisha we passed this. an old and famous bridge. on the side of it is written "hashi" bridge.
but it is different from the modern kanji. these days people can`t even read that kind of writing!
So in every way this was a very fun trip!
Bikanchiku is also a very romantic place to go. many couples go there on dates. :)
