Enjoy popular spots in Okayama Prefecture with the great value digital travel ticket [Okayama Hare Tabi Passport]!

• Table of Contents
• What is the Okayama Haretabi Passport?
• Eligible facilities
• Three great points
• For example, this is a great deal
• How to use
• Notes

What is the Okayama Haretabi Passport?

This digital travel ticket lets you enjoy popular spots in Okayama Prefecture. You can choose 5 of your favorite facilities from among the eligible facilities. It is packed with exciting benefits such as recommended spots, gourmet food, shopping, and more! Enjoy Okayama Prefecture conveniently and at a great price! *All prices shown for special prices and benefits include tax.

Sales price

Adults: 3,500 yen (tax included)

Children (elementary school students and younger) : 2,500 yen (tax included)

Validity period

3 days from the time of your first use

The final expiration date is Thursday, July 31, 2025

Sales period/Validity period

Sales period

March 28, 2025 (Friday) - July 29, 2025 (Tuesday)

Validity period

March 28, 2025 (Friday) - July 31, 2025 (Thursday)

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Eligible facilities

1. Okayama Castle

This castle was built by Ukita Hideie, one of the powerful feudal lords who supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is also known as "Ujo Ujo (Crow Castle)."

The museum will be renovated on November 3, 2022. The exhibition will be supervised by Okayama City born historian Michifumi Isoda, and the museum exhibits will be completely renewed. Cultural properties related to Okayama are on display. Inside the castle tower, you can enjoy the cafe and souvenir shop, take photos while riding in a palanquin or on a horse, hold swords and guns, and even try on a princess costume (free of charge).

◆Normal price

Adults: 400 yen Children: 100 yen (elementary and junior high school students)

◆ Pass contents

Free admission

Okayama Castle(Ujo (Crow Castle))

2-3-1 Marunouchi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture Kita Ward,...

This castle was built by Ukita Hideie, a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and one of the Five Elders of Toyotomi. The unusual scalene pentagonal, three-story, six-storey castle tower has a dignified appearance, and its black clapboard exterior has earned it the nickname "Ujo Ujo (Crow Castle)." From the Mogami, you can look down on the Asahikawa, and enjoy a 360-degree view of Okayama Korakuen Garden and the city. The original castle tower was destroyed in an air raid in 1945 (Showa 20), but has now been rebuilt, with the lord's room and other areas restored. On the first floor, there is a Bizen Pottery workshop where you can try your hand at clay twisting. In addition, the popular " U-jo (Crow Castle)Togenkyo " event is held in spring, summer and autumn, where the Okayama Castle tower and surrounding area are lit up.

Yumeji Art Museum Main Building

A museum showcasing the work of Okayama-born painter Yumeji Takehisa

This art museum showcases Okayama-born Takehisa Yumeji, who was a pioneer of his time as a painter, poet, and designer, mainly during the Taisho period. It boasts a leading collection, with over 100 works on display at all times in four planned exhibitions per year. The exhibition room, cafe, and shop "art cafe Yumeji," designed and supervised by Mito Mitooka, is also popular.

◆Normal price

Adults: 800 yen Middle/high school/university students: 400 yen Elementary school students: 300 yen Special exhibition period (March 14th - June 23rd, 2025) Adults: 1,000 yen Middle/high school/university students: 600 yen Elementary school students: 400 yen

◆ Pass contents

Free admission/100 yen discount coupon for cafe

Yumeji Local Art Museum Main Building

703-8256 2-1-32 Hama, Naka-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

This is an art museum dedicated to Yumeji Takehisa, a poet, painter, and pioneer of designer who was born in Okayama and represents the Taisho Romantic period. This small facility located right next to Korakuen is filled with adorable art of sad-looking women in kimonos and black cats. Exhibits include magazine illustrations, watercolors, woodblock prints, and folding screens. It will give you something you can read in English, so you won't miss out on the explanations. Here, there is ``Kuronosuke'' who looks exactly like the black cat Yumeji drew. Kuronosuke goes to work whenever he wants, so if you want to meet him, please check his work status on Instagram. Next door there is a cozy cafe and a great museum shop. At the cafe, in addition to lunch menus such as Chiya beef curry made with Okayama ingredients, sweets such as Yumeji's beloved baked confectionery ``Galbarji'' are also popular. The shop also has a wide variety of original goods that can only be purchased here.

3. Manekineko Museum of Art

A huge gathering of about 800 beckoning cats from all over the world, past and present!

A power spot that brings good fortune and happiness! This is an art museum where you can enjoy viewing, shopping, and painting. It is open all year round, so you can visit with peace of mind.

◆Normal price

Adults: 600 yen Elementary and junior high school students: 300 yen

◆ Pass contents

Free admission

Maneki Neko Museum

865-1 Kinzanji, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture 701-2151

On the slope of a remote mountain village, there is a beckoning cat museum with the theme of beckoning cats. In this old-fashioned Japanese house, you can see one of the best collections in Japan of over 800 beckoning cats of all sizes. Lucky cats also have the meaning of bringing good luck, and some even carry gold coins or small coins. The museum shop sells original beckoning cats. You can also paint an unglazed beckoning cat to create your one and only original beckoning cat in the world.

④Okaden Chuggington Museum

It opened in 2016, right next to Mount Higashiyama tram stop.

This facility is enjoyable for both adults and children, with precious MOMO model exhibits, DVD screenings, Plarail and a wooden pool. Please relax on the deck with a delicious cup of coffee.

◆Normal price

Adults: 1,000 yen Children: 500 yen

◆ Pass contents

Free admission

Okaden Museum + Eiji Mitooka Design

703-8281 2-3-33 Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

A corner of the factory that was previously closed to the public has been renovated and transformed into a new space by Eiji Mitooka, who designed the MOMO tram. It is a facility that both adults and children can enjoy, with displays of precious MOMO models, DVDs, Plarail, and a wooden pool.

Hayashibara Museum of Art

You can enjoy Toyo Oriental paintings and crafts.

The Hayashibara Museum of Art is made up of paintings and crafts collected by Ichiro Hayashibara, as well as the feudal furnishings of the Ikeda family, the former feudal lords of Okayama , and exhibits the collection in rotation during special exhibitions. The main building, designed by the master of modernist architecture Kunio Maekawa, as well as the Nagayamon gate and storehouse, are also worth seeing.

◆Normal price

Adults: 500 yen High school students: 300 yen Elementary and junior high school students: Free

◆ Pass contents

Free admission

Hayashibara Museum of Art

2-7-15 Marunouchi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture 700-0823

Opened in 1963. The museum's main collection includes daimyo tools inherited from the Ikeda family, former feudal lords of Okayama, and the collection of the late Ichiro Hayashibara. Contains approximately 9,000 items. It also houses many national treasures and important cultural properties. We hold original planned exhibitions and special exhibitions 5 to 6 times a year. [About the Hayashibara Museum of Art building] This is the first art museum building for Kunio Maekawa, who previously worked on the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art. Overcooked bricks are used for the exterior walls of the exhibition building. Although they are irregular in shape and color, they have a texture and harmonize with the greenery of the surrounding trees. Architect/Year of completion: Kunio Maekawa/1963 Regarding tours and photography: Photography is not allowed in the exhibition room.

⑥Tenmaya Okayama Main Store

Department stores

As a department store, Tenmaya offers a wide range of high-quality products, including fashion, food, and miscellaneous goods. Be sure to stop by when looking for souvenirs from Okayama or when enjoying shopping during your trip.

◆ Pass contents

700 yen discount for purchases of 5,000 yen or more (tax included)

Tenmaya Okayama main store

2-1-1 Omotemachi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture 700-8625

Located near Okayama Korakuen Garden, one of the three great gardens of Japan, and boasting a history spanning back 189 years Tenmaya is a respected, Okayama-original department store loved by local residents. This convenient shopping destination offers everything from leading brands from around the world to Okayama Prefecture’s own fruit, cosmetics, clothing, daily goods, and food. Tenmaya also offers one-stop tax exemption counters (5F and B1F) that cover not only the department store but also some 30 stores in nearby Omotecho Shopping Street, making it easy for visitors to receive their tax exemptions for all their shopping all at once. Shop to your heart’s content at Okayama’s famous shopping mall and department store!

Okayama Prefectural souvenir shop Harenokuni-okayamakan

A select shop that has gathered a wide variety of "Okayama's finest products"

This is a select shop that has collected a large number of "good things from Okayama ," including souvenirs, specialty local foods, Bizen Pottery , and other folk crafts, that will make you think, "Wow, there are such great things in Okayama!?" and make you want to tell others about them.

◆ Pass contents

10% off purchases over 3,000 yen (Momotaro Tea)

Okayama Prefectural souvenir shop Harenokuni-okayamakan

700-0822 1-1-22 Omotemachi, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefectur...

This is a select shop that has collected a large number of "good things from Okayama," including souvenirs, of course, but also carefully selected local foods, Bizen Pottery, and other folk crafts, that will make you say, "Wow, there are such great things in Okayama!?" and make you want to tell others about them.

⑧ECYC

Tour guided tricycle rickshaw/taxi

This is a tourist transportation service that uses eco-friendly electric-assist tricycles. You can enjoy the cityscape at your leisure while feeling the pleasant natural breeze. With a driver as a tourist guide, we offer a special riding experience that you can't get with any other vehicle.

◆Normal price

2,000 yen

◆ Pass contents

Free ride

ECYC | Official website

9. Mensake Isshoan (Okayama Main Branch)

Featured in the Michelin Guide and the first No. 1 restaurant in the Okayama Ramen Expo Grand Prix

This ramen shop is a fusion of a ramen shop and an izakaya, offering a wide range of side dishes and a variety of sake.

◆ Pass contents

If you spend 1,500 yen or more per person, you will receive a gift of souvenir ramen (3 servings) (normal price 1,000 yen)

Mensake Isshoan | Official website

10. Noodles and Sake Isshoan Seiten Yagura

This is a restaurant where you can eat Kasaoka ramen, a local ramen from Okayama.

The second store of the ramen shop Menzake Isshoan serves a different type of ramen than the main store in Okayama . The main product is Kasaoka Ramen, a local ramen from Kasaoka City , Okayama Prefecture , with a delicious chicken broth soup and roasted pork made from a parent chicken.

◆ Pass contents

If you spend 1,500 yen or more per person, you will receive a gift of souvenir ramen (3 servings) (normal price 1,000 yen)

Mensake Isshoan | Official website

⑪ Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Walking Tour Coupon

◆Normal price

1,000 yen

◆ Pass contents

Free

【basic information】

Coupon exchange location

Kurashiki City Tourist Rest Area Counter

Location: 2-6-1 Chuo, Kurashiki City (inside the Natural History Museum)

TEL: 086-425-6039

Exchange hours: 9:00-17:30

Phone number: 050-3775-4727 (Tourism Sales Systems Destination Tours)

Exchange hours: 9:00-17:30

*Please refer to the official website of each facility for their opening hours.

Exchange location: December 29th to January 1st

*Please refer to the official website of each facility for its opening days.

Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Walking Tour Coupon

⑫Mitsui MITSUI OUTLET PARK KURASHIKI

An outlet mall just a 3-minute walk from Kurashiki Station

This outlet mall houses about 110 stores of domestic and international brands. You can purchase apparel, household goods, outdoor equipment, and more at outlet prices.

◆ Pass contents

・Mitsui Outlet Park Shopping and Meal Voucher 500 yen ・Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki Gourmet & Food Voucher 200 yen

MITSUI OUTLET PARK KURASHIKI

710-0813 12-3 Kotobukicho, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture

Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki is one of the largest outlet parks in the Chugoku-Shikoku region, with shops selling women's, men's, children's fashion, sports and outdoor goods, accessories, and miscellaneous goods. It is located in front of the north exit of Kurashiki Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line, making it very convenient as you can walk from the station. You can freely go back and forth between Kurashiki Mirai Park and Ario Kurashiki, play with your children in between shopping, enjoy meals, and enjoy a relaxing day of leisure. It is also about a 15-minute walk from the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, one of the prefecture's top tourist spots, so we recommend planning a trip that combines sightseeing and shopping.

⑬Tenmaya Kurashiki store

◆ Pass contents

700 yen discount for purchases of 5,000 yen or more (tax included)

Tenmaya Kurashiki store

⑭ Menzake Isshoan Kurashiki Tenmaya store

Featured in the Michelin Guide and the first No. 1 restaurant in the Okayama Ramen Expo Grand Prix

This ramen shop is a fusion of a ramen shop and an izakaya, offering a wide range of side dishes and a variety of sake.

◆ Pass contents

If you spend 1,500 yen or more per person, you will receive a gift of souvenir ramen (3 servings) (normal price 1,001 yen)

Mensake Isshoan | Official website

⑮ Former Nozaki Family Residence

An important cultural property of the Edo period salt king's residence

This is the home of the Nozaki family, who made their fortune from the salt industry from the late Edo period onwards. The 10,000m2 site is dotted with a dry landscape garden, a 42m-deep main house, a storehouse, and a teahouse, and is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Artworks and salt industry materials are displayed in the storehouse exhibition room. It is also famous as a filming location for the movie "Hyouka".

◆Normal price

Adults: 500 yen Children: 300 yen (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays: Free for elementary, junior high, and high school students)

◆ Pass contents

Free admission postcard

Former Nozaki Family Residence/Nozaki Family Former Residence

1-11-19 Kojima Mino, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture 711-0913

This is the mansion of Nozaki Buzaemon, who opened large-scale salt fields and built the "Salt Farm Kingdom" in the late Edo period. The approximately 3,000 tsubo grounds are lined with a group of main buildings and six earthen storehouses that cover approximately 1,000 tsubo, and tea rooms can be seen throughout the garden, giving us an idea of ​​the power of the time. You can also view materials and history related to the salt fields. There is a salt industry history museum attached, and you can experience salt making for free (reservation required) at the Salt Making Experience Center. *Admission fees are subject to separate regulations.

⑯FLAT Kojima Main Store

Factory-operated shop for tatami edging and tatami edging goods

A specialty store that handles about 1,000 kinds of tatami borders and tatami border goods. From traditional patterns to modern designs, there is a Toyotomi selection, and the tatami borders lined up on the walls are overwhelming. The limited edition items that can only be found at a factory-direct store are also attractive.

◆ Pass contents

10% off on purchases over 3,000 yen

FLAT Kojima Main Store | Official Website

⑰Bicycle rental (Tamanoyu Campsite)

A campsite where you can also enjoy natural hot springs

Tamanoyu Campsite offers a bicycle rental service. Our facility is located just one minute by bicycle from the ferry terminal, making it the perfect location for island trips. Please feel free to use our bicycle rental service, which is convenient for sightseeing at popular spots such as Naoshima and Teshima Island.

◆Normal price

Bicycle rental (electric assist): 2,000 yen/day Bicycle rental (cross bike): 1,500 yen/day

◆ Pass contents

700 yen off the listed price

Bicycle rental (Tamanoyu Campsite) | Official website

Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu

A day-trip hot spring facility with a panoramic view of the islands of the Seto Naikai

From the open-air baths with natural hot spring water, to sauna, bedrock baths, relaxation, and even restaurants where you can enjoy the fresh bounty of Setouchi, we welcome you to an extraordinary space where your senses will be satisfied just by visiting.

◆Normal price

Adults: 1,700 yen (weekdays) Children: 700 yen (weekdays)

◆ Pass contents

Free

Seto Inland Sea Hot Springs Tamanoyu

706-0002 1-1-11 Chikko, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture

This popular day-trip hot spring facility has a calm, adult atmosphere reminiscent of an old-style Japanese house, and you can spend the whole day in the large public bath and facilities. In addition to the many baths available, such as the salt sauna, loyly sauna, and terraced rice field bath, you can also enjoy a rock sauna, restaurant, enzyme bath, massage, and exfoliation. Right in front of the facility is the UNO HOTEL, as well as the Seto Inland Sea Onsen Tamanoyu Campsite, where you can also enjoy glamping.

⑲Toy Kingdom

A toy theme park where you can see, touch and experience things.

There is a pavilion where you can freely play with popular toys such as Tomica, Plarail, Licca-chan, and Mell-chan, as well as attractions that the whole family can enjoy, from small children.

◆Normal price

Adults: 1,000 yen Children: 800 yen

◆ Pass contents

Free admission

toy kingdom

1640-1 Taki, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture 706-0153

A toy theme park where you can see, touch, and experience. There are 18 types of toy pavilions where you can play freely with your favorite toys, such as Tomica Plarailland, Wooden Toy House, Licca-chan House, and Diamond Block World, all of which are indoors, so it's OK even on rainy days. There are also 19 types of rides that small children can enjoy, including a large Ferris wheel and a road train that runs through the park. Toys Stadium, the toy department, has fun goods linked to the Toy Pavilion. There are also Toy Kingdom limited products in collaboration with Tomica and Licca-chan. There are also plenty of daily events and seasonal entertainment.

Purchase Okayama Haretabi Passport

Three great points

Points 1: Easy to use, just show your passport

You can travel around with just one QR code, which is very smooth! It's digital, so you don't have to worry about losing it.

Point 2: Use it wisely and get around at a bargain price

Choose your favorite facilities from the list and save up to 3,200 yen !

Point 3: Not only can you use it for sightseeing, but you can also use it for shopping and gourmet food, so you can be very satisfied

The applicable facilities include tourist spots such as entrance facilities, as well as popular gourmet and shopping spots, so you can enjoy a wide range of activities in Okayama.

Purchase Okayama Haretabi Passport

For example, this is a great deal

▶ECYC: Regular price 2,000 yen → Free

▶ Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Walking Coupon: Regular price 1,000 yen → Free

▶Menshu Isshoan: Get a free souvenir ramen (worth 1,000 yen)

▶ Toy Kingdom: Usually 1,000 yen → Free

▶ Tamanoyu: Usually 1,700 yen → Free

Save 3,200 yen on a total of 6,700 yen for five facilities!

Purchase Okayama Haretabi Passport

How to use

Step 1: Purchase online or at a convenience store

Buy Online

Step 2: Your Hare Tabi Passport (2D code) will be sent to you by email.

A two-dimensional code will be sent to the email address you registered.

*If you purchase at a convenience store, you will be issued a paper ticket with a QR code printed on it.

Step 3: Display the QR code at the facility

To use the service, simply show the QR code displayed on your smartphone screen at the facility you wish to use.

*Depending on the facility, communication conditions may be poor, so it is a good idea to save the QR code.

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Notes

*Please present your "ticket with QR code" at the facility counter upon entry.

*Please check the official website of each facility for opening days, opening hours, and other information.

*Valid for one visit only. Re-entry to the same facility is not permitted.

*The content and format of the benefits vary depending on the facility. Please check this website in advance. ("Free admission," "Discount on usage fees," "Shopping vouchers," "Shopping discounts," "Gift exchange," etc.)

*Some facilities may have conditions to meet in order to receive benefits.

For details, please refer to the "Target Facilities" section on this website and the details page of each facility.

*Additional fees will be charged for anything not included in the benefits (special exhibitions, drinks, etc.)

*Tickets cannot be refunded after purchase or reissued if lost.

*Tickets are valid for 3 days from the date of first admission to the facility.

However, please note that the final expiration date is July 31, 2025.