Kurashiki Ivy Square

The premises, which are eye-catching with red bricks covered with ivy, are home to the Kurabo Memorial Hall, a workshop where you can experience pottery, and a hotel. [About the Kurashiki Ivy Square building] The main factory of Kurashiki Spinning Works (currently Kurabo Industries) was renovated into a complex facility including a hotel, and can be said to be a pioneer in the conversion of factory buildings. Ivy, planted during the factory era to control temperature, has become a symbol of Ivy Square. The site is lined with brick buildings and other facilities that make use of textile mill buildings, and the modernization heritage of the Meiji era has been preserved and used, allowing you to feel the passage of time. Architect/Year of completion: Shintaro Urabe/1974 Regarding tours and photography: Tours of the facility are possible.