Kaze Box/Seto Inland Sea/Families/Long stay/Kurashiki/Onomichi/Okayama

Every time I visit my hometown, I rediscover the charm of Seto Inland Sea area. I've created this house "Kaze Box" because I want to share this beautiful places with many tourists all over the world! It is located on the border with Okayama and Hiroshima Prefecture, with excellent access to famous tourist destination such as Kurashiki, Shimanami cycling road, Art Island Naoshima and so on. If you are a big fan of Fujii Kaze, you can drive to his birth home cafe in 5 minutes by car!
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It is an old Japanese style 2-story house. It has a kitchen dining room and a living room on the 1st floor, and 2 Japanese-style rooms on the 2nd floor.

There is one toilet (washlet) and one bathroom (bathtub & shower) on the 1st floor.

There is a washing machine (6 kg) and a dryer (7 kg). Shampoo, conditioner, body soap, towels and laundry detergent are also provided.

The kitchen has basic condiments such as salt and oil, utensils, dishes, and glasses.
There are two IT cooking heaters, a refrigerator/freezer, microwave, toaster, and electric kettle.
So enjoy cooking and dinning here!

The living room on the 1st floor has a TV and sofa where you can enjoy online contents. You can also lay out two futons and sleep here. It has an air conditioning.

If you climb the slightly steep stairs, there are 2 Japanese-style tatami mattress rooms on the 2nd floor. You can separate each room with a sliding door, or you can leave it open and enjoy chatting with family and friends until just before you go to sleep.

There are 2 single mattresses and 1 double bed in each room.The 2nd floor can accommodate up to 4 people.

It also has a desk, chair, and WiFi, perfect for remote work. There is one air conditioning on the second floor.

Each room also has a hanger rack and a closet.

< < Access > >
20 minutes on foot from JR Kasaka Station. A few minutes by taxi (900 yen)

1 hour drive from Okayama Airport or Hiroshima Airport. Renting a car there is recommended. Also you can reant a car at major JR station (Okayama station) and near my place.

It is about 5-10 minutes by car to the neighboring town Satosho, the hometown of a famous musician Fujii Kaze. A taxi can offer you a driving tour to see Fujii Kaze's related places.

There is a ferry port to Kasaka Islands, 5 minutes on foot. You can enjoy a day trip to nostalgic countryside islands!

Kurashiki is 25 minutes by train. Onomichi, the starting point of the Shimanami Kaido, is about 40 minutes by train.


[Neighborhood Information]
----Restaurants------
5-minute walk to a 7-Eleven convenience store

There are many local restaurants within a 10-minute walk
- Cake & bakery (breakfast bread and sandwiches, stylish and delicious cakes perfect for special occasions.)
- Udon noodle shop
- Yakiniku restaurant (local Kasaoka beef)
- Kasaoka Ramen
- Delicious eel restaurant

5-10 minutes by car
- Many supermarkets and drug stores.
- Cafes by the sea
- Cafe related to Fujii Kaze
- Reasonably priced sushi restaurant where you can enjoy local fish and vegetables
- Farmer's market (full of local vegetables, fish, and souvenirs)

----- Activities ------
- Perfect for active children! There is a park where you can see living horseshoe crabs, dinosaur bones, and fossils. The nearest park has BMX courses.

- At Bay Farm, you can enjoy seasonal flowers.

- On the remote islands of the Seto Inland Sea, you can enjoy swimming in the summer.The boat fare is reasonable and it is possible to do a day trip.

- How about a car rental and a drive along the Shimanami Kaido? You can visit Hiroshima and Ehime prefectures in one day! The bridges of the Shimanami Kaido can be crossed by bicycle or on foot. Rental bicycles are also a good option.

- In the beautiful area of Kurashiki, you can feel the old-fashioned Japan of white walls.There are also many stylish cafes and traditional craft shops.

- Okayama Korakuen in Okayama City is a beautiful and spacious Japanese garden that has been in existence since the Edo period in the 1700s.

- You can also cross the Seto Ohashi Bridge and travel to Kagawa in Shikoku.