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with a large pond following the design of the Sento Imperial Palace in Kyoto. The garden is open to the public for free and welcomes people with its beauty no matter in which season you visit. Tsuyama Nature Wonder MuseumAs many as 22,000 specimens are exhibited in this museum all about plants, animals and fossils, some of which cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. In the History and Folk Museum, the life of merchants during the Edo period has been recreated. This is a treasure house of wisdom.Townscape of Joto Area (Important Preservation District of Historic Buildings)The old Izumo Road in Tsuyama was an important road connecting Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Izumo (present-day Shimane). The area along the highway prospered and still retains the old scenery and atmosphere of each period of time ranging from the late Edo period (1603-1868) to the early Showa period (1926-1989). Sakushu Kasuri TextileSakushu Kasuri is a traditional splashed pattern fabric made of cotton and is a traditional industry of Sakushu Tsuyama. Many households possessed a loom to weave Sakushu Tsumugi textile. After the yarns are dyed, they are woven in accordance with the design only with deep indigo and white colors. All handmade, Sakushu Kasuri is a traditional craft of Okayama.Please visit the website here.Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture55