Kurashiki Ivy Square (倉敷アイビースクエア) 倉敷アイビースクエア
The ivy on the red bricks regulated the temperature when cotton was spun here (1889).
Recognised as heritage of industrial modernisation in 2007; it hosted G7 ministerial meetings in 2016 and in 2023. A few steps from the Bikan district, it shares Kurashiki's mercantile and industrial origins with that area.
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Kurashikishi, Kurashiki