If you have enough money to spend, you'll find some gorgeous traditional souvenirs to buy in Kurashiki. The city has been producing high-end textiles for more than two centuries, but locally-made blown-glass ã¬ã©ã¹ and the famed Bizen-yaki ååç¼ pottery are sold as well. Cheaper souvenirs and knick-knacks are available in the Ebisu-dori covered shopping arcade, which runs part of the route between the station and the Bikan area.
Heisuiken
The Food of Life is stocked at this store of delicacies from all over Japan, sold in gift sets. The headquarters of the Morita Shuzo sake brewery 森ç°é é æ ªå¼ä¼ç¤¾ (http://www.optic.or.jp/co...) is on the premises as well.
Iseya
If you enjoyed the Toy Museum, stop here for a mix of wooden toys from the cheap & nifty to the expensive & hand-crafted.
Ivy Square
There is some historical charm in this old cotton mill, built of red bricks and covered in green ivy, but it's mainly here to sell high-end art, fabrics, and other traditional wares.
Koeido
The favorite sweet of Okayama and Momotaro, kibi dango ååå£å, is sold here.
Tenmaya
Directly adjacent to JR Kurashiki Station, this branch of the department store chain has a fair amount of space set aside for local merchants.
Tokeido
Even if you're not planning to buy, you're welcome to visit for this store's regular exhibitions of bizen-yaki pottery by different sculptors, and looking is free. There are small pieces for sale as low as ¥630, though.