All Reviews of Okayama Station

Okayama Station is a major transportation hub that is very convenient for traveling around the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. The Sanyo Shinkansen and various JR lines meet here, making it easy to travel to both the San'in and Shikoku regions. There is also plenty to explore around the station, with lots of restaurants, souvenirs, and shops at Sansute Okayama and Okayama Ichibangai. From here, you can take the streetcar to Okayama Castle and Korakuen Garden. For a nearby excursion, you can also take a JR train to the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. If this is your first time in Okayama, it's very convenient to use the station as your starting point!

I picked Okayama for my first solo trip for a very practical reason.

Just because I could get there with the JR Pass.

But I ended up unexpectedly falling in love with this city. Okayama Station is so big, though, and I got lost a lot, so I’m taking off one star.

I loved Okayama so much that I came back for a second solo trip less than three months later lol.