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Kurashiki

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[koo-rah-shee-kee, koo-rah-shi-kee] / kʊˈrɑ ʃi ki, kʊˈrɑ ʃɪ ki /

noun

  1. a city on SW Honshu, in Japan.


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To bring the idea to life, OUS signed a comprehensive partnership agreement in February 2018 with Kurashiki City and Funao Winery.

From Science Daily Nov. 3, 2025

Kurashiki Mayor Kaori Ito announced the first evacuation order, for the area south of the Odagawa river, at 11:45 p.m.

From Reuters Jul. 16, 2018

Submerged streets in Kurashiki in western Japan, which has been hit by severe floods.Credit:

From Nature Jul. 10, 2018

In Okayama Prefecture, which includes Kurashiki, 4,234 people were staying in shelters as of Monday morning, according to the Sanyo Shimbun, a local daily newspaper.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2018

To add to Japan's oil troubles, a huge storage tank ruptured last month at the Mizushima industrial complex in the city of Kurashiki.

From Time Magazine Archive

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