Punting in Kurashiki

18 October 2024

Punting on the Kurashiki Canal, Christchurch’s sister city in Japan.

Contributors note: "Punting on the Kurashiki canal, in the Bikan Historical Quarter, from the bridge next to the Ohara Art Museum (大原美術館). Kurashiki (倉敷市), Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Kurashiki City and Christchurch, New Zealand, signed a sister city agreement on March 7, 1973. 倉敷市とNZのクライストチャーチ市は、1973年3月7日に姉妹都市縁組を締結. A tradition in common on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean."

Creator: Sam Manderson

Contributor: Sam Manderson

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-SamMa-0033

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Comments

Report this entry

More from the same area

Close up of Yvonne Abernethy sleeping

Yvonne Abernethy sleeping

Santa Claus

Reindeer float

Sing a song of sixpence float

The pied piper of Hamelin float

Cinderella float

Hay’s 31st Christmas float

Hay’s pageant costume

Train float

Three little pigs float

Wolf and grandma

House made of sticks

House made of straw

Crowds watching the parade

Jack and Jill float

A man on an elephant

Crowds watching a man on an elephant

Dolls shop float

Dolls in the Dolls shop float

Donald Duck on a bicycle

Hay’s showboat float

Hay’s showboat float with crowds