Bizen Osafune Sword Museum is in a small town in Okayama prefecture, which is famous for making Japanese swords or katana that we can see samurai. Swordsmen in Japanese movies use it within the Byzantine Sword Museum there are many buildings. There will be a display section that will have a variety of sword shows, including similar products such as a knife or spear as well and most importantly that you can observe while the sword maker is working on every movement.
In which most sword production processes still use traditional methods. Therefore is a job that requires a lot of skill which the sword-makers divide their duties, such as swordsman, sharpener, sheathe, sword holder and those who carve or draw pictures on the sword. There will be guides to you and give you knowledge about sword making for us at every step. There have been many swords made in Japanese anime such as Rurouni Kenshin and Evangelion which has been in exhibitions in many countries around the world calling to anyone who is a fan of the Samurai movie or Japanese anime come, definitely guaranteeing a perfect ending.
Name: Bizen Osafune Sword Museum
Address: Japan 〒701-4271 Okayama Prefecture, Setouchi, 長 船 町 長 船 ９６６ 番地
Open hour: 9:00 – 17:00
Closed: Closed on Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, the next day will be closed) and New Year’s holidays, 28 December – 4 January
Admission Fee: Adults 500 yen, children free
How to get there:
- Access is approximately 1.7 km from Kagato Train Station and
- about 2.8 km from Osafune Train Station.
