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In the greatest of Japan's five sword provinces, with working smiths, polishers and hilt-binders on site.
About this place
The Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum is a museum exhibiting swords in Osafune, Osafune-cho, Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture. It was originally founded as the Osafune Town Museum, but when Osafune, Oku and Ushimado merged, it was renovated in 2004 with an added workshop, to create a museum specialising in swords. As of 2020, it mainly exhibits Bizen swords made in Bizen Province.
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Founded / opened：1983 Highlights / collection：Permanent exhibition of 40 Japanese swords, Sword-making demonstrations at the forge Genre：Metalwork
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