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Wakou Museum（和鋼博物館）

わこうはくぶつかん Wako Museum

Wakou Museum（和鋼博物館）

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On tatara ironmaking, which produced the steel for Japanese swords using only iron sand and charcoal.

Type	Museum
Genre	Metalwork
City / town	Yasugi
Area in the prefecture	Matsue and Oki

FAQ

Where is Wako Museum?: It is in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is a museum.
What can I see at Wako Museum?: On tatara ironmaking, which produced the steel for Japanese swords using only iron sand and charcoal. The focus is metalwork.
When was Wako Museum established?: It dates from 1946.

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Sources

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/和鋼博物館

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