1-1-1 Tamachi North District Okayama City Japan.
tel 81-86-227-4188

>From Tokyo to Okayama Station by express train of Shinkansen would be 3 hour and half min.
>From Osaka to Okayama Station by express train of Shinkansen would be 55 min.
By foot from Okayama station will be around 10 min.

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 Okayama prefecture (Bizen,Bichu) is a major and very important country of Japanese sword history.  The above the half of National treasure, and important treasure of Japanese sword is made in this Bizen, and Bichu area.

Because, Okayama is blessed with the beautiful natural water, suitable sand for making ceramic ware of arts, iron sand for great Japanese sword, and fine charcoal etc.  One more thing, there had been many fine trunk road to capital of Japan (Kyoto) since ancient time.

And above all, Okayama people have loved an artistic handicraft article and the culture which prizes a thing exists for a long history.

 岡山は日本刀の歴史において非常に重要な国であり、国宝、重要文化財の約半数以上が、ここ岡山にて作られた刀剣である。

なぜなら、岡山は清涼な水、適した砂、砂鉄等の自然環境に恵まれているから。もう一つは古代より都（京都）への幹線道路が整備されており、様々な工芸品の生産地であった。

 そして何より、人々が美術工芸品を愛し、物を大事にする文化が長く存在する。