Japan Museums
Tatara are the traditional type of forge used to smelt iron in historical Japan. They used charcoal and iron sand rather than coal and iron ore.
Off the beaten track in Japan:- Nature, Culture, History, Spirit, Art....
Tatara are the traditional type of forge used to smelt iron in historical Japan. They used charcoal and iron sand rather than coal and iron ore.
These shots were all taken inside the largest pyramid at the Sand Museum in Nima, Shimane.
![]() |
Whisky Museum |
I visited Hita, a small, historic town near the border of Fukuoka in Oita, several times, the first being on day 53 of my walk around Kyushu on pilgrimage. I quite enjoyed the town and there was plenty to see in and around the Historic Preservation District, including a range of museums. The Whisky Museum was closed when I was there but it has a collection of 30,000 whiskeys and paraphernalia that have been collected by the owner since he was 13. If alcohol is your thug then there is a sake museum in the local brewery.
![]() |
Museum in Hita |
Just about every town in Japan, large or small, has at least one sake brewery.