Things to Do

Bizen's best sights are spread between craft districts and old rural sites. Use Imbe for pottery, Osafune for swords, and the Yoshinaga hills for Shizutani and Hattoji.

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Things to Do

01

Old Shizutani School

Seventeenth-century school for commoners, with stone walls, tiled roofs, and a calm wooded setting.

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02

Bizen Pottery Art Museum

This small museum explains Bizen-yaki through old and contemporary pieces, kiln displays, and examples of how different firing methods change the finished pottery. It …

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03

Bizen Osafune Sword Museum

Sword museum and workshop complex where Bizen blade-making is shown as a living craft.

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04

Imbe Pottery Village

Pottery district of kilns, galleries, shops, and clay-coloured streets around Imbe Station.

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05

Hattoji Furusato Village

Mountain hamlet of thatched houses and farm lanes in Bizen's Yoshinaga district.

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06

Bizen-yaki Traditional Pottery Center

The Bizen-yaki Traditional Pottery Center is an easy place to learn about the town's famous unglazed stoneware. Weekend workshops let visitors try the potter's …
07

Kei Fujiwara Museum of Art

The Kei Fujiwara Museum of Art focuses on the work of Kei Fujiwara, one of Bizen's great modern potters and a Living National Treasure. …

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08

Amazu Shrine

Amazu Shrine is closely tied to Bizen's pottery culture. The approach is lined with Bizen-yaki tiles and zodiac figures, and even the ema prayer …

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09

BIZEN Latin American Museum

BIZEN Latin American Museum is a small specialty museum with historic artifacts from Central and South America. It is an unusual stop for Bizen, …

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