National Treasures of Okayama

Discover the legendary Yamadori-ge sword, a 13th-century National Treasure with unreproducible tempering patterns. Once owned by warlord Uesugi Kenshin, now displayed at Bizen Osafune Museum in Setouchi City after historic crowdfunding campaign.

Discover the National Treasure Main Hall and Worship Hall of Kibitsu Shrine in Okayama, featuring Japan's only Kibitsu-zukuri architecture, the Momotaro legend, a 360m covered corridor, and the mystical Narukama divination ritual.

Discover the Former Shizutani School in Okayama, a 1670 National Treasure featuring stunning Bizen pottery tiles, lacquered floors, and 350 years of educational history. Experience Japan Heritage Site No.1 where samurai and farmers studied together.

Discover the National Treasure 'Portrait of a Court Lady' (Kyūjo-zu), a Yuan Dynasty masterpiece depicting a woman in male court attire with a flute at her sash. Explore its storied provenance from the Ashikaga Shogunal collection to the legendary collector Ohara Magosaburō, its connection to the ancient flute virtuoso Huan Yi, and how to view this enigmatic painting at the Kyoto National Museum and the 2026 special exhibition at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki.

Discover the National Treasure "Landscape in Ink and Light Color on Paper" by Sesshū Tōyō, one of Japan's greatest ink painters. This masterpiece from the Muromachi period is believed to be his final work, held in the Ōhara family collection in Kurashiki, Okayama.

Discover the Aka-gawa Odoshi Yoroi, a National Treasure of Japan housed at the Okayama Prefectural Museum. This rare Heian-period ō-yoroi is the only surviving example of red leather-laced armor, offering a rare glimpse into the life of real samurai warriors.

Discover the National Treasure tachi forged by master swordsmith Nagamitsu of the Osafune School in Bizen Province. Housed at the Hayashibara Museum of Art in Okayama, this Kamakura-period masterpiece showcases the pinnacle of Japanese sword craftsmanship.

The National Treasure tachi signed Yoshifusa, held at the Hayashibara Museum of Art in Okayama, is a masterwork by the celebrated Kamakura-period swordsmith Yoshifusa of the Fukuoka Ichimonji school. Renowned for its dazzling chōji-midare tempering pattern and exceptional state of preservation, this blade is considered the most magnificent among Yoshifusa's surviving works. With a distinguished provenance from the Matsudaira family of Saijō Domain and accompanied by historical appraisal certificates from the Hon'ami family, it represents the pinnacle of Japanese sword artistry.

Discover the Kuki Masamune, a National Treasure tantō forged by the legendary swordsmith Masamune in the Kamakura period. Housed at Hayashibara Museum of Art in Okayama, this unsigned masterpiece carries a dramatic history from the Kuki naval clan to Tokugawa Ieyasu.