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宮本武蔵顕彰武蔵武道館 | |
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| Location | Ōhara, Okayama, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°5′52.67″N 134°19′35.32″E / 35.0979639°N 134.3264778°E |
| Public transit | Chizu Express, Chizu line, Ōhara Station (Okayama), Miyamoto Musashi Station |
| Surface | 6049 m² |
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| Opened | May 20, 2000 |
| Architect | 沼田 亘さん - Wataru Numata |
The Miyamoto Musashi Budokan (a budōkan (武 道 館) is a dōjō (道場) where budō (武 道) is practiced; the word kan (館) means "house") built in the province of Mimasaka in Ōhara-Cho, the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi (March 12, 1584, Ōhara-Chō - May 19, 1645[1]) was inaugurated on May 20, 2000 for the anniversary of his death. This budokan is dedicated to the official martial arts of Japan. It brings together all the saber and kendo traditional schools. All Japanese martial arts have roots in this province, the heart of traditional Japan. This budokan unifies the Japanese martial disciplines not only in practice, but also historically and culturally. The inauguration took place in the presence of many Japanese officials including Sensei Tadashi Chihara, guarantor and tenth of the line of Miyamoto Musashi (who attended the building’s inauguration); the mayor of Ōhara-Cho, Fukuda Yoshiaki; Élisabeth Lamure, mayor of Gleizé; and several saber and kendo schools representative of traditional and contemporary Japan.