Marutake Industry
Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan
There are numerous photo opportunities throughout the park, and you can even borrow armor and pretend to be a great warlord from the Sengoku period. The park also has a classic cork gun game, souvenir stores selling Japanese Samurai products, and a restaurant, ensuring that you have many thrilling moments throughout your visit!
Contents
7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to Marutake Industry, a place where the legends of the samurai are forged in steel, silk, and lacquer. Located in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, this is not merely a factory; it is the world's premier workshop for authentic…
Listen in the app2The Metal Forge: Shaping the Iron Plates
We begin our tour at the very beginning of the process: the metalworking shop. Here, skilled blacksmiths take sheets of iron and steel and transform them into the various plates that make up a suit of armor. …
Listen in the app3The Lacquering Room: Beauty and Resilience
From the noisy forge, we move into the quiet, controlled environment of the lacquering room. Here, the iron plates are coated with multiple layers of 'urushi,' or natural Japanese lacquer. …
Listen in the app4The Braiding Hall: The Art of Odoshi
We now enter the braiding hall, where the individual lacquered plates are joined together using a technique called 'odoshi.' This is one of the most visually striking aspects of samurai armor, as the colorful silk or leather…
Listen in the app5The Armor Museum and Cinema Gallery
Now that we have seen the process of creation, we enter the Marutake Armor Museum and Cinema Gallery. This is where the finished masterpieces are displayed, and it is a truly overwhelming sight. …
Listen in the app6The Samurai Experience Studio
We conclude our tour at the Samurai Experience Studio, perhaps the most exciting part of the visit for many. Here, visitors have the rare opportunity to actually put on a real, high-quality suit of samurai armor. …
Listen in the app7Closing
As we conclude our tour of Marutake Industry, I hope you carry with you a profound respect for the artisans who keep the flame of samurai history alive. We have seen the raw iron transformed by the heat of the forge, the…
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What is Marutake Industry?
Marutake Industry is a place in Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 7 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 31.8398, 130.2194 |
| Last updated |