Unshu Soroban Traditional Industry Center

Traditional craft spot in front of Izumo Yokota Station

Original Text

　It is right next to Izumo Yokota Station. Facility ･ that tells the history of the cloud collection abacus that appears in Kiyoharu Matsumoto's ｢ Sandware. The process and tools for making abacus are abundant, and the collection of abacuses from around the world. It's a modern age of calculator computers, but when I came here, I thought it would be nice to have a taste of the abacus.

People who are above the first class of the Nissho test should go

Original Text

Located in Okuizumo, one of the famous production areas of abacus, the exhibition is about the history and manufacturing of jusan. Depending on the day, you can visit the workplace of a traditional craftsman, and it is very interesting to actually pick up five old-fashioned balls (usually four) and a calculator that can be used from both sides. , The cutting tools used by the craftsman are also very sophisticated and interesting. If you have raised your abacus skills to a certain level, you can think about the history of the jusan itself ...

Industrial Hall that conveys the history of traditional abacus

Original Text

Yokota, Okuizumo-cho is a rare place in Japan that conveys the tradition of abacus that has been handed down since ancient times. There are exhibits that convey the history and tradition of the unshu abacus.

Kamehiko abacus

Original Text

Kamehiko abacus appears in "sand vessel" by Kiyoharu Matsumoto. It seems that the abacus has fallen and it was threatened to survive for a while, but it is also popular, and I think that the way to live is also seen in this abacus. I think the abacus museum is rare in Japan.

and you can see the history of the abacus.

Original Text

When it comes to abacus, Banshu abacus is famous, but here in Unshu is also a famous place for abacus, and you can see how the abacus developed in Okuizumo.