Fukuoka Ichimonji Zoken no Chi Monument

Footprints of master craftsmen

Original Text

　Bizen Nagafune, known as the production area of famous swords, was the Fukuoka Ichimonji school that produced many sword craftsmen based there. It was the founder of Norimune in the early Kamakura period, and produced many master craftsmen in the middle of Kamakura. It is said that there are sword craftsmen who have been called as the guard blacksmith of Emperor Gotoba in the imperial family manor for a long time. It is said that the origin of one character is that many of them carve the character "I" in the inscription, which also meant the best in the world. A huge stone monument was erected in the town, but it was a scene that seems to be the production area of famous swords.