In 1986, INAX opened INAX KILN PLAZA in Tokoname, the very city in which the company first established its business operation. Since then INAX has been expanding its cultural facilities in the city as seen in the subsequent openings of INAX TILE MUSEUM and INAX TILING WORKSHOP. In the autumn of 2006, two further facilities, namely INAX CLAY WORKS and INAX TILING LABO, are to commence their activities. The company is taking this opportunity to name the entire complex INAX MUSEUMS. Discovery and Inheritance are the two key concepts used to convey the MONODZUKURI spirit from the conception of ideas to the product manufacturing stage at IM. Clay takes shape when water is added and becomes ceramics upon firing. INAX MUSEUMS, on launching its five discovery-orientated museums that invite visitors to explore and experience, aims, in addition to conventional exhibitions, to hold a series of interactive activities such as hands-on workshops and events.