• Region
    Hokuriku Shinetsu
  • Prefecture
    Toyama

Takaoka Traditional Craft Experience

Nousaku is a metal casting manufacturer that continues to innovate and create a diverse range of products to meet the needs of the times while also preserving the 400-year traditions of the designated National Traditional Craft of Takaoka copperware. Here, you can take a tour of the actual work sites of their craftsmen, complete with explanations of the work they do, and you can also try the actual molding process yourself.
There is also a cafe and shop on-site, making it an ideal choice for groups.
You can participate in a guided workshop tour to see craftsmen's handwork up close and experience making a tin cup or tray using traditional techniques.

Features

  • Observe the craftsmanship that preserves Japanese traditions in a stylish factory.
  • Try traditional techniques using sand to make your own original trays or cups.
  • Experience the thoughts and feelings of the craftsmen behind the product manufacturing process and learn about the spirit of SDGs, which is to take good care of things.
  • Learn about companies' community contribution activities and their efforts to develop people who will carry on the tradition.

Tour Dates

Year-round

Condition of Application

  • Application period
    1 week in advance
  • Fees
    1,000 to 4,500 yen
  • No. of participants
    1 to 18 people
  • Time required
    30 to 90 minutes

Please see our website for the latest information



*Capacity might be reduced as part of anti-COVID19 measures. Please confirm them beforehand.

SDGs

  • NZERO HUNGER
  • GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • QUALITY EDUCATION
  • GENDER EQUALITY
  • AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
  • DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • INDUSTRY,INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
  • CLIMATE ACTION
  • RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIPON
  • LIFE BELOW WATER
  • PEACE,JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
  • PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

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