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[Ishikawa/ Komatsu City] If you can do it, try it! Making one frying pan in the world

Hit the iron, hit it, hit it, hit it, and complete your own frying pan! An iron skillet, Keita Suuma, who manipulates iron in a phantasmagoric way, makes an iron frying pan. You will make a frying pan with a diameter of 17 cm by beating the iron earnestly. Why don't you experience what it feels like to handle iron and how much strain it puts on your body? just for you

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] [Must-see for creators] Sample production at a textile factory where you can order original designs!

The world of original design that began with woven labels Nakagawa Sangyo originally started as a woven label factory, but today we can create a variety of original textile products from silk screens to prints. In this program, designers who want to make things by observing Nakagawa Sangyo's manufacturing machines

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] Original goods are produced at a factory in a woven label production area that boasts the second largest market share in the country

The world of original designs that started with woven labels Some people may not be able to understand woven labels, but woven labels are manufacturer names and brand names in all the cloth products that we wear and use. "That" is attached to display. After Maruoka City in Fukui Prefecture, Komatsu City is the second largest producer of woven labels in Japan.

[Ishikawa Prefecture, Komatsu City] Average age over 70! Craftsmanship on the verge of extinction with offers from maisons around the world!

The reason why requests from world brands come in... Kokura Orimono's strength lies in jacquard silk fabrics. An industrial jacquard loom has 14,200 warp (vertical) threads, with weft (horizontal) threads moving back and forth between them. There is slight unevenness in thickness. the craftsman is

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] GEMBA unveiled for the first time! Enjoy the entire process of making the clay that supports Kutani ware

Futamata Seidosho has been producing clay, the raw material for Kutani ware, for 100 years using raw stone quarried from Hanasakayama in Komatsu City. In this program, we will open up the factory to the general public, which is usually difficult to see, and you will be able to see how the large, rugged stones that are quarried are turned into clay, with Mr. Futamata explaining the entire process. .

[Ishikawa/ Komatsu City] Ikichi kiln workshop tour with Ichika Asakura

Enjoy successive Isokichi works with luxurious commentary! Ikichi Fukaka Pottery Kiln is located in Yawata, where kilns for making figurines are concentrated. It has roots that the first generation was a pottery specializing in ceramics, and even now, we are doing everything from creating the ceramics to painting. This program is a studio tour in which Ms. Ikika Asakura, the daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, explains the workshop, gallery, and works himself.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] DIY your own open shelf using professional tools!

A life of customizing furniture! As the family increases and grows, the needs of the house and furniture change from time to time. Even if you think it's just right now, it's not uncommon for it to be a few years later. Why don't you DIY an original open shelf that can be used in various ways according to such lifestyle changes? Maruya Kobo

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] If you can do it, do it! Making one-of-a-kind frying pan in the world

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Hit the iron, hit it, hit it, hit it, and complete your own frying pan! An iron skillet, Keita Suuma, who manipulates iron in a phantasmagoric way, makes an iron frying pan. You will make a frying pan with a diameter of 17 cm by beating the iron earnestly. Why don't you experience what it feels like to handle iron and how much strain it puts on your body? just for you

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Indoor or outdoor! Make your own original lampshade

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Daiei Co., Ltd. specializes in processing thin sheet metal, mainly steel and stainless steel, and processing thin long bent objects. In this program, you can create a completely original lampshade by choosing the material, design, and text while actually experiencing and observing part of the process. Feel soothed by the patterns reflected in the light in your bedroom, or explore the campsite.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Ame Nemo style Nemo won't lose! Experience next-generation agriculture!

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Growing delicious tomatoes by visualizing the environment inside a greenhouse. At Honda Farm, we practice agriculture using ICT with the support of Komatsu City Hall, JA Komatsu City, and local companies. By visualizing temperature, humidity, CO2, and illuminance, we share information not only with our company but also with local producers. In addition, the salary from local schools and nursery schools

[Ishikawa Prefecture/Komatsu City/Ring making] Make your own silver ring that fits your daily life while enjoying conversation like a cafe

A new sensation! ``Yubiwa Cafe'' Yuzen's silver ring is perfect for a variety of situations, whether it's as a reward for yourself, a gift, or as a pairing item. In this program, you can actually hammer and polish a silver ring in the size that suits you. Enjoy monozukuri in a cafe-like atmosphere while drinking a drink. With friends, family

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Experience it by playing with blocks! Iron monozukuri spreads throughout Komatsu

Created with “bonds stronger than iron”! Many ironworks are active in Komatsu City, including suppliers of Komatsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd., where you can play with blocks. The sheet metal processing industry that bends and welds iron plates, the factories that plate and paint iron, and the steel wholesalers that provide materials to these ironworks play their respective roles, and ultimately Construction machinery and tourist buses

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Experience making a bathtub taught by Hokuriku's only wooden bucket craftsman

Only one in the world! Let's make your own bathtub. During the Edo period, wooden buckets were widely used and were closely related to daily life. However, nowadays there are fewer opportunities to actually see and touch wooden barrels. Experience making a bathtub by Mr. Kimpei Sugimoto, a wooden bucket craftsman who wants people to understand the quality of wooden buckets and the importance of handiwork. Even if Mr. Sugimoto explains and instructs me,

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Tour the factory of Sanada Himo, which boasts a national share of over 70%!

The secret behind Sumiya's Sanada Himo, which is loved all over the country. Sanada Himo has been loved by people for a long time because it does not stretch easily and is easy to retie, making it useful for tying up luggage and hanging heavy objects. Not only has it been used continuously since the time of Sen no Rikyu to tie wooden boxes of tea utensils, but it has also recently become popular as a shoelace for running shoes due to its ease of tying.

[GEMBA Monodzukuri Expo 2023] Mix several flavors and enjoy with original rice! Let’s make “My Seasoned Sesame”

Mix several flavors together and enjoy with original rice! Let’s make “my seasoned sesame”! Toho Foods is a food company that manufactures retort pouch foods such as seasonings, pasta sauces, and hot pot soups that you can find in supermarkets, as well as bottled foods. If you look at the package, many people have probably seen it at the supermarket or in your kitchen.

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] A workshop tour where you can experience the passion of Mr. Yasokichi 4th generation up close!

A workshop tour where many Kutani ware craftsmen train to learn about their deep love and energy for manufacturing. Many craftsmen involved in Kutani have studied under the first and second generation Tokuda Yasokichi, and many of the former master craftsmen. I have been training in this kiln. A beautiful color technique called "Yosai" is inherited by such a famous Kutani ware family. Colors created by the first generation

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] For a lifetime memory. Making a ring case with gold paint at a pottery of Living National Treasure

Kutani Kobo has many ceramic boxes filled with the traditions of Kinzan kiln, and they have many fans for the worldview and charm of their works, and they use gold leaf that they create independently (Kinrande). ) Nishikiyama kiln pursues works. Yoshida Yoshida, the second generation, is widely known as a Living National Treasure of Kutani ware. In this program, the traditionally cultivated Kinzan kiln, which can be said to be a transcendent technique,

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] Let's enter! Kutani ware kiln former GEMBA tour course ♪

Recommended for those who are interested in the production process, molding method, and on-site production of Kutani ware! !! We use a variety of Kutani ware methods that can only be found in kilns for mass production. We will give a demonstration in front of you while keeping a safe distance, so you can participate with confidence. Small groups or groups are fine. * For groups (10 or more), please contact us directly. ~ On the day

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Gather science and machine lovers! Tour of construction machinery parts processing site and iron work experience

Learn the basics of iron processing by making an iron smartphone stand! Takeda Industrial Co., Ltd. is located right next to Komatsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which is famous for its working cars, and performs the machining of cast steel and welding of thick plates. The actual processing of the iron products used in industrial construction machinery is extensive and overwhelming. In this program, we process iron using machines actually operating at Takeda Industries, and use it to process smartphones, tablets, etc.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Come and test your sewing machine skills! Making tote bags

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Sustainable manufacturing using remnants At Komatsu Sewing, we are a factory that produces various fabric products on a complete order together with side workers spread throughout the prefecture. It is scrap materials that come out inevitably when making products. In this program, we ask professionals to use a commercial sewing machine that is only possible at a sewing factory, and make sustainable tote bags using offcuts.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] Original painting experience on a tote bag, drawing with natural plant dyes

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~The world of plant dyes that are safe for children and sensitive skin~ Create ethical lifestyle products that are friendly to people and nature, such as textile products dyed with plant dyes and towels woven from Japanese paper. green job. In this program, Green Job's atelier, which is usually not open to the public, is open to the public, so that children can use it with peace of mind.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] KUTANism workshop tour: Isokichi kiln workshop tour with Ikka Asakura

Enjoy successive Isokichi works with luxurious commentary! Ikichi Fukaka Pottery Kiln is located in Yawata, where kilns for making figurines are concentrated. It has roots that the first generation was a pottery specializing in ceramics, and even now, we are doing everything from creating the ceramics to painting. This program is a studio tour in which Ms. Ikika Asakura, the daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, explains the workshop, gallery, and works himself.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Tour the latest textile factories, from the Mona Lisa to Prince Jacquard's treasures

Your child's drawings and photos can also be made into cloth! ? Let's take a look at the ultra-high precision machines! Komatsu has long been a production center for jacquard textiles. In this production area, where division of labor and outsourced production were once the norm, the original cross jacquard company established its own design department 30 years ago and continues to pursue the possibilities of new textiles. In that spirit, the factory currently uses pictures and photographs drawn by children.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Isokichi Kiln Workshop Tour with Ikka Asakura

Enjoy successive Isokichi works with luxurious commentary! Ikichi Fukaka Pottery Kiln is located in Yawata, where kilns for making figurines are concentrated. It has roots that the first generation was a pottery specializing in ceramics, and even now, we are doing everything from creating the ceramics to painting. This program is a studio tour in which Ms. Ikika Asakura, the daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, explains the workshop, gallery, and works himself.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] Know the goodness of tiles at a tile factory that survives the headwind era!

The climate of Hokuriku is definitely a roof tile! A tour where you can see, touch, and experience the functionality of tiles Komatsu used to be one of the leading tile production areas in the Hokuriku region, but the tile industry is facing a period of adversity due to a decline in construction demand. Komatsu Kawara Co., Ltd. is the only tile factory that has survived.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Learn about the thoughts of a young brewer brewer who takes on the challenge of brewing sake in wooden barrels, and his commitment to sake brewing.

Pursuing the ultimate local sake brewing! I want to make a local sake that can only be made at my house, so I'm very particular about the ingredients such as rice, yeast, and water. The sake produced by Nishide Sake Brewery is the result of extraordinary efforts, such as sending young carpenters to other regions to train them. This program works

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] Experience Komatsu's long-established sake brewery "Shinsen" with five senses, brewed in a Japanese heritage stone warehouse

Azuma Sake Brewery is said to be the first in the area to use a stone-built storehouse suitable for temperature control, which is important for sake brewing. The storehouses are made of Kannonshita stone, which is excavated in Komatsu. Certified as Japan Heritage under this program

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Backyard sketching and overpainting learned from POP Kutani's pronouns

A painting experience in nature. Mr. Kengo Ukita of Ukita Kiln has a history of attending a design school in Tokyo after training at Tokuda Yasokichi Pottery. The pottery-making environment that he obtained after moving from the Komatsu Airport area is a source of playful inspiration.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Average age over 70! Craftsmanship on the verge of extinction, receiving offers from maisons around the world!

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The reason why requests from world brands come in... Kokura Orimono's strength lies in jacquard silk fabrics. An industrial jacquard loom has 14,200 warp (vertical) threads, with weft (horizontal) threads moving back and forth between them. There is slight unevenness in thickness. the craftsman is

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] An unexplored region that you should visit at least once! Get to know Komatsu's famous stone, Takigahara stone, from the site!

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The only place in Komatsu where you can visit a farm and experience stone processing! Takigahara Town, Komatsu City is a production area of Takigahara stone with beautiful blue gray color. The numerous stone quarries (choba) with a history of more than 100 years and arch bridges made entirely of stone are the major reasons why Komatsu City has been certified as a Japanese heritage site for its stone culture. Ishizai Aratani Shoten is the only active stone quarry in Takigahara, which used to have many stone quarries.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Experience the behind-the-scenes world of “Tsujiura”, a classic fortune-telling sweet for the New Year!

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Would you like to try fortune-telling this New Year with the original Tsuji fortune-telling? If you are a citizen of Ishikawa Prefecture, especially those living in the Kanazawa to Kaga area, you have likely eaten Tsujiura at least once during the New Year. A mysterious message is written inside the cute triangular mochi sweets, and by opening three of them and connecting the messages, you can predict your fortune for this year. The factory across from Nagaike Saikado is currently

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Traditional Japanese techniques! Experience the world of joinery that does not use a single nail

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See, touch and experience. Learn all about the charm of joinery! Kamon Joinery Crafts is a joinery shop that produces furniture, fittings, and other "joinery" made by combining wood and wood without using joining tools such as nails. In this program, you will be able to experience Kumiko work under the guidance of President Kamon, who has honed his skills as a joiner for over 50 years. Kumiko work with beautiful intricate patterns

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] DIY irons by experiencing the process from material processing to assembly!

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Create your own outdoor space with iron ornaments made using partition production equipment! Comany makes partitions suitable for a variety of spaces, including offices, factories, educational facilities, welfare facilities, and public facilities. In this program, we will use dynamic partition production equipment to help you experience part of the process while creating original products that can be used at camps.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Leave the body of the plate to us! Visit Kutani ware pottery

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A professional pottery that creates the shape and base of Kutani ware. Miyayoshi Ceramics is one of the largest in this Kutani ware production region, creating a wide variety of shapes, from small chopstick rests to large items such as urns and plates over 50 cm in diameter. No wonder, Miyayoshi Seito's factory boasts one of the best molding types in the production area, and there are many different types.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] See and experience the stone cutting work, which requires millimeter-level adjustments! With hot stone talk of the president

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Leave the stone thing to me! From processing to stone-baked potatoes! ? Onishi Stone has been processing various stone materials, mainly local stone materials. Because stone is heavy, the technology for processing stone in that region has been developed and developed specifically in the region. In this program, Mr. Onishi himself, who is a stone geek who can talk about stones all the time, proposes a factory.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] Unexplored places you want to visit once! Experience the quarrying site of Komatsu's famous Takigahara stone ☆Sculpture workshop included☆

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The only place in Komatsu where you can visit a farm and experience stone processing! Takigahara Town, Komatsu City is a production area of Takigahara stone with beautiful blue gray color. The numerous stone quarries (choba) with a history of more than 100 years and arch bridges made entirely of stone are the major reasons why Komatsu City has been certified as a Japanese heritage site for its stone culture. Ishizai Aratani Shoten is the only active stone quarry in Takigahara, which used to have many stone quarries.

[Ishikawa/ Komatsu City] Explore materials! Get to know Komatsu's famous stone, Takigahara stone, from the site!

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It was also used in that famous cafe! What is the functionality of Takigahara stone? Takigahara Town, Komatsu City is a production area of Takigahara stone with beautiful blue gray color. The numerous stone quarries (choba) with a history of more than 100 years and arch bridges made entirely of stone are the major reasons why Komatsu City has been certified as a Japanese heritage site for its stone culture. Ishizai Aratani Shoten is now located in Takigahara, where there used to be many stone quarries.

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] Instantly sort a large amount of tomatoes! Visit the state-of-the-art fruit selection system

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A giant tomato robot supports high-tech sorting! Komatsu tomatoes boast the largest production volume in the Hokuriku region. It is rare for farmers to go directly to the market, and they are shipped after being checked for size, color, shape, etc. in between by a sorting field. The fruit is sorted at a large-scale sorting facility that just opened in May 2021. State-of-the-art in this program

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Over 75 years on this path. Become an apprentice to a master stonemason! Serious stone carving experience

Enjoying the world of stone carving We have inherited Komatsu's stone culture and have been carving stones by hand for over 75 years. Mr. Takamura Nakatani, 92 years old, has been certified as a ``stone craftsman'', the highest authority for stone processing and self-made stone products. In this program, we will be guided by Mr. Shuichiro Funatsu, who has a desire to pass on this stone processing technology to future generations and pass it on to future generations.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Welcome to the world of stone carving! Tour of a master stonemason's workshop

Experience the charm of stone carving! We have inherited Komatsu's stone culture and have been carving stones by hand for 75 years. Mr. Takamura Nakatani, 92 years old, has been certified as a ``stone craftsman'', the highest authority for stone products. In this program, we will be visiting Mr. Nakatani's workshop under the guidance of Mr. Shuichiro Funatsu, who has a desire to pass on and pass on this stone processing technology, which we do not know when it will become extinct, to future generations.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Choose the chair and fabric to your liking! Making a stool that will last a lifetime

Luxury stool making experience taught by furniture craftsmen and upholsterers LEON is a furniture studio that proposes, manufactures, delivers, installs, and even maintains furniture and living tools, based on the concept of "solid wood furniture that can be used for a long time." . AMANO is a chair upholstery workshop that reupholsters chairs and sofas, offering the idea of ​​``fixing and reusing.'' Such a cooperative workshop

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Create your own bowl with a glimpse of the work of a stoic woodturner

Time to face the once-in-a-lifetime wood that comes to the workshop after an eternity After graduating from university, he learned the technique of turning wood in the mountains of Kaga City, next door to Komatsu, and is currently working as a lacquer artist in Komatsu City. Ms. Fumiko Iku is a woodturner who manufactures products. In this program, you can experience making wooden bowls at Mr. Iku's workshop ``Hoori'' located in a rural village.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] 3D modeling at the “mold shop that gives form to your ideas”!

When you hear that we are a ``mold shop'' that seriously makes things with professional 3D printers in the 10 million class, how many of you are immediately drawn to it? Daimol is one of the few companies in the Hokuriku region that makes molds for making metal parts. Producing a large number of parts efficiently and creating the prototypes for that purpose are both in the same metal processing industry.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Visit Komatsu Koki, a steel material shop that supports "steel" monozukuri!

Komatsu City is home to many ironworks, including suppliers of large manufacturers, who manufacture various products using iron. Komatsu Koki's Steel Materials Center supports these ironworks in terms of material procurement. Komatsu Koki, which supports monozukuri by cutting steel materials and drilling holes according to customer requests, truly supports the ironworking village of Komatsu City.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] You can do it with a mug! Easy dyeing experience with natural plant dyes

~The world of plant dyes that are safe for children and sensitive skin~ Create ethical lifestyle products that are friendly to people and nature, such as textile products dyed with plant dyes and towels woven from Japanese paper. green job. In this program, Green Job's atelier, which is usually not open to the public, is open to the public, so that children can use it with peace of mind.

[GEMBA Monozukuri Expo 2023] Immerse yourself in the world of beautiful glazed gold colors created by living national treasures with a gallery tour and brocade experience

The back side of the colorful color. Among the many "traditions" and "evolutions" of Nishikiyama kiln, there are many fans in the world view and charm of the work, and we pursue "Kinrande" works using gold leaf that we create independently. Kinrande kiln. The second generation owner, Minori Yoshita, is widely known as a living national treasure of Kutani ware. In this program, it can be said that it is a transcendental technique that looks very profane.

[Ishikawa/Komatsu City] KUTANism 2023 Workshop Tour: Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of glazed gold color created by a Living National Treasure, gallery tour and Kinrande experience

The back side of the colorful color. Among the many "traditions" and "evolutions" of Nishikiyama kiln, there are many fans in the world view and charm of the work, and we pursue "Kinrande" works using gold leaf that we create independently. Kinrande kiln. The second generation owner, Minori Yoshita, is widely known as a living national treasure of Kutani ware. In this program, it can be said that it is a transcendental technique that looks very profane.

[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] Kutani ware experience tour to enjoy with 5 senses with Yasokichi Tokuda 4th generation

Arrange flowers in Yasokichi's vase, eat from Yasokichi's vase, and let the story bloom. Until now, many craftsmen involved in Kutani have studied under the first and second generation Yasokichi Tokuda, and many master craftsmen of yesteryear have also trained at this kiln. Mr. Yasokichi Tokuda, the 4th generation owner of Kutani ware. “We are born from the earth and return to the earth.