[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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Beginners welcome - First try
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Children welcome

Possible number of bookings

1～10
Participating age

6Age ～ 99 Age
Duration

2～3 hours

Plan description

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 a stone material shop that manages the only active stone quarry in Takigahara, which used to have many stone quarries. The cave mining site is cool in summer and warm in winter, and maintains a consistent temperature year-round. In this program, an arch bridge and quarry made of Takigahara stone will be guided by Mr. Shuichiro Funatsu, a sculptor and geoguide who uses Takigahara stone for creative activities, and Mr. Yumi Aratani, the current owner of Stone Aratani Shoten. It is a unique experience where you can see and learn about Komatsu's stone culture and stone history while visiting the original. ☆ There is also a plan with a stone carving workshop ☆ After the tour, those who wish can touch and feel the stones at the stone carving workshop. *Reservations for the sculpture workshop have ended. We only accept visits. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

Visit the only active stone quarry in Komatsu City!

The stone quarry protected by Aratani Shoten is the only active and active place in Komatsu City, where stone culture is also recognized as a Japanese heritage site. You can actually enter and observe the unique place that can be said to be an unexplored region.

Guide to Takigahara, a Japanese heritage town that flourished with stones

Takigahara, where the entire town was moistened with stones, was once dug out from the bottom of the river, and there were holes around the mountains in the town. We will guide you while strolling through the arch bridge made only of stone mechanics in the town. Why don't you cross the heritage bridge in the nature that seems to appear in the movie?

Feel the hardness of stone! There is also a plan where you can make items by experiencing stone cutting work.

When we think of stone, we have an image of it being very hard, but until about 50 years ago, people were digging it by hand without using machines. In this program, we are planning to make items using stones so that you can actually experience the hardness and sound. Is stone cutting surprisingly soft, or is it hard and very difficult? ? With a plan that includes a stone carving workshop, be sure to have an experience that can only be done by those who actually come to carve!

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Reservation cancellation fee generation date	Cancellation fee will be charged from 2 days before the event date.
About cancellation	Please note that the following cancellation fee will be charged if canceled due to customer's convenience. Cancellation 2 days before: 50% Cancellation the day before: 50% Cancellation on the day: 100% Cancellation without prior notice: 100%
About event termination	Outdoor tour schedule may change due to weather

Detailed information of this plan

Required minimum number of participants	3 Person(s)
Possible number of bookings	1～10
About duration	2～3 hours The time required is scheduled to be around 2 hours and 30 minutes including the workshop.
Operating period	2022/11/03〜2022/11/06
Assembly time	Please come by 15 minutes before the appointment time.
Booking deadline	until 23:59 7 days before

Changing room		Toilet
Shower		Parking
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Dress code - Must bring items	・Athletic shoes, etc. Please participate in comfortable shoes that are easy to move in, and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.・Please bring something to wipe your hands such as a towel. ・If you wish to purchase mill ends, please bring a sandbag or a rice bag (a sturdy bag that cannot be torn even if you put stones in it).
About rental items	No particulars

Matters require attention	・It may be canceled in the event of bad weather.・The outdoor tour schedule may change depending on the weather.・Be sure to wear sports shoes and clothes that are easy to walk in, as the inside of the garden is difficult to walk on and can get dirty.・Applications are for elementary school students and above, and solo participation is for junior high school students and above.・If you are an elementary school student, please be sure to be accompanied by an adult.・If you are accompanied by a child under elementary school age, please do not leave them unattended in the quarry.
Other notifications	For restrooms and parking lots, please use the Ishi no Satomizu and Midori no Fureai Park parking lot.

Matters require attention

・It may be canceled in the event of bad weather.・The outdoor tour schedule may change depending on the weather.・Be sure to wear sports shoes and clothes that are easy to walk in, as the inside of the garden is difficult to walk on and can get dirty.・Applications are for elementary school students and above, and solo participation is for junior high school students and above.・If you are an elementary school student, please be sure to be accompanied by an adult.・If you are accompanied by a child under elementary school age, please do not leave them unattended in the quarry.

Other notifications

For restrooms and parking lots, please use the Ishi no Satomizu and Midori no Fureai Park parking lot.