【Morning(6～12 a.m.)】 Factory tour in Japan Page 2

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:00

In this program, while receiving lectures from traditional Kutani ware craftsmen and instructors, you can experience painting with Kutani Gosai (green, yellow, dark blue, purple, red) on a white base baked in a Miyayoshi pottery kiln. We will tour the factory. * For the second and subsequent times, if you wish, you can shift the factory tour time to painting time. ～ Flow of the day ～ 9:50 Meeting / Reception Explanation of Miyayoshi Ceramics 10:00 Site tour (10 minutes) Tour of the manufacturing site of various materials such as potter's wheel and other casting. 10:10 Overpainting experience (50 minutes) While receiving lectures and follow-ups from the traditional craftsmen and instructors of this kiln, you will be asked to draw with the overpainting paint according to the drawings you designed in advance!

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

贅沢な解説付きで歴代五十吉作品を楽しもう！ 置物制作の窯が集中する八幡に位置する五十吉深香陶窯。初代は素地専門の窯元だったというルーツを持ち、現在も素地制作から絵付けまでを行っています。 本プログラムは、 3代浅蔵五十吉氏の娘さんである4代浅蔵一華氏自らが工房やギャラリー、作品の解説を行う工房ツアーです。 ツアーの最後には、窯の作品を実際に使って、珈琲を味わうことができます。 ※外国籍の方へ：当日のご案内は日本語のみとなります。

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

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 this spirit, the factory is currently operating state-of-the-art machines that can turn children's drawings and photographs into textiles using design technology and jacquard looms. During the tour through the GEMBA program, students will learn about the process used to create highly accurate textiles that are not prints, and can be mistaken for photographs or works of art.They will also be able to see hand looms, old-style jacquard looms, and cutting-edge jacquard looms and textiles. You can see, know and experience it.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

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, the fourth generation, explains the studio, gallery, and works. At the end of the tour, you can actually use the works of the kiln and taste the coffee. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 1～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

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. Visitors can experience the quality and functionality of tiles, which are building materials rooted in the Hokuriku region, by seeing, touching, and riding on them (?). is. Why don't you go and learn about Komatsu tiles, which are strong building materials nurtured by the unique climate of Hokuriku? *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00

Visit Komatsu's only remaining clover and experience stone processing! Takigahara-cho, Komatsu City is the production area of ​​Takigahara stone, which has a beautiful blue-gray color. Komatsu City's numerous stone quarries (choba) with a history of over 100 years and arch bridges made entirely of stone are a major reason why Komatsu City has been designated as a Japanese heritage site for its stone culture. Ishizai Aratani Shoten is a stone shop that currently manages the only active stone quarry in Takigahara, where there were once many stone quarries. In this program, under the guidance of Mr. Shuichiro Funatsu, a geoguide who is familiar with the Takigahara area, and Mr. Yuki Araya, the owner of Ishizai Araya Shoten, we will tour the traditional arch bridges around the stone quarry and the inside of the quarry, while visiting Komatsu. You can see, learn about, and experience stone culture and history. Experience the beauty and functionality of Takigahara stone as a material that is used in a variety of places, from ancient tombs and grave sites to bridges, home entrances, and stylish cafes. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be provided in Japanese only.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

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, you can experience part of the process using dynamic partition production equipment and create original iron ornaments that can be used while camping. This is a must-see program for outdoor enthusiasts! *Ornaments will be semi-ordered, with the following options selected at the time of application.・Shape (3 types) ・Design (3 types) ・Main plate color (3 colors) ・Text (3 types of font) ・Favorite word (Upper case: 8 characters or less, Lower case: 16 characters or less *Each alphanumeric character)・Symbol only)

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• In Door Activity

• Age 1～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 14:30

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. That's no wonder; the Miyayoshi Ceramics factory boasts one of the best types of molding in the region, and is able to create shapes for pottery using a variety of tools, machines, and people's hands. In this program, you will be able to see the world of Kutani ware forms that are lined up at Miyayoshi Seito, which is said to make everything except ornaments. You can also purchase original Miyayoshi Pottery products at the gallery attached to the factory. Please feel free to pick up and experience the evolving techniques of potteries that have been passed down in order to preserve tradition in the face of changing times.

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• Age 3～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

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, who is a stone geek who can talk about stones all the time, will guide you around the factory. While explaining the graves and stone works that Onishi Stone has made so far, you can experience the local stone culture. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00

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. In this program, you can observe how the fruits are sorted smoothly using state-of-the-art machines. Komatsu and Matsutsuki for souvenirs! It is also recommended to participate continuously with Honda Farm. It should be an interesting experience to take a peek at the flow from the production site to the distribution! ~ Flow of the day ~ Observation of the process from sorting to packing about 45 minutes * For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:30

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, is truly an unsung hero supporting the ironworks village of Komatsu City. This program provides an opportunity for participants to learn about "steel" and the work related to it through a tour of Komatsu Koki's steel materials center. *Showing the process by which elemental drawings published within Komatsu Koki become actual products.Touching iron and getting to know about iron.Trying people to see work scenes.Trying people to experience work.Original souvenirs. To hand over something To make and complete something To do in 1 to 2 hours Observe how souvenirs are changed) - Observe the production of souvenir products during the processing tour Observe the delivery truck - Observe the loading platform (ride on a stationary truck and experience the height) Original souvenir present (nameplate + drawing made by laser processing of iron material) )*Time schedule 09:15 Reception starts 09:30 Check-in/orientation 09:45 Tour starts 10:30 Truck test drive 11:00 Dismissal

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• Age 1～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 14:30 / 15:30

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 molding methods that can only be found at kilns for mass production. We will demonstrate and explain in front of you while keeping a safe distance, so you can participate with confidence. Suitable for small groups or groups. *For groups (10 or more people), please contact us directly. ~ Flow of the day ~ 9:50 Meeting and reception Explanation of Miyayoshi Ceramics 10:00 Site tour (30 minutes) / ② 11:00 ~ ③ 13:30 ~ ④ 14:30 ~ ⑤ 15:30 ~ A wide variety of things such as pottery wheel and casting etc. Tour of the base manufacturing site *After the tour, stop by a souvenir shop and leave. For those who don't want to go home empty-handed after a tour, we will introduce you to the souvenir shop of our kiln, where we have a large selection of pottery that can only be purchased at the kiln.

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