Japan · Art & Craft

【金沢体験】Co-Design Challenge サインスタンドを本格砂型製作

2 Hours Round trip from Kanazawa Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Hands-on sand mold making in a working foundry
02 Choose between a miniature sign stand or a cast magnet
03 Watch aluminum alloy casting at approximately 800°C
04 Take your finished item home on the same day
05 Workshop inspired by the Osaka-Kansai Expo Co-Design Challenge
06 Learn directly under the guidance of a foundry craftsman

Step inside a long-established foundry in Kanazawa and experience traditional sand casting through a hands-on workshop inspired by the Osaka-Kansai Expo Co-Design Challenge. Guided by a skilled craftsman, you will create either a miniature sign stand or a cast magnet while learning about the textures, materials, and techniques behind this distinctive manufacturing process.

During the experience, you will make a sand mold, observe aluminum alloy being cast at approximately 800°C, and take your finished item home the same day. This is a memorable way to connect with local craftsmanship, design, and contemporary reuse of materials in a real working foundry.

During the experience, you will make a sand mold, observe aluminum alloy being cast at approximately 800°C, and take your finished item home the same day.

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What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Kanazawa

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Experience making sign stand at a foundry

■Experience Day: Every Friday or set date

■Start time: 10:00, 13:00, 15:00

■Time required: about 90 minutes

■Access: Kanamori Alloy Co., Ltd. (6-100 Matsumura, Kanazawa-shi)

[Sign stand making experience]

Kanamori Alloy is a supplier for the Osaka-Kansai Expo Future Society Showcase Project and has installed a sign stand (information board) at the Future Life Village that utilizes and memorizes waste wood from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake disaster.

In this workshop, we offer two production plans.

1, Production of a miniature sign stand that expresses the texture of the sign stand installed at the venue

2, Production of a cast magnet (a magnet that reproduces the part of a hot water outlet where metal is poured into a casting mold) utilized at the venue

■Select the product design you want to manufacture.

Miniature sign stand with clear card case: W50 x D50 x H28 mm

Cast magnet: approx. W50 x D30 x H20 mm

■Under the guidance of a craftsman in the foundry, we will experience sand mold making together.

■We will observe the process of casting aluminum alloy melted at approximately 800°C. You can take the products home on the same day.

The route