Japan · Art & Craft

【金沢体験】エシカルなアルミ鋳物のカトラリーレストに名入れ刻印体験

30 Minutes Round trip from Kanazawa Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Create your own cast aluminum cutlery rest with personalized engraving
  • 02 Choose from around 15 modern cutlery rest designs
  • 03 Stamp letters and numbers by hand using a hammer
  • 04 Visit a traditional sand-casting foundry with roots dating back to 1714
  • 05 Take home a practical handmade keepsake from Kanazawa
  • 06 Short 30-minute experience that fits easily into your day

Discover a hands-on craft experience in Kanazawa where traditional foundry heritage meets modern design. In this short workshop, you will personalize a cast aluminum cutlery rest by stamping it with letters and numbers to create a one-of-a-kind piece with your name, initials, anniversary, birthday, or other meaningful details.

The experience also includes a visit to a traditional sand-casting foundry with roots dating back to 1714. It is a memorable way to connect with local craftsmanship, learn about aluminum casting, and take home a practical keepsake made in Japan.

Discover a hands-on craft experience in Kanazawa where traditional foundry heritage meets modern design.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 30 Minutes
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Kanazawa
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Experience putting and engraving your name on a cast aluminum cutlery rest

■Experience days: Weekdays and some Saturdays

■Start time: 10:00, 13:00, 15:00

■Time required: About 30 minutes

■Access: Kanamori Alloy Co., Ltd.

[Itinerary]

▶ Personalized engraving experience

■Choose your favorite design from about 15 types of modern cast aluminum cutlery rests.

■I will engrave with a hammer using alphabetic and numeric engraving.

Create your own cutlery rest with your own pattern, name, initials, birthdays, anniversaries, serial numbers, etc.

▶ Tour of traditional sand casting foundry

■You can visit a traditional sand casting foundry that has been handed down since 1714.

Here is a guide to the current foundry that has been in operation since Showa 45.

* The tour time for the melting and casting (metal pouring) process is 15:00, but there is a possibility that it will change depending on the production schedule. In that case, we will guide you on a tour of the foundry and other processes.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kanazawa 1 city · 30 Minutes

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • GOODS AND SERVICES TAX
  • ENTRY OR ADMISSION FEE

What to bring

  • ・工場内ではサンダル、ハイヒールはお控え頂き、動きやすい服装で見学・体験ください。

Know before you go

  • ■Experience days: Weekdays and some Saturdays
  • ■Start time: 10:00, 13:00, 15:00
  • ■Time required: About 30 minutes
  • * The tour time for the melting and casting (metal pouring) process is 15:00, but there is a possibility that it will change depending on the production schedule. In that case, we will guide you on a tour of the foundry and other processes.
  • ■対象年齢:3歳以上
  • ・小さなお子様が体験される場合、保護者様の付き添いをお願い致します。
  • ・工場内ではサンダル、ハイヒールはお控え頂き、動きやすい服装で見学・体験ください。
  • ■体験スペース最大人数 約30名

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kanazawa, JP
Tour start
Kanazawa, JP
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 30 minutes finish where they began, in Kanazawa.

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