Japan · Art & Craft

【金沢体験】技術に触れ体感する！鋳物工場でテーブルウエアを本格砂型製作

2 Hours Round trip from Kanazawa Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Create your own aluminum tableware item at a traditional foundry
02 Experience hands-on sand mold making with a craftsman
03 Watch the casting process using aluminum alloy melted to around 800°C
04 Choose from cutlery rests, animal pastry cutters, or a tile plate
05 Take your finished item home on the same day
06 Optional hammer engraving to personalize your piece

Step inside a long-established foundry in Kanazawa and discover the craftsmanship behind traditional sand casting. In this hands-on experience, you will create your own aluminum tableware item while learning about techniques that have been passed down since 1714.

Choose from a selection of designs such as cutlery rests, animal-shaped pastry cutters, or a tile plate, then make a sand mold together under the guidance of a craftsman. You will also observe the casting process using aluminum alloy melted to around 800°C, and take your finished piece home the same day.

For those who wish, the experience also includes hammer engraving with letters and numbers, so you can personalize your item with initials, a name, a date, or another meaningful detail.

You will also observe the casting process using aluminum alloy melted to around 800°C, and take your finished piece home the same day.

From the itinerary

At a glance

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 tableware 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)

[Tableware making experience]

You will experience it at a traditional sand casting foundry that has been passed down since 1714.

■Select the product design you want to manufacture.

・Various cast aluminum cutlery rests

・Aluminum cast metal animal pastry cutter: pheasant, fish, and rabbit

・Cast aluminum tile plate (□ 100 x t5 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.

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■We will engrave with a hammer using alphabet/number engravings.

Customize items just for yourself, such as your own pattern, name, initials, birthdays, anniversaries, serial numbers, etc.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Kanazawa 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

GOODS AND SERVICES TAX
ENTRY OR ADMISSION FEE

What to bring

Please refrain from wearing sandals and high heels in the factory, and observe and experience in easy-to-move clothes.

Know before you go

■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)
■The implementation date, please check the calendar.
■Due to the relationship of melting weight, reservations can be made for 2 items or more.
■Maximum number of people in the experience space: about 6 people
■Target age: Elementary school students and above
・If small children will experience it, please be accompanied by a guardian.
・Please refrain from wearing sandals and high heels in the factory, and observe and experience in easy-to-move clothes.
・Hats, aprons, military gloves, and masks are available for those who wish.
■Access: 6-100 Matsumura, Kanazawa City
・By car: Parking available (7 private cars)
・By public transportation: Hokuriku Railroad Bus "Kannon-do" stop, 8 minutes on foot