Traditional Port Town Industry Forging Experience
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With the support of craftsmen, we will create original items using free forging technology, which is the basis of anchor making.
Outline / Access
Sankyo Corporation, located in the ironworks complex at the entrance to Tomonoura, specializes in the manufacture of special metal fittings and other products using state-of-the-art equipment and precision processing technology. having been established in 1951 as a ship's tackle factory, the company is dedicated to carrying on the traditional casting technique known as “free forging”.
Free forging, which is the basis of anchor making, is a technique in which heated metal is beaten with a hammer to apply pressure and shape while increasing strength; the room number plates and room keys of NIPPONIA Tomo Port Town are also made using this technique.
In the forging experience, visitors can actually experience Tomo's traditional blacksmithing culture by observing the powerful scene of hammering molten red iron at more than 1,000 degrees Celsius up close, and with the assistance of craftsmen, they can create their own original iron trays, incense holders, and iron pans. Visitors can take their finished items home with them.
- Experience Name
- Traditional port town industry Forging
- What you will
experience
- Application /
Inquiries NIPPONIA Tomo Harbor Town
TEL:+81-(0)70-1458-7743
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- Charge
- 9,100 yen (iron tray, incense holder) / 1 person
11,100 yen (frying pan, square/round) / 1 person
13,000 yen (for incense stick type) / 1 person
- Experience Place
Sangyo Corporation Tomo Tomo 595, Tomo-machi, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima 720-0201 (in Tomo Iron and Steel Complex)
- Transportation
Approximately 5 minutes by car/bus from the lodging location (Tomotetsu Bus, get off at Tekkodanchi-mae, 170 yen one way)
- Time Required
- About 120 min.
- Remarks
◎Minimum number of participants is 1 person.
◎Please wear long sleeves, long pants and non-heeled shoes as sparks may fly.Aprons, face guards, gloves, etc. are available free of charge, either sterilized or new.
◎Age: Upper elementary school students and up.
◎Advance reservations must be made at least 5 days in advance.
◎Customers are responsible for their own transportation from the lodging location to the factory.
*Approximately 5 minutes by car or bus（Tomotetsu Bus, get off at Tekkodanchi-mae stop, 170 yen one way）
*Transportation expenses are not included in the plan fee.
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