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Below are links to pages on the experiential activities offered, operated by HIS.

A new discovery! Experience the world of fabrics at Komatsu Matere

KOMATSU MATERE Co.,Ltd. / Textile

Experience manufacturing on an overwhelming scale! Tour construction machine-maker KOMATSU Ltd.

Komatsu Ltd. Awazu Plant / Vehicle

Visit a legendary roof tile-maker, the only remaining in the former tile-producing city of Komatsu!

Komatsu roof tile Co., Ltd. / Kawara roof tiles

Learn to make a 9-cornered pen holder from masters who have crafted all kinds of wooden boxes.

Kitamura kibako Co., Ltd. / Wood processing

Encounter the sentiments of a young brewery master who has taken on the challenge of wooden barrel-brewing, and his meticulous sake-production process.

Nishide syuzo / Sake

Meet the next-generation farming magician who manipulates temperature, humidity & CO2 with an iPad!

Honda Noen / Agriculture

Selecting through massive amounts of tomatoes in a blink! A chance to witness the latest fruit-selection technology.

JA Komatsu Vegetable collection and shipping factory / Agriculture

Observe stone quarry operations that rely on down-to-the-milimeter precision! Accompanied by passionate stone talk by the chief.

Onishi Sekizai / Stone processing

Encounter young artisans who grapple with the massive stone within the alluring hidden nooks of Komatsu.

Sekizai Araya-syoten / Stone processing

Create your own original goods at a factory found within Japan’s second-largest production area of clothing labels.

Nakagawa-textiles Co., Ltd. / Textile

Make your own mask to the light taps of a retro sewing machine!

Komatsu Hosei Ltd. / Textile

Tour a state-of-the-art fabrics factory with treasures ranging from Mona Lisa to Jacquard Prince.

Origina-Cloth-Jacquard Co., Ltd. / Textile

With an average age over 70 years old! An endangered craft that draws maisons and offers from all over the world.

OGURA Fabrics Co.,Ltd. / Textile

Become a disciple of a Kutani ware master through a Ko-Kutani style painting experience!

Yamanaka Kunimori / Kutaniyaki

Study the various methods of Kutani ware-shaping, and take on the rokuro potter’s wheel like a master.

Miyayoshi-seito / Kutaniyaki

The 5th generation master of a studio of Kutani Ware figures reveals an over 100 year-old collection for the first time!

Miyaso-seitosyo / Kutaniyaki

A factory tour that brings you close to the passionate crafting process of the 4th generation Yasokichi!

Tokuda Yasokichi tobo / Kutaniyaki

A work of god! Observe the extreme brushwork of Kutani letter-painting, drawn at the micro level.

Togama Tamura / Kutaniyaki

From Kutani ware sneakers to teahouses from the Edo period, a painting experience that will pique your curiosity.

Chikuryugama Kiln / Kutaniyaki

Set off! To the artsy work site of an eccentric artist who defies the fundamentals of Kutani ware, with presidents and chameleons.

Tabata Naoto / Kutaniyaki

Have a tour & taste of Shinsen, an old-time brewery of Komatsu operating within a Japan Heritage stone warehouse.

Higashi Sake Brewing Company ,LTD. / Sake

A clay factory tour where you get to hear a clay prince raised within the production site of Hanasaka wax lyrical on his love for clay.

Taniguchi clay factory / Kutaniyaki

An original GEMBA pottery experience under the wing of an active mould-crafting master rarely met today.

Sano-seitosyo Ryukogama Kiln / Kutaniyaki

Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of yuri kinsai built up by a National Living Treasure, through a gallery tour and kinrande workshop.

Kinzangama Kiln / Kutaniyaki

Indulge in folk culture through a Ko-Kutani style painting experience accompanied by matcha tea.

Toraya ceramic shop / Kutaniyaki

GEMBA-only experience! Back-garden sketching and painting under the represent of POP Kutani.

Ukitagama Kiln / Kutaniyaki

Direct instruction by Master Kazuka! Ceramic plate workshop using traditional Japanese paint and the legendary colors of Asakura.

Asakura-Isoichi shinkotoyo / Kutaniyaki

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