NOUSAKU LAB is the facility of tin casting workshop located in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture.
The casting made in Takaoka City is called Takaoka doki (Takaoka copperware), a traditional handicraft from Toyama Prefecture.
At this facility, we can try hands-on tin casting in this workshop, using sand casting, which is one of the traditional casting methods that has been passed down in Takaoka City.
Workshops require reservations.
NOUSAKU LAB
website
Information
Address：8-1, Takaoka Office Park, Takaoka Shi, Toyama Ken, 939-1119, Japan
Phone：+81-766-63-5080
Holiday：New Year
Open：10:00 ~ 18:00
Fee：1,000 yen ~
parking lot：yes
Report of the workshop
We participated in a workshop of ‘Sake cup made by tin’.
The experience fee was 2500 yen / person, and the experience time was about 90 minutes.
Visit / entry
We can create our own original tin item in this facirity, such as a paper weight, tray, or sake cup, to take home with us.
NOUSAKU LAB
Video section to learn the process of manufacture of the casting.
The display section of the wooden patterns to use for the production of the casting.
NOUSAKU LAB where tin casting workshop is held.
Samples of products that we can make.
Tin casting workshop
We look back on the photos for each manufacturing process.
We can experience all these steps.
This is a picture of melted tin.
We were able to make it well!
IMONO KITCHEN
In this institution there is a restaurant and a cafe.
Wi-Fi is available on the cafe.
Reservation method
Workshops (hands-on tin casting) require reservations.
If you can speak / understand Japanese, you can make a reservation on the Internet.
Reservation site
Reservation method
If you can’t speak / understand Japanese, please call the following number or send an email to the following email address.
+81-766-63-5080
kanko@nousaku.co.jp
How to get to NOUSAKU LAB
The nearest station is JR Takaoka station or Hokuriku-Shinkansen Shin-Takaoka Station.
We recommend you to go by bus or taxi from these stations.
From Osaka Sta. to Takaoka Sta. (by train)
Timetable and Route Search (train)
1.Get on the JR LTD. Express Thunderbird from Osaka Station to Kanazawa Station.
2.Change to the IR Ishikawa Railway at Kanazawa Station.
3.Get on the IR Ishikawa Railway from Kanazawa Station to Takaoka Station.
Get on a Sekaiisan Bus from Takaoka Station
Timetable and Route Search (bus)
Please get on a Sekaiisan Bus (bus stop 7).
[Timetable]Sekaiisan Bus
Bus company：Sekaiisan Bus
Destination：Bound for Shirakawa-go
Boarding bus stop：Takaoka Sta. [Bus stop No.⑦]
Alighting bus stop：Nousaku-mae
Bus fare：420 yen
Time required：About 28 min
Get on a Kaetsuno Bus from Takaoka Station
Timetable and Route Search (bus)
Please get on a Kaetsuno Bus (bus stop 2) bound for Takaoka Houka Daigaku (Takaoka University of Law).
[Timetable]Kaetsuno Bus
Bus company：Kaetsunou Bus
Destination：Bound for Takaoka Houka Daigaku (Takaoka University of Law)
Boarding bus stop：Takaoka Sta. [Bus stop No.②]
Alighting bus stop：Takaoka Office Park
Bus fare：440 yen
Time required：About 50 min
Get on a Sekaiisan Bus from Shin-Takaoka Station
Timetable and Route Search (bus)
Please get on a Sekaiisan Bus (bus stop 4).
[Timetable]Sekaiisan Bus
Bus company：Sekaiisan Bus
Destination：Bound for Shirakawa-go
Boarding bus stop：Shin-Takaoka Sta. [Bus stop No.④]
Alighting bus stop：Nousaku-mae
Bus fare：420 yen
Time required：About 15 min
Get on a Kaetsuno Bus from Shin-Takaoka Station
Timetable and Route Search (bus)
Please get on a Kaetsuno Bus (bus stop 3) bound for Takaoka Houka Daigaku (Takaoka University of Law).
[Timetable]Kaetsuno Bus
Bus company：Kaetsunou Bus
Destination：Bound for Takaoka Houka Daigaku (Takaoka University of Law)
Boarding bus stop：Shin-Takaoka Sta. [Bus stop No.③]
Alighting bus stop：Takaoka Office Park
Bus fare：420 yen
Time required：About 30 min
Take a taxi
From Takaoka Station：About 4300 yen (about 20 minutes)
From Shin-Takaoka Station：About 3500 yen (about 15 minutes)
・Let’s show a taxi driver the following phrase.
・If you want to call a taxi, let’s show the following phrase.
[Phone number of taxi dispatch : Around Takaoka Station]*Japanese text only.
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