Nanbu ironware, which has been designated as a national traditional craft, is the result of techniques passed down and refined by excellent foundry craftsmen. While learning about the production process, you can create an original paperweight by making a mold and pouring iron. *The paperweight you created will be shipped at a later date.
learning effect
We will develop an interest in local industries and increase interest in the area and history involved.
basic information
Access: 10 minutes walk from JR Mizusawa Esashi Station
Contact information: Mizusawa Foundry Industry Cooperative Association (131 Meisho, Mizusawa Hada-cho, Oshu City)
Phone number: 0197-24-1551
FAX:0197-25-5503
Homepage: https://oshu-nambutekki.com/
Learning effect: Increases interest in local industry and the area and history involved.
Experience menu
| Experience menu | Content | period | Number of people | Time required | Fee |
| Nanbu ironware paperweight making experience | While learning about the production process of Nambu ironware, you can create an original paperweight by making a mold and pouring iron into it. | All year round (Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, Obon, New Year holidays) | 15-25 people per group | Approximately 3 hours | 2,600 yen (reservation required) |