第一弾は、高岡のどこかの鋳物屋さんの壁。

私が唯一理解できるのは「坩堝（るつぼ）」（金属を溶かすために使う容器のこと）だけですが…

銅器の町、高岡は400年の歴史があります。その間、職人さんたちが、技術を磨いてこられました。そのおかげで、高いの鋳造・加工技術が今も引き継がれています。鋳造に関する全ての工程が、市内で可能なのです。

そんな銅器の町なので、町を歩いていると、こんな不思議な光景に出くわすこともあるかもしれませんよ。
A Snapshot of Manufacturing Floor: a wall at a foundry in Takaoka

Can you break this code in the picture? Only word I get is ‘crucible’, a container used for melting metallic materials.

Takaoka is renowned for its metalwork, produced by an industry dating back more than 400 years. As the local artisans have developed a wide range of casting techniques, the city has top-quality casting and processing techniques. All the skills required at each step can be found here.

When you take a walk in Takaoka, you might bump into a strange code like the above picture.

明日のお昼はＮＨＫを見逃すな！！

ランチタイムにお馴染みの「ひるブラ」は、高岡銅器の発祥地「金屋町」から中継されます♪

naftに、受け継がれる高岡銅器の伝統技術は、この地から始まったのです…

400年続く町ですが、今も千本格子と石畳の美しい街並み！お散歩にも最高なんですよね～。お楽しみに！

http://www4.nhk.or.jp/hirubura/x/2013-04-23/21/27031/

Don’t miss NHK’s ‘hirubura’ tomorrow!

As you might have watched the popular programme before, it will broadcast directly from Takaoka-shi where our head office is located.

Takaoka is renowned for its metalwork, produced by an industry dating back more than 400 years. In its heyday artisans developed a wide range of casting techniques. Under such a circumstance, we develop and manufacture a wide variety of metal products, combining traditional techniques and the latest metal moulding and processing technologies.

You will see ‘kanaya-machi’ tomorrow. The town is the birthplace of the city and the centre of Takaoka Copperware industry. It boasts traditional buildings, both warehouses and townhouses, along a cobbled street. Lovely place to take a walk.