Meet and Speak - 03 Spoon-making in Tsubame City

# 3. Spoon-making in Tsubame CityUEO
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Tsubame has a population of around 84,000, and is famous for silverware-making. Metalworking factories are scattered among residential districts all through town... 2,800 or so mold-makers, polishers and other silverware-related businesses in all. The city's industry accounts for more than 90% of domestic silverware production in Japan. It is known worldwide as a center of advanced metalworking technologies.

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By Joetsu Shinkansen

Urasa Station - Echigo-Yuzawa Station 10 minutes
Tsubame City - Urasa Station 20 minutes

Places to Visit
The Kaisan-do of Saifuku-ji

The Kaisan-do of Saifuku-ji

About five kilometers away from Urasa Station stands a 150 year old temple hall, the Kaisan-do of Saifuku-ji. It has an extensive collection of Buddhist treasures, and draws a large number of daily visitors seeking spiritual solace.

Address :
174 Oura
Uonuma-shi Niigata-ken 946-0033 JAPAN
Tel : 025-792-3032
The Tsubame Industrial Material Museum

The Tsubame Industrial Material Museum

The Tsubame Industrial Material Museum tells the history of the city's metal fabrication industry. It all began in the Edo Period, when many farm families started making copper vessels and pipes as a cottage industry. The techniques have been passed down to this day.
At this museum. you can try your hand at spoon-making here.

Address :
4330-1 Omagari
Tsubame-shi Niigata-ken 959-1263 JAPAN
Tel : 0256-63-7666
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The ceiling of the temple hall is adorned with woodcarvings by Ishikawa Uncho, a master of the Edo period. The high-relief carvings seem almost take on a life of their own with such intricate, sensitive detail and vibrant color. Many visitors find themselves staring up in wonder at this ornate ceiling.

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