Otowa Electric Kishimoto Kichiji Shouten —Experience the world of lightning— —A study tour to learn how to make traditional komodaru— Otowa Electric is the only company in that specializes in Kishimoto Kichiji Shouten is one of the largest manufacturers of everything related to lightning—from the development, shirushigomo (straw-woven brand-logo decorations of sake barrels) used in many breweries throughout Japan. Founded around 1900 during the manufacturing, and sales of lightning arresters to consultation Meiji era, the company has handed down the traditional techniques and Otowa Electric services on lightning protection. contributed to the preservation of traditional Japanese culture.

Kishimoto Kichiji Shouten

Note: Kishimoto Kichiji Edelweiss Shouten does not offer Museum public tours.

This is a museum of confectionery tools managed by the Edelweiss Group, which owns several famous confectionery Edelweiss Museum brands (Antenor, Wittamer, etc.) (*Some exhibitions charge for —Selected exhibits from the 5,000-item World Collection- admission. Please see the museum’s website.)

Amagasaki City marks the 100th anniversary of its municipal foundation. Amagasaki has long prospered as a transportation hub for both land and water routes to . This course traces the history of diverse food culture and the development of industry in a city which attracts people from all over the country.

INVEST KANSAI * For details of the facility tours, please contact the facility directly. International students who study in Kansai and Kansai Tourism Supporters (*) experienced the course! Learn about industries * An organization which promotes international tourism, managed by the Urban Innovation Institute. and companies in Kansai Many international students who study in Kansai are supporters of this organization. Kyoto Kishimoto Kichiji Shouten Shiga Hyogo [Access]: 10 min. on foot from Otowa Electric ● Tsukaguchi Sta. About 500 facilities and Amagasaki City [Access]: 10 min. on foot from JR Amagasaki Sta, model courses are We were surprised by the listed!! precise techniques of Flash! wrapping barrels with komo.

Guide to industrial facilities in Kansai that welcome visitors Search 最古級と考えられてい Experience the tremendous noise and る３世紀半ば過ぎの大 brilliant light at the 型の前方後円墳。 Find out more! We were excited to learn about Hankyu “Lightning Experience”! the culture of sake in a Tsukaguchi 桜井市の歴史を知るに traditional Japanese house! The Amagasaki Shinkin Bank Sta. は、まずここから！ World Money Box Museum An entire model Edelweiss Museum house is used to The first money box museum in Japan explain the lightning [Access]: 15 min. on foot from JR Tachibana Sta. The museum houses a unique collection of more than 13,000 savings protection system in boxes from 62 countries. The collection includes ancient to modern Amagasaki IC detail. savings boxes fabricated in Japan, Europe, America, and the Middle East. You can see a wide range of savings boxes from entertaining

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can buy freshly- Address: 3-93 Nishi-honmachi Kita-dori, Amagasaki made sweets at City, Hyogo Prefecture: 5 minutes on foot Amagasaki Chuo Sanwa the shop in the Sta. from Amagasaki Sta. Amagasaki same building. shopping avenue Phone: 06-6413-1163 Tachibana City Office [Access]: In front of Hanshin Website: http://www.amashin.co.jp/ Amagasaki Sta. We took a picture in front of a Learn more about Amagasaki! sailboat sculpted so intricately out of sugar. We can’t “Hospitality of the Amagasaki Family” believe the ship 2 was made of sugar! Hanshin This tourist guidebook is available in five Amagasaki Sta. languages (Japanese, English, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and Korean). Here you can find a large variety of You can learn about interesting spots in —Experience Japanese goods at astonishingly low prices! Amagasaki such as shopping avenues, Culture— No wonder so many people visit public baths, boat racing venues, shrines this shopping avenue! and temples, and museums as well as 尼崎市内の観光ガイドブックwhat to eat in the city. You can also read Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine [Access]: 3 min. from Hanshin Amagasaki Sta. Zenshoji Temple [Access]: 5 min. from Hanshin Amagasaki Sta. the stories of foreign students who visited Address: 3-82 Kanda-nakadori, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture Address: 3-11 Kaimei-cho, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture Chuo Sanwa shopping avenue or who Phone: 06-6411-3859 Phone: 06-6411-0258 experienced working as a shrine maiden at Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine. Here you can experience working as Experience meditation at the only Soto a shrine maiden! You can also learn School Buddhist temple in Teramachi—a about the history of Japanese Website: district with many temples—which shrines and the polite way to pray at maintains the ancient atmosphere of the http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/25518/25522/036485 shrines. Learn the secret of the castle town of Amagasaki. You can .html colors on the shrine maiden forget all your modern worries there! uniforms!!