Company:Kotabe Foundry
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| Industry | Foundry (Bellfounding) |
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| Founded | 1190 - 1199 |
| Headquarters | Sakuragawa , Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Website | www |
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Kotabe Foundry (小田部鋳造 Kotabe Chuzo) is a casting company in Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
History
The company established over 800 years ago and operated by the 37th successor to the family business.[1] It is located in Sakuragawa at the foot of the famous Mount Tsukuba, where sands and clay for the molds are found.
Products
- Temple bells
- Rainwater bowls (Tensuioke)
- etc.[2]
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Temple bell (Honpuku-ji) -
Temple bell (Myoko-ji) -
Rainwater bowls
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See also
- Early Japanese iron-working techniques
- List of oldest companies
References
- ↑ Linkclub, リンククラブ (28 July 2008). "日本吉 - NIPPON-KICHI". http://nippon-kichi.jp/article_list.do;jsessionid=3977A03C09BB6190526C321CF90D807E?kwd=3751&ml_lang=en.
- ↑ "Odaibu Casting Co., Ltd.". https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.kotabe-chuzo.co.jp/&edit-text=&act=url.
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