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Kotabe Foundry is a
Company websiteBells in Japanese temples
12th-century establishments in Japan Foundries Companies based in Ibaraki Prefecture Metal companies of Japan {{Japan-company-stub
Kotabe Foundry is a casting
Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a ''casting'', which is ejected ...
company established over 800 years ago and operated by the 37th successor to the family business.
It is located in Sakuragawa
260px, Cherry Blossoms of Sakuragawa
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,072 in 13,721 households and a population density of 217 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged o ...
, Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
, Japan
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at the foot of the famous Mount Tsukuba
is an mountain located at the northern-end of Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well known for its double peaks, and . Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panorami ...
, where sands and clay for the molds are found.
The main products are:
*temple bells
*fire bell
A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action. ...
s
* rainwater bowls etc.
See also
*Early Japanese iron-working techniques
Early Japanese iron-working techniques are known primarily from archaeological evidence dating to the Asuka period (538–710 CE). Iron was first brought to Japan during the earlier Yayoi period (900 BCE to 248 CE). Iron artifacts of the period ...
*List of oldest companies
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References
External links
Company website
12th-century establishments in Japan Foundries Companies based in Ibaraki Prefecture Metal companies of Japan {{Japan-company-stub