Aichi – Nagoya MICE Promotion Council
Technical Visit Project“List of Companies Accepting Technical Visits (industrial tours) "Aichi-Nagoya: a hub of manufacturing aggregates various technologies ranging from traditional industries suchas ceramics and textiles to advanced industries such as automobiles, aerospace, and robotics. After receiving alarge volume of requests from MICE event participants wishing to visit local companies, the Aichi-Nagoya MICE
Promotion Council has created this list. This list contains information on companies which have their head office,plant, or place of business in Aichi Prefecture, and accept technical visits. To apply, please contact the hostcompany directly (contact information in the “Reservations” section of each company’s profile).

<Precautions / Legend >: Link to official websites
Visit hours：Visits are accepted from Monday to Friday unless otherwise specified.
Websites：Links to Contact Forms, etc. *Some web sites link to Japanese websites.
Supported language: Unsupported languages may be accepted if you bring an interpreter along with you.
Number One

Machine tools

Company whose share of production or sales is Number One inJapan and overseas.

Only One

Company that handles machine tool-related products andtechnology.

Robot

Company whose products or technology is unavailable elsewhere.
Also, company that handles custom-made products and technology.

Japan First (Industry First)

Company that handles robot-related products and technology.

IoT

Company that is the first in Japan (or in the industry) to handle
the product or possess the technology.

Long-established, traditional company
Company that is long-established, or that has products andtechnology based on traditional manufacturing methods.

Environment-compatible

Company that handles products and technology that utilize IoT (Internet ofThings). Also, company that has introduced IoT into their business site.

Health and long life
Company that handles products and technology related to health,beauty, and long life.

Overseas development

Company that has environmentally friendly products or technology. Also,
company that is taking initiatives to reduce environmental load, such as
reducing total carbon dioxide emissions.

Environment, energy

Company with affiliated factories or sales offices overseas. Also,
company that is expanding sales routes in Japan and overseas.

Open to collaboration

Company that handles renewable energy-related products andtechnology.

Resources

Company that is open to collaboration for developing new technology andproducts. Also, company that is looking for new business partnerships.

Family friendly

Company that handles resource-related products and technology.

Automobile

Company that has in-house policy and work environment thatallows both men and women to balance work and home.

International students accepted

Company that handles automobile-related products andtechnology.

Company that accepts international students.

EV, PHV, FCVDiversity

Company that handles EV, PHV, and FCV-related products andtechnology.

Aerospace

Company that is promoting diversity.

Diversified management

Company that handles aerospace-related products and technology.

Company that has converted from B2B to B2C. Also, company
that has advanced into different industries.

Iwata Sanbou Co., Ltd.
Nagoya City / Wood and wood product manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Open to collaboration

Menu: Consultations on product development and tie-ups, factory tour
(manufacturing, finishing, machining)
Required time: 30 to 40 minutes Fee: Charged（Experience program）
Tour capacity: Max 10 people
Acceptance time: 10:00 to 12:00 (Visits not accepted from October to
February)
Reservations: E-mail（info@iwata-ss.co.jp）, Tel.: +81-52-671-1720（Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: This tour is available for adults (20 years and older) only. Visitors must leave
mobile phones at the office. Eating and drinking during the tour is prohibited.
Photography is prohibited. * Parking: None

We manufacture Sanbou, small offering stands used in Shinto rituals. Watch craftsmen use
traditional manufacturing technology to make traditional Owari religious objects.
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SHIMIZU MFG Co., Ltd. Headquarters factory
Ichinomiya City / Metal product manufacturing industry
Automobile

Only One

Family-friendly

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (manufacturing line, inspection), meetingwith management
Option: Try forming a dice by folding and bending materials such as brass,aluminum, or copper.
Required time: 2 hours Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 5 to 20 people
Visit hours: 8:00 to 17:00 (January to March negotiable)
Reservations: E-mail（tatematsu@shimizu-seisakusyo.co.jp）
Tel.:+81-586-67-3221 (Reserve at least one to six months in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Visitors from the same industry (metal pressing and machining, etc.) cannot
participate. Smartphones may not be brought along on the tour. The factory tour has
some areas with stairs. No photography permitted.
• Parking: 2 buses, 10 passenger cars

We manufacture precision metal pressed parts for automobiles. We can produce material
plates from 0.04 to 5.0mm thick, ferrous as well as nonferrous materials (copper, aluminum, etc.).

ALPS Steel Co., Ltd.
Nagoya City / Metal product manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Environment-compatible

Diversity

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (All processes from raw material
machining to completed product), meeting with management anddevelopers
Required time: 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 5 to 40 people * Simultaneous visits by multiple companies
desired (Single company visits negotiable)
Visit hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (February and March negotiable)
Reservations: E-mail（t.ohwaki@alps-steel.com）,Tel.: +81-52-351-7116(Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: High heels and sandals not permitted. Bring caps depending on number ofparticipants. Photography permitted. • Parking: One large size bus, 10 passenger cars

We manufacture products from raw materials to completed product with an integrated system inour company. The factory is a traditional wooden building with saw-tooth roof, and is a Registered
Regional Structure Asset designated by Nagoya City.

ITO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
Nagoya City / Metal product manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Automobile

Diversity

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (design, primary machining, finishing,assembly, inspection), meetings with management and developers, others(Consultations on opening and running a company-led childcare center.)
Option: Engraving with a laser engraver (Fee charged, Reserve at least 2
months in advance)
Required time: 1 hour Fee: Free Tour capacity: 1 to 30 people
Visit hours: 9:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Tel.: +81-52-361-7537 *Please contact through the inquiryon our Website (please include a comment referencing this list).
Supported language: Japanese Only
Remarks: Wear clothing that can get dirty (suits are acceptable). Groups of 10 ormore must bring caps. Photography permitted in designated areas. • Parking: One
mid size bus, 4 passenger cars

Mass-production requires many different universal machinery. See the process of skilled workers
creating high-accuracy products, and high-accuracy assembly using 3D measuring instruments, etc.
We opened a company-led childcare center (authorized childcare standard) in 2019.
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Green Cycle Corporation
Nagoya City / Recycling industry
Environment, energy

Environment-compatible

Resources

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (Disassembly factory. See recycledmaterials, etc.)
Required time: 90 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 2 to 25 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00 Tuesday to Thursday
Reservations: Tel.: +81-80-6972-2319 , E-mail （iseki@greenc.co.jp or
gc_info@greenc.co.jp）(Reserve at least 10 days in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Photography permitted (photos / video recording)• Parking: 2 large size buses, 10 passenger cars

We recycle television sets, air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines, etc., following the
Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Home Appliance Recycling Law). Learn
about Japan's original legal initiative (deferred payment of recycling fees).

Taiyodenkakogyo Corporation
Nagoya City / Metal product manufacturing industry
Automotive

Diversity

Only One

Menu: Factory tour (plating line for automotive parts, etc.), meetings withmanagement and developers
Required time: 30 to 45 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 24 people
Visit hours: 9:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Website, E-mail (taiyo@plating.co.jp) (Reserve at least two
weeks in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Photography permitted throughout the factory (photos/video recording). *There are some areas where photography is prohibited.
• Parking: 2 buses, 8 passenger cars

We support a variety of small- to large-volume production, focusing on decorations and functional
plating of automobile parts and heater parts. We can plate small parts to large parts (1,600 x 1,000
x 250mm) with copper, nickel, or chrome.

TECHNOPLAST CORPORATION, Nagoya Headquarters Factory
Nagoya City / Plastic product manufacturing industry
Only One

Overseas development

Diversity

Menu: Factory tour (Plastic part cutting process and inspection process - It
may not be possible to observe processes depending on the manufacturingschedule of tour date. In such case, products will be explained.) Meetings
with management and developers, others (themes such as diversity andwomen in the workplace)
Required time: 45 to 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 3 to 10 people
Visit hours: 14:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Tel.:+81-52-819-1130, E-mail（t-office@technoplast.co.jp）(Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese
Remarks: No photography permitted. • Parking: 2 passenger cars

Tour our plastic machining factory where the temperature is controlled 24 hours, 365 days a year,
and equipped with substantial equipment. We actively participate in diversity, employing foreigners
as full-time employees instead of trainees, and offering maternity and childcare leave policies, etc.
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HORIBE MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Nagoya City / Manufacturing of production-use machinery and equipment
Only One

Automobile

Machine tools

Menu: Factory visit (manufacturing process), meetings with managementand developers
Required time: 1 hour
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 20 people
Visit hours: 9:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Tel.: +81-52-521-2346 (Reserve at least one month inadvance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Only visitors involved with the manufacturing industry are accepted.
Photography permitted in designated areas (confirm designated area before taking
photos).
• Parking: One mid size bus, 5 passenger cars

Development, manufacture, and sales of NC machine tools (lathes). See dedicated lathe in-line
machines, not shown at exhibits, in actual use at the factory.

Kuzuri Wool Weaving Co., Ltd.
Ichinomiya City / Textile industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Only One

Overseas development

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (Schönherr line), meetings withmanagement and developers
Required time: 30 to 60 minutes
Fee: Negotiable
Tour capacity: 5 to 30 people
Visit hours: 8:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 17:00
Reservations: E-mail（kuzuri@ninus.ocn.ne.jp）, Tel.: +81-586-87-3323(Reserve at least one to two months in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Clothing that can get dirtied. Skirts and high heels not permitted.
Photography permitted.
• Parking: 2 mid size buses, 3 passenger cars

We produce fabrics for suits using traditional low-speed Schönherr weaving machines. By carefully
weaving textiles at a speed similar to hand-weaving, we can create a high-quality fabric that utilizes
the qualities of natural materials. Fabrics are available for purchase at our factory.

TORIGOE PLASTIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Chiaki Plant
Ichinomiya City / Plastic product manufacturing industry
Automobile

Health and long life

Open to collaboration

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (forming, surface processing, inspection,assembly), meetings with management and developers
Option: Try foaming soap with our mega-hit product "awa hour."Required time: 1 hour
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 5 to 20 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00 (Visits not accepted from October to March)
Reservations: Website (Reserve at least one to three months in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Participants must be at least 15 years old. Photography permitted indesignated areas (forming process, assembly process). • Parking: One bus, 5 passenger
cars

We design and develop automobile parts, and health and beauty goods developed in-house. We also
develop many OEM products and are confident in our prototyping abilities.
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RAKAM
Ichinomiya City / Textile industry
Only One

Number one

Japan first (Industry first)

Menu: Business visit (showroom), factory visit (programing, sewing machine,laser cutting, etc.), meeting with management and developers
Required time: 90 minutes Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 3 to 20 people
Visit hours: 9:00 to 16:00 (January, June, July, November, December
negotiable)
Reservations: E-mail (info@rakam.co.jp), Tel.: +81-586-69-0600 (Reserveat least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, Chinese (Standard Chinese)
Remarks: Only visitors from textile or distribution industries accepted. (Note that
visitors from the embroidery machining industry are not accepted.) Please bring slippers.
Photography permitted in designated areas (only still photos). • Parking: One mid size
bus

Planning, manufacture, and sales of embroidery machining and embroidered goods. See ourembroidery bonding technology (Mukara embroidery bonded with heat), which at a quick glancedoes not look like it is bonded on. Products are available for purchase at the site.

Matsumoto Gishi Co., Ltd.
Komaki City / Other manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Only One

Menu: Factory tour (all processes at headquarters factory)
Option: Try using prosthetics, driving an electric wheelchair, etc. (Free ofcharge, Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Required time: 1.5 hours to 2 hours
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 2 to 40 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 15:00 (Day negotiable)
Reservations: Website (Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Participants must be at least 10 years old. High heels not permitted. These
products are used by disabled persons, and must not be handled as toys. Photography
permitted in designated areas. (Only still photos) • Parking: One bus, 15 passenger
cars

We manufacture "prosthetics" and equipment for reducing physical and function disabilities, as wellas goods related to medicine and social welfare, such as "rehabilitation equipment". At the factory,
you can see how each piece is carved out of plaster and manufactured with handwork.

OPTON Co., Ltd.
Seto City / Manufacturing of production-use machinery and equipment
Automobile

Aerospace

Machine tools

Menu: Business visit
Required time: 1 to 2 hours
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 20 people
Visit hours: 9:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Website, E-mail (info@opton.co.jp), Tel.: +81-561-48-3389,
FAX: +81-561-48-4141 (Reserve at least two weeks in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English, Chinese (Standard Chinese),
Vietnamese
Remarks: Photography permitted in designated areas (photos / video recording)• Parking: 10 buses • Restaurant: Available

Tour our headquarter factory and see the equipment used for pipe bending, including the CNC pipebender, non-contact 3D profiler, DDV servo pump, and hydroforming.
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HOTTASHINGORO
Tsushima City / Wood and wood product manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company
Menu: Factory tour
Required time: 30 to 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 20 people
Visit hours: 8:00 to 16:00 *There are three break times.
Reservations: Tel.: +81-567-26-2412, FAX: +81-567-24-7663 (Reserve atleast one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Visitors from the same industry (Wadaiko drum manufacture) are notaccepted. Photography permitted in designated areas (shop, warehouse).
• Parking: 2 large size buses, 10 passenger cars

We have been manufacturing taiko drums, a traditional craft of Tsushima City, for more than 930 years(before the 11th century). We are one of the few producers who continue integrated manufacturing,
starting with raw wood and raw leather. See the skills of our craftsmen backed with history and tradition.

NANZAN-EN TEA CORPORATION
Anjo City / Food manufacturing industry
Overseas development

Long-established, traditional
company

Environment-compatible

Menu:Business visit, factory tour, training, tea ceremony experience
Required time: About 60 minutes(20 minutes lecture, 10 to 15 minutes
factory tour and 15 minutes tea ceremony experience )Fee: free
Tour capacity: 10 to 40 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00
Reservations: Website or E-mail(info@nanzanen.jp) (Reserve at least three
weeks in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Photography permitted in designated ※No photography
in the factory Visitors from the same industry are not accepted. • Parking: One bus
and 10 passenger cars

Our company produces Matcha using traditional methods such as stone grinding under an integrated
production system from tea plantation to Matcha products manufacturing. We are expanding ourbusiness overseas. In addition to explanations by staff and factory tours, visitors can experience tea
ceremony culture in the tea room. You can also buy Matcha products after the tour.

Metal Heat Co., Ltd., Headquarters Plant
Anjo City / Metal product manufacturing industry
Open to collaboration

Only One

Diversified management

Menu: Business visit, plant tour (vacuum furnace, automatic transfer
equipment), meetings with management and developers, training (Feecharged; Training for persons in same industry negotiable)
Options: Available (fee-charged, contact for more information)
Required time: 60 to 90 minutes Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 40 people
Visit hours: 13:00 to 17:00
Reservations: Website, Tel.: +81-566-98-2501 (Reserve at least one
month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian,RussianRemarks: Visitors from the metal heat processing industry are not accepted. No
photography permitted. • Parking: One bus, 10 passenger cars

Visit our plant, which is operated with the basic policy, "The cleanest heat treatment plant in theworld." Japan's largest vacuum heat treatment furnace (W1300 x H1300 x D1650mm) is compatible
with super large objects and long lengths. We also hold a metal heat treatment school (fee-charged).

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KAKUKYU, HATCHO MISO (Hatcho Miso no Sato)
Okazaki City / Foodstuff manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company
Menu: Factory visit (Miso warehouse, miso filling line, archives)
Required time: 30 to 40 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 180 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Tel.: +81-564-21-1355, FAX: +81-564-21-1382 (Reserve atleast two to seven days in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: As this is a food processing factory, please refrain from participating if you
feel unwell (diarrhea, vomiting, fever, etc.). Photography permitted in designated areas.
(Photos/video recording for commercial use not permitted.)• Parking: 10 buses, 40 passenger cars • Restaurant: Available

Visit a miso storehouse that has continued to make hatcho miso for more than 370 years in Hatchocho (formerly Hatcho-mura) located 8-cho (approx. 870m) to the east of Okazaki Castle, thebirthplace of Ieyasu Tokugawa.

Maruya Hatcho Miso Co., Ltd.
Okazaki City / Foodstuff manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Health and long life

Overseas development

Menu: Factory visit (explanation of manufacturing process, miso warehouse),
meetings with management and developers
Required time: 30 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 50 people
Visit hours: 9:00 to 16:20
Reservations: E-mail (maruya02@8miso.co.jp),
Tel.: +81-564-22-0678, FAX: +81-564-23-0172 (Reserve at least one week
in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Photography permitted (photos / video recording)• Parking: 4 buses, 15 passenger cars

Miso warehouse that has maintained traditional production methods for more than 680 years in
Hatcho-cho, located 8-cho (approx. 870m) from Okazaki Castle. Hatcho miso is traditionallyproduced by placing it in a wood barrel approx. 1.8m in diameter and height, and then covered by 3
tons of heavy stones that craftsmen stack by hand.

Yamada Seisakusho
Kariya City / Plastic product manufacturing industry
Environment-compatible

Only One

EV, PHV, FCV

Menu: Factory visit (pressing line), meetings with management anddevelopers
Required time: 1 hour Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 3 to 10 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (Visits not accepted in January, March to May,
and August)Reservations: E-mail（shinichiro_yamada@yamadase.co.jp）,
Tel.: +81-566-21-1240(Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Participants must be at least 15 years old (negotiable). Visitors from thesame industry (resin press manufacturing) are not accepted. Photography permitted indesignated areas (Only still photos. * Only manufacturing line and products permitted.)• Parking: Approx. 5 to 10 passenger cars

Leading company of resin pressed parts and insulator part machining. A variety of products fromthin film-like products to thick laminated boards are available in small to large lots. We also support
rare resin press punching.

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Sugiseika Co., Ltd.
Hekinan City / Foodstuff manufacturing industry
Open to collaboration

Only One

Overseas development

Menu: Factory tour (headquarters, production line, shopping at Ebisen
Kazoku Honten), meetings with management and developers
Required time: 80 minutes (Tour: 20 minutes, explanation: 40 minutes,
shopping: 20 minutes) Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 10 to 30 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00 * Visits not accepted during summer and yearend gift-giving seasons (July, August, November, December)Reservations: E-mail (info@sugiseika.com) (Reserve at least one month inadvance.)
Supported language: Japanese, Vietnamese
Remarks: Persons from rice shrimp cracker manufacturing industry not accepted. No
photography permitted.
• Parking: 2 large size buses, 10 passenger cars

70% of our shrimp rice crackers are OEM. We accept consultations for original products.
Shrimp rice crackers can be purchased at the factory shop.

MEIDOH Co., Ltd., Miyoshi Factory
Miyoshi City / Metal product manufacturing industry
Automobile

Only One

Overseas development

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (manufacturing process, TPS, quality
control)Required time: 140 minutes
Fee: Charged
Tour capacity: 5 to 20 people
Visit hours: 9:30 to 12:00, 13:00 to 16:00 (July and August negotiable)
Reservations: Website (Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Participants must be at least 15. Visits by persons involved with bolt, nut, or
fastener manufacturing industries, or with cold forging industries not accepted. Clothingwith wide hems and high heels not permitted. Bring a cap and protective eyewear(bring earphone and receiver if possible). No photography permitted. • Parking: 2
buses, 12 passenger cars

We manufacture high-strength bolts and cold forged products, etc. We incorporate original policies suchas "Appare Activities" to motivate our employees, the "Policy Management System" shared from the top
level down to the site, and "Innovation Proposal Policy" to keep improvements in the mind at all times.
Awarded the Deming Grand Prize.

OKUMIKAWA Distillery (Land, Co., Ltd.)
Shinshiro City / Other manufacturing, wholesales, retail sales, agriculture, forestry
Environment-compatible

Only One

Health and long life

Menu: Meetings with management and developers, others (crafts class)
Option: Crafts class (fee charged), Distilling class (fee charged, reservations
required)
Required time: 60 to 90 minutes
Fee: Charged
Tour capacity: 5 to 20 people
Visit hours: 10:30 to 14:30 on Monday, Saturday, Sunday
Reservations: E-mail (ec_info@land-world.jp)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Photography permitted in designated areas• Parking: 2 large size buses, 100 passenger cars
• Restaurant: TEA CAFÉ (Seasonal curry set, dessert, etc.)

Experience nature-based manufacturing using "goods" unique to the nature-rich Okumikawa area. At ourcrafts studio, visitors can try making crafts using essential oils made from distilled Japanese cypress andJapanese cedar from Okumikawa. (Fees charged for crafts) We also have a cafe and a gift shop.
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Nakanippon Hyoto Co., Ltd., Nannou Factory
Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture / Foodstuff manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Number one

Diversified management

Menu: Factory tour (rock sugar manufacturing line), Museum tour (learn
about rock sugar and sugar)
Required time: 60 to 90 minutes
Fee: Tour: JPY 300/person
Tour capacity: 1 to 30 people
Visit hours: Two times from 10:00 and from 14:00
Reservations: Groups of 10 or less: Website, Groups of 10 or more,
FAX: +81-52-661-0114 (Reserve by fax at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: No photography permitted• Parking: 2 large size buses, 15 passenger cars

Visit Japan's only automated factory for manufacturing traditional rock sugar and the "Rock Sugar
Museum" located on the factory grounds.

YAHATA NEJI CO., LTD., Techno Center, Kakamigahara DC
Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture / Wholesales, retail sales
Long-established, traditional
company

Overseas development

IoT

Menu: Business visit, factory tour (Techno Center), meetings withmanagement and developers
Required time: 1 hour or overFee: Free
Tour capacity: Up to 30 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 16:00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Visits not
accepted between February and April, or June)
Reservations: Website (Reserve at least two month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Visitors from the same industry cannot participate. No photography
permitted. • Parking: Available

Tour our facility equipped with an automatic sorting machine and a bagging system that incorporate advanced
picking systems and image technology, and our inventory management system that utilizes AI. The highlights
are our distribution system based on automation, heavy work elimination, and labor savings in all areas, frommanufacture to distribution.

DAIDO CO., LTD.
Nagoya City / Wholesales, retail sales
Only One

Japan First (Industry First)

Robot

Menu: Business visit, training
Required time: 90 minutes (tour: 60 minutes / explanation : 30 minutes)
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 60 people
Visit hours: 9:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00
Reservations: E-mail（ robotkan@daido-net.co.jp ）Tel.: +81-52-583-6210(Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English, Chinese
Remarks: No photography permitted • Parking: One large size bus

Visitors can tour and experience a facility that features industrial robots tailored for various purposes(approx. 40 at each company) and peripheral robotic equipment such as Chuck and P.A.T.
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BYNAS Co., Ltd.

Headquarters First Factory, Second Factory, Robot R&D Center, Education Center

Inazawa City / Manufacturing of production-use machinery and equipment
Open to Collaboration

Robot

Diversity

Menu: factory tour
Required time: 90 minutes (tour : 30 minutes / explanation : 60 minutes)
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 5 to 20 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00 on Weekdays and irregular on holidays
Reservations: Tel.: +81-567-69-6981, Website (Reserve at least twomonths in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese , English
Remarks: Photography permitted in designated : No photography in the factory andCustomer’s products. Photography permitted in Robot R&D center.
• Parking: One large size bus, 20 passenger cars

If you're interested in our business operations, the robots industry, automation and personnel training
using robots, please come and tour our facility. We have robot cells on display that use the latest sensing
technology such as visual and tactile sensors. At the Learning Center, visitors can learn about factory
automation, such as robots and sequence control.

OGAKI SEIKO Co., Ltd.
Headquarters west Factory, Seiko High Tec Corporation Wanouchi No.1 plant, No.2 plant

Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture / Metal product manufacturing industry

Environment-compatible

Diversity

Open to collaboration

Menu: Meetings and intercommunication with managements and developers,
factory tour
Required time: 150 minutes (tour : 90 minutes, explanation : 60 minutes)
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 1 to 25 people (Max 100 people)
Visit hours: From 9:00 ~, From 13:00 ~Reservations: Website or Tel.: +81-584-89-5811(Reserve at least one
month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean
Remarks: Photography permitted (No flash photography permitted)
large size buses• Parking: 3 to 4

Visitors can openly tour and learn about the management philosophy at a die plant and press
working plant that produces cutting-edge products and ultra-precision technology only available at 3
companies in the entire world.

SALA ePOWER Co., Ltd.
Toyohashi City / Electric power generation business
Environment-compatible

Environment, energy

Menu:Biomass electric plant facility tour, learn recyclable energy and arecycling society
Required time: 60 minutes (tour : 30 minutes, explanation : 30 minutes)
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 5 to 30 people (Due to Covid-19)
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00 (Visits not accepted in July and December)Reservations: Website, Tel.: +81-532-34-2722, FAX: +81-532-31-2001(Reserve at least one month in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Photography permitted• Parking: One bus and 10 passenger cars

We are the first FIT-certified woody biomass power plant in the Higashimikawa Enshu area.
We will give an overview of wood biomass power as a renewable energy source and explain aboutbiomass fuels, such as thinned wood.
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Inochio Mirai Inc.
Toyohashi City / Vegetables Sale and ProductJapan First (Industry First)

Environment-compatible

Menu: Plants factory tour, business visit for companies wishing to enter
agriculture, an educational trip exc.
Required time: 30 minutes to 60 minutes
Fee: Charged (2000yen/per person)
Tour capacity: 5 to 15 people (In case of a large number of people, it canbe divided into two groups)
Visit hours: 8:00 to 17:00 (Visits not accepted in new year holidays)
Reservations: Website, Tel: +81-532-32-0117, FAX: +81-532-32-0118(Reserve at least one week in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Photography permitted except workers in photo. Visitors visited after anotherfarm are not accepted. • Parking: One bus and 15 passenger cars

Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, has one of the warmest climates in Japan, with the highest number ofsunshine hours and clear days per year.
We grow mini-tomatoes that meet the global standard while practicing sustainable agriculture on a 3.6hectare farm that is Global GAP certified by GFSI (Global Food Initiative).

The Toyohashi Works – Topy Industries, Limited
Toyohashi City / Iron and Steel Industry

Number One

Only One

Environment-compatible

Menu:Factory tour (Including special large vehicle factory tour), Learning
process of making steel
Required time: 90 minutes (explanation : 30 minutes / tour : 60 minutes)
Fee: free
Tour capacity: 10 to 40 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00
Reservations: Tel.: +81-532-25-1111, FAX: +81- 532-25-0354 (Reserve atleast 30 days in advance.)* You cannot apply through the inquiry form on the website.
Supported language: Japanese Only
Remarks: Photography permitted in designated ※No photography
in the factory Visitors from the same industry are not accepted. • Parking: One bus
and 10 passenger cars

【Playing its part in society's recycling system】We supply a wide range of products to various
industries, from general structural steel products to various types of deformed steel, using steel
scrap from social consumption and production activities as raw materials.

SHIN KURUSHIMA TOYOHASHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
Toyohashi City / Steel Shipbuilding industry
Number One

Japan First (Industry First)

Environment-compatible

Menu: Factory tour, School-related filed trip
Required time: About 90 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 2 to 100 people
Visit hours: 8:00 to 16:30
Reservations: Website, Tel.: +81-532-25-4111, FAX: +81-532-25-4117
Supported language: Japanese only
Remarks: Participants must be at least 10 years. (In principle, school-related requests)
Photography not permitted. High heels and skirts not recommended.
• Parking: Two bus and 10 passenger cars

We are the only company in Aichi Prefecture capable of building 200m class large merchant ships.
In 2020, we succeeded in building the first LNG-fueled car carrier in Japan and won the Ship of theYear award for the best ship built in the same year.

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"List of Companies Accepting Technical Visits"

Honda Electronics Co., Ltd.
Toyohashi City / Manufacturing (Ultrasonic sound applied equipment)
Number One

Japan First (Industry First)

Only One

Menu: Tour of Science Museum.
Required time: About 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Tour capacity:１ to 5 people (Groups are negotiable)
Visit hours: 10:00 to 16:00
Reservations: Website (Reserve at least three days in advance)
Supported language: Japanese, English (negotiable)
Remarks: Photography permitted only Science Museum• Parking: One bus and few passenger cars

This science museum offers visitors the opportunity to deepen their understanding of various
technologies and products that use ultrasonic waves, which cannot be heard by humans, throughhands-on experience. We invite you to experience for yourself the possibilities of ultrasound.

Sekiya Brewery Co., Ltd.
Toyota City / Manufacturer of Sake
Long-established, traditional
company
Menu: Factory tour
Required time: Only private walkway: 15 minutes, Factory tour: 60 minutes
Fee: Only private walkway: Free, Factory tour: Charged (for lab coats andhats) Tour capacity: Only private walkway: Unlimited (Approx.30 people),
Factory tour: Up to 10 people
Visit hours: 10:00 to 15:00 (Visits not accepted from June to August)Reservations: : E-mail(ginjo@houraisen.co.jp) (Reserve at least one week
in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Children and Visitors from the same factory negotiate, Photography
permitted in designated. Wearing scented items such as perfumes and hair products
and Visitors who are in a state of intoxication are not allowed. • Parking: 50 passenger
cars and Buses are negotiable

Established in 1864, Sekiya Brewery's sake brewery is famous for Oku Mikawa's famous sake “Houraisen‘’. Under
the guidance of the chief brewer, you can observe the sake brewing process up close. Freshly squeezed Japanesesake is also sold at the direct sales store. Sake brewing experience are also possible at a separate facility.

HIRAMATSU SEAFOODS CO., LTD.
Toyokawa City / Foodstuff manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Overseas development

Menu: Business visit, factory tour and Seminar
Required time: 90 minutes (factory tour, seminar and tasting)Fee: Free
Tour capacity: 2 to 20 people
Visit hours: 10:00 ~ 14:00 (Visitors not accepted on holidays, weekends
and Late November to December)Reservations: Tel.: +81-533-77-2468, E-mail(info@bisyoku.com) (Reserveat least two weeks in advance.)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: Participants must be at least 10 years. No photography permitted in factory.
Wheelchairs not allowed. Some area has stairs. Accessories and food cannot bring infactory. Wearing lab coats.
• Parking: One middle size buses and 7 to 8 passenger cars

Hiramatsu Seafoods Company has been making traditional Japanese Tsukuda-ni (fish boiled in soy sauce) in
Toyohashi City of Aichi Prefecture, a city blessed with an abundance of produce from both land and sea as well as
fresh and clear water. You can learn about traditional Japanese techniques that pay close attention to each and every
manufacturing process. In recent years, the company has also been focusing on overseas development.
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"List of Companies Accepting Technical Visits"AOI SEICHA Co., Ltd
Nishio City / Foodstuff manufacturing industry
Long-established, traditional
company

Health and long life

Menu: Factory tour, training etc. (Milling experience, tea ceremony
experience. )Required time: 1 hour
Fee: Charged ( Matcha with Higashi (dry sweets) )Tour capacity: 1 to 50 people Visit hours: From 10:00, 11:00, 13:30 and
14:30 (Visitors not accepted on Thursday, weekends, holidays and fromearly April to May)
Reservations: E-mail (aoishop@aoiseicha.co.jp)
Supported language: Japanese, English
Remarks: For children under 6 years old are negotiable. No Photography permitted
merchandise of the trading partner. There will be a fee, if you cancel on the day.
• Parking: Two bus and 20 passenger cars
• Restaurant: Available

A matcha maker that has been around since 1912 to 1926. Under the guidance of the staff, you canlearn the manufacturing process of matcha. The sight of 120 millstones rotating in unison while thescent of tea spreads is truly a masterpiece. After the tour, you can enjoy freshly ground matcha.

Aichi-Nagoya
MICE Promotion Council(Secretariat: Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau)

https://aichi-nagoya-mice.jp/en/
Aichi Nagoya MICE

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