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Guide to Industrial Tourism in Japan
- phnofive 4y agoYou'll have to click through a few sluggish pages to get to the details, but this is great! https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/eccj/ind_tourism/ohashi_ryoki.html https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/eccj/ind_tourism/ohashi_ryoki.htm... makes 80% of the masu (little wooden box from which you might drink sake). The tour is free, forty minutes long, and the dress code is 'Business attire'
- tomcam 4y agoAwesome! I had to wear a tuxedo and formal hard hat to tour the factory making the remaining 20%
- somedude895 4y agoWow, I'd get it if it's a suit, but a tux seems a bit extreme. Did you rent one there? Did they tell you when you signed up for the tour?
- tomcam 4y agoI made it up as a joke, sorry
- techdragon 4y agoAs far as jokes about unusually stringent Japanese formalisms in workplace environments goes… it was a pretty good one. I certainly got a good chuckle once I realised it was a joke.
- somedude895 4y agoOk good one. I'm not even mad, maybe a bit :)
- chadash 4y agoOh wow, I guess they have relaxed in recent years. When I visited as a youth, it was a white tie affair, with a tail coat and steel reinforced top hat required for men.
- tomcam 4y agoThis answer is causing me to giggle uncontrollably
- ornornor 4y agoWhy would they demand this seemingly over the top attire to visit a factory?
- rippercushions 4y agoMy pick for a sight that sounds mundane but is actually fascinating: https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/eccj/ind_tourism/metropolican_discharge.html https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/eccj/ind_tourism/metropolican_dis... TL;DR: It's the world's biggest storm drain, hiding under greater Tokyo. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/03/g-cans-tokyos-massive-underground-storm.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/03/g-cans-tokyos-massive-...
- totetsu 4y agoyou can parkor through there in VR in Mirror's edge.
- dr_dshiv 4y agoLooking forward to the film…
- 1MachineElf 4y agoSeeing this reminded me of playing the sewer level in Stray. If you want to explore areas like this, but don't feel like traveling, then Stray is the game for you.
- afarrell 4y agoThe Tokyo Sewerage Museum was worth going out of the way to visit.
- rwmj 4y agoAnd after that, visit the Tokyo Parasite Museum (https://www.tofugu.com/travel/parasite-museum-tokyo/ https://www.tofugu.com/travel/parasite-museum-tokyo/ -- probably best not to visit this link while eating breakfast). In all seriousness I have been to this museum and it's fantastic.
- asiachick 4y agojust to set expectations. it's small museum. just 2 rooms. it is amazing and you probably will not be comfortable eating sushi, sashimi, basashi for a fews days after :p
- qiqitori 4y agoThere's a TV show that airs once a week that explores mostly smaller-scale factories all around Japan, Tanken Factory / 探検ファクトリー. I doubt there are English subtitles for it, but if you understand Japanese, I highly recommend it!
- karaokeyoga 4y agoRelated: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/09/30/style/industrial-tourism-festivals/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/09/30/style/industria... (https://archive.md/oVyQZ https://archive.md/oVyQZ)
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- prawn 4y agoAre there comprehensive websites dedicated to industrial tourism? I've been on a lot of excellent factory tours but rarely think to look for more when I'm in an area. I remember photographing inside a potato processing plant that had a multimillion dollar automated grading line that was quite amazing to see in action. Workers there seemed shocked when I said that there'd be people who would pay decent money to go behind the scenes. Even the non-automated lines were interesting enough!
- jimkleiber 4y agoYes I'd love if there were a site to help find these. There's a show called How It's Made that I really enjoy and such tours would be like in-person versions of the show. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0835010/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0835010/
- throwaway4good 4y agoRuhr district in Germany has a lot of former industrial sites turned into museums. Ie.: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Mining_Museum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Mining_Museum
- xattt 4y agoWill make a pitch for the Nova Scotia Museum of Industry here: https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/ https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/
- dfxm12 4y agoThe Martin Guitar factory tour in Nazareth, PA is awesome. They really get into every detail of how they make them & you can see pretty much every step of the process. All the gear, all the manual inlays, etc. If you ever find yourself in nearby Bethlehem or Allentown, it's worth the drive. https://www.martinguitar.com/visit-us.html https://www.martinguitar.com/visit-us.html
- iancmceachern 4y agoI've heard the Dole pineapple canning plant in Hawaii is pretty great.
- Vaskerville 4y agoThis link is super interesting! Watched this not long ago and wanted to take a tour through parts of Japan to see how they make things... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIBplPrX69M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIBplPrX69M
- rwmj 4y agoHere's a youtube video where they tour the Casio G-Shock factory in Yamagata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1wrXF1Tc_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1wrXF1Tc_I
- 10729287 4y agoAnd a (not so) promotional video from lenses and cameras manufacturer SIGMA, who make 100% of its products in Aizu, Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdF3RG0DDYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdF3RG0DDYw
- jefc1111 4y agoI was recently searching the internet for similar resources for the UK. I didn't find what I was looking for. There seem to be quite a few car factories one can visit, but they are geared towards car enthusiasts, which I am not. I did the Sizewell B tour a few years and it was _awesome_. Also fascinated by large areas of heavy industry. I.e. Port Talbot, Avonmouth etc. Portsmouth dockyard was good too. Any tips?? tia
- rwmj 4y agoOur very own JGC wrote this book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003WUYEN4/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003WUYEN4/ The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive It's not only UK, but also some places in Europe and the US, but has many UK places.
- jefc1111 4y agoOoh looks good, thanks for the tip. Have purchased.
- paganel 4y ago> Any tips?? tia Not sure if it will help you in the very short run but I have found this book in a bookstore in Prague last year: "Industrial archaeology in Britain", and it might just do the trick for you. Granted, it was written in the late 1960s by the looks of it, but the annexes contain some very interesting maps of industrial-related points of interest from England (mostly), such as canals and all kinds of factories and water- and wind- mills. It also contains some 40+ photos of some industrial thingies themselves. Pretty good value for the money I've spent on it. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-archaeology-Britain-Pelican-Buchanan/dp/0140214135 https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-archaeology-Britain-Pelica...
- jefc1111 4y agoThis looks interesting too, thanks. Not exactly what I was after but still worthwhile. Can't help but wonder if there ids something on my doorstep worth visiting! I have asked for it as a Christmas present. I found a slightly later edition in hardback: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142987831794?epid=88241470&hash=item214abd29f2:g:nXsAAOSwEv9iWobg&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8HQ78rNFdd3up%2Bo4WaTyx2MSDWvQwE6V821qfX9eyCvly1qsy6PIbyXlAqE%2BGMdmVtJUHQ5brNo5LPXrCs%2B206zP85EoZDC0mNGwjSd%2BUhTVK96MxLabQURNRjgoXT0SRbXm5DKYIRvm%2BKWLIz%2FKuOpIFnmljHdfVjq6ttVK0xGb2terer%2BQYXjRzQuTkIqGHMzMrE48M9JZtguae0DIJEJ0bmJJ0h%2BIK03BqrrgkHnVRlMLbp4AzzFlvCRVLJQ33hPiztSaFaABpQlIHWhOR5pu36I%2F4bYHv%2Bj1uj2NMjC6uticc5DiZMNfQKnTtfLoLg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9SNk7mUYQ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142987831794?epid=88241470&hash=i...
- Arn_Thor 4y agoThis is incredible! I'll be sure to check this out when planning my next Japan trip
- kennethh 4y agoHow expensive is Tokyo at the moment? What would one week cost there?
- woutr_be 4y agoCliche answer; but depends on your lifestyle and what you’re willing to send. I just spend a month in Tokyo, my serviced apartment was around $2,700. Daily lunch via Uber eats was between $12 and $25. Going out for beers would be from $5 to $11. Eating out also just varied, but usually eating at local restaurants was probably around $15-$20. Public transport was pretty cheap, usually between $3 and $5. Took a taxi late at night a couple of times, averaged around $25. (This is all with the current exchange rates)
- machinawhite 4y agoI don't know what I expected but I'm surprised that besides the apartment that sounds a little more expensive ($2700?) it's pretty much western europe prices, say Amsterdam or something like that
- adastra22 4y agoHe definitely added an extra zero by mistake. Honestly sounds a little high still.
- woutr_be 4y agoIt is definitely a little high, and I have no doubt you could live way cheaper. You could probably rent an APA hotel for less than $50/night, eat more local for $5/meal.
- adastra22 4y agoYeah right now the most expensive part of a trip to Japan is the airfare. That might set you back $2700.
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- AftHurrahWinch 4y agohttps://www.jetro.go.jp/en/eccj/ind_tourism/east_nagasaki_sewage_treatment_plant.html https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/eccj/ind_tourism/east_nagasaki_se... The East Nagasaki Sewage Treatment Plant "The environmental equipment "METHASAURUS" was installed at the East Nagasaki Sewage Treatment Plant (the total amount of influent sewage water : 10,000㎥/day) in January 2013"
- jefc1111 4y agoI visited an exhibition [1] of photos by Maurice Broomfield recently at the V&A in London. It was _awesome_!. There is a book [2] i would love to own this print [3]. Alas - It is *one thousand pounds". [1] https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/maurice-broomfield-industrial-sublime https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/maurice-broomfield-industr... [2] https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781838510206?gC=5a105e8b https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781838510206?gC=5... [3] https://mauricebroomfield.photography/buy-prints/preparing-a-warp https://mauricebroomfield.photography/buy-prints/preparing-a...