Other Factory Tour / Demonstration Spots in Saitama Area

  • Wakuwaku Factory Glicopia East
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    4.0
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    Saitama Pref. Kitamotoshi Nakamaru 9-55
    A confectionary factory located in 9-Chome Nakamaru, Kitamoto City. The factory offers free, reservation-only tours. Tour-goers can see Pocky, Pretz, and other snacks being made; watch a movie about the history of the company; check out some 1,500 toys provided as prizes by Glico throughout the years; and take a quiz challenge, and in turn learn about Glico and snack making. For a small fee, visitors can also decorate a Giant Pocky sticky with the toppings of their choice.

    The guided tour is conducted only in Japanese, hence we understood little. I enjoyed the tour of the factory production line, nothing like seeing for yourself the automation they put in place! The...

  • Lotte Sayama Factory
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    Saitama Pref. Sayamashi Shinsayama 1-2-1
    A confectionary factory situated along National Route 16 in Shinsayama, Sayama City. Built as a candy factory in 1969, today the factory produces 120 varieties of confections. Free tours are provided on weekdays (advance reservation required), and visitors can learn how confections are made through videos and informational panels as well as a tour of the production lines and a tasting of fresh-made products.
  • Yamaki Co., Ltd.
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    Saitama Pref. Kodamagunkamikawamachi Shimoaguhara 955
    Yamaki was founded in 1905 and manufactures and sells miso, soy sauce, tofu and other products made from rare ingredients with organic JAS certification that do not use pesticides, chemical fertilizers or herbicides. There are also classes where you can experience making miso, soy sauce and tofu, harvesting vegetables, and learning about herbs.
  • Kamusuki no Mura: Shotaro Kubo Japanese Paper Factory
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    Saitama Hiki-gun Ogawamachi Ogawa 1116-2
    This handmade Japanese washi paper maker and shop was established in 1913 in the Japanese papermaking area of Ogawa Town, Saitama Prefecture. Since it first opened, it has made a wide array of paper products, from traditional washi papers to papers created using techniques suited to the times. Its studio was built 100 years ago, and visitors can view it and see one of Japan's old-fashioned workshops adjoining the craftsman's home. The shop, situated on National Route 254, carries a wide selection of papers used for all manner of creative activities, as well as the company's own products made with washi; there's also a sales space for products created by other crafters and designers. The gallery on the second floor displays items made with washi paper and may be freely viewed.
  • Akagi Nyugyo Honjo Senbon Sakura 「5 S」 Plant
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    Saitama Honjo-shi Kodamacho Kodama 850-10

    予約が必要です。折角地元にあるので一度は行ってみたくて2か月前から準備して見学に至りました。まずアイスができるまでを見学して最後のブースでお買い物やユーホーキャッチャーなどが無料で楽しめるほか、時間制限は有りますが、アイスが食べられます!おかわりは自由なので3種類頂きました-。美味しかったです(^^)v

  • Meijinaruhodo Factory sakado
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    3.5
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    Saitama Pref. Sakadoshi Chiyoda 5-3-1

    スクリーンで工場案内視聴→チョコレートのライン見学(チョコの試食ひとかけら)→グミのラインは見られず、モニターにてグミの製造過程を見る(グミの試食一粒)→解散、の流れでした。 お土産にプッカと果汁グミをいただきました。 見学中はメモ取り禁止。(ゴミの関係とか) 体験コーナーなどの参加型イベントは全くない(途中カカオをすり潰した液体の匂いは嗅ぎましたが)ため、小学校高学年以降の子にオススメですかね...

  • CreCra Honjo Plant
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    Saitama Honjo-shi Kodamacho Kodama 2256

    クリクラの製造工程だけではなく、世界のミネラルウォーターや宅配水の歴史、実験まで体験でき、お土産まで貰って無料は嬉しい。 大人から子供まで幅広い年代の方が楽しく学べる施設。 リピート必至かな!

  • Naguri Canoeing Workshop
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    Saitama Hanno-shi Shimonaguri 1817-9

    現在、先月の台風の影響で土砂崩れがあり、名栗湖一周はできません。カヌー工房へは、ダム堰堤を渡り湖対岸から奥をまわらないと行けません。

  • Chichibu Farmers Factory Usagida Winery
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    Saitama Chichibu-shi Shimoyoshida Usaida 3720
  • COEDO Craft Beer Brewing Tokoro
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    Saitama Higashimatsuyama-shi Oya 1352
  • Hitachi Machinery Koshigaya Shichiza Plant
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    Saitama Koshigaya-shi Shichizacho 8-189
  • Hitachi Machinery Koshigaya Mashibayashi Plant
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    Saitama Koshigaya-shi Mashibayashi 4330-1
  • Lotte Urawa Plant (Tour)
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    Saitama Saitama-shi Minami-ku Numakage 3-chome 1-1

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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.

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