At Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, we support educational activities in schools and local communities so that students can learn more quality while utilizing a wealth of carpentry tools, related materials and videos to the extent possible. We will examine the needs of schools, such as arts and crafts, technical home economics, comprehensive learning, special activities, lectures, mobile museums, and teacher training, and discuss and implement learning contents with teachers.
- This program is for school institutions (as stipulated in Article 1 of the School Education Law).
- Admission is free for elementary and junior high school students, regardless of whether inside or outside Kobe city.
- Admission fees are also exempt from special support schools (including high school students).
- The admission fee is also exempt from the admission fee.
Program contents
- The program will be held in the museum as part of the extracurricular study.
- Available days are either "Wednesday / Thursday / Friday".
- Practical and craft experience will be accepted only on days when the schedule of Workshop Room and technicians is available, and permanent exhibition commentary will need to be adjusted by volunteer staff after applying.
- Workshop Room is charged 1,000 yen per application fee.
- Commentary support costs 1,000 yen per group as a commentary fee.
＊Explanation fees are exempted only for events that elementary and junior high schools carry out directly as part of school education. (Advance application required) - Please contact us by fax at least 3 months in advance.
<FAX application form (school program) ➡︎>
<Application for Reduction of Commentary Fees ➡︎>
- We may not be able to accommodate your request depending on the event held by the museum.
- Business trip classes have been suspended for the time being.
Explanation
| Targets | 4th grade elementary school students and above |
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| Contents | Permanent exhibition commentary: 2 corners, A Journey through History and Making the Most of Wood, can be changed. |
| Number of employees | Up to 10 or more to 30 ＊If you have more than 15 people, divide it into 2 groups and ask each corner replacement. |
| Time required | 60 minutes |
| Remarks | The target is elementary and junior high school students ＊For high school students and above, please apply from <here ➡︎>. |
Practical experience
| Targets | 4th grade elementary school students and above |
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| Contents | Practical experience:
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| Number of employees | Up to 10 or more to 40 ＊If you have more than 15 people, divide it into 2 groups and ask each corner replacement. |
| Time required | 40-90 minutes ＊The time required per group is about 40 minutes, up to 3 groups. |
| Remarks | Please be sure to be accompanied by a teacher in Workshop Room. When applying for multiple groups, one faculty member must be accompanied by each group. |
Programs for elementary school students and special support classes
| Targets | Elementary school students and special support classes |
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| Contents | Work experience: Select one of the following:
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| Number of employees | Up to 10 people |
| Time required | 30-60 minutes |
| Remarks | If you are a teacher, please be sure to pay attention to your students. Experience is only for students, and teachers cannot experience because they are accompanied. |
Lending materials for schools
1. Video "The carpenter is amazing!"
2. Video "Making a Nail"
Yukinori Shirataka, who was featured in the fifth grade elementary school Japanese language textbook (published by Mitsumura Tosho Shuppan Co., Ltd.) until last year (written by Seigo Naito) This is a video (DVD, 11 minutes, 202) that introduces the process of making Japanese nails by Mr. Komitsu, the third generation. The video introduces the characteristics and how to make Japanese nails, as well as the appearance of Shirataka parent and child who drives with enthusiasm and pride in his work.
3. Japanese nail
the museum holds a "millennium nail" made by Yukinori Shirataka. By having students actually pick up this Japanese nail and comparing it with the Western nails you usually see, you can borrow it for the purpose of deepening your understanding of Japanese nails and making them feel closer. I am going.
| Targets | Elementary school (only when used in school classes) |
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| Usage fees | Free (However, please pay the shipping fee for lending and returning. Example: Japanese nails cost about 2,000 yen for round trip) |
| Lending materials |
Please specify the name of the material you want on the application form. |
| Lending Period | Within 2 weeks ＊We have the following lenders, so please strictly observe the period. |
| Application form | <Application for Borrowing Permit (PDF) ➡︎> |
| Remarks | Depending on the timing of the loan, we may not be able to meet your request. Thank you for your understanding. |
| Contact information | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum TEL： 078-242-0216／FAX： 078-241-4713 |
Teacher training
We accept training focusing on how to use and care of woodworking Maintaining Tools.
＊Please note that we may not be able to meet your request depending on the schedule of technicians and availability of Workshop Room.
| Targets | Faculty and staff |
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| How to apply | Please call Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum at least three months before your desired date. |
| Application form | <Teacher Training Implementation Guidelines / Application Form (PDF) ➡︎> |
| Remarks | Depending on the timing of the loan, we may not be able to meet your request. Thank you for your understanding. |
| Contact information | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum TEL： 078-242-0216／FAX： 078-241-4713 |