Overview of the Exhibition

Waterwheels were once used in various parts of Japan. In the days when there was no electricity, waterwheels were the only power that could be used by the common people, greatly reducing the effort such as grain polishing and strawing. The watermill carpenters who make these mechanisms can be said to be environmental engineering engineers who turn renewable energy into power with the highest efficiency. Water turbines gradually disappeared with the spread of electricity, but in recent years water turbines that use renewable energy and do not emit carbon dioxide have been attracting attention again. This time, we will introduce the skills of craftsmen who turn the flow of water into power, focusing on the technology of Shutaku Nose, a watermill carpenter in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Period 　March 30, 2019 (Sat) to May 12, 2019
Venue 　Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum 1F Hall
Holding time 　From 9:30 to 16:30 (entrance until 16:00)
Closed days 　Monday (or the next day if it is a national holiday)
Admission fee 　500 yen for general, 300 yen for Odaka students, 300 yen for junior high school students and younger, 200 yen for those aged 65 and over (including Permanent exhibition viewing fee)
Sponsorship 　Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Cooperation 　Nose Construction
Handbill You can download A4 size and PDF leaflets (1MB)
Major exhibits

A famous spot map of the city, Makino Shizen Shujaku
Tamagawa waterwheel
Two-stage Kara May gear
Model of Asakura triple waterwheel

Tools used for making waterwheels
Karakuri waterwheel
Venue photo ■Venue (video)
Related events
■"Technology and Mind" Seminar [92] "Structural and How to Make Waterwheels"
Waterwheels are hidden in various ways to convert the flow of water into power. The leader of a water wheel carpenter talks about the technology unique to a water wheel that is different from architecture and furniture.
Date and time 　Saturday, April 20, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 (Open at 13:00)
Tutor 　Hidehiro Nose (Representative of the construction of a watermill carpenter and Nose)
Venue 　Kobe Art Center Conference Room
Participation fee 　Free of charge
Capacity 　80 people　※Prior application system, lottery in case of large number of applicants
Application deadline 　Must arrive on April 5, 2019 (Friday)

 

How to apply for related events
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■Each event page
Click here for the structure and how to make a water wheel.
■Round-trip postcard (up to 1 person per postcard)
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〒651-0056 7-5-1, Kumochicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi　
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