Outline of the exhibition

Waterwheels were once used in various parts of Japan. In a time when there was no electricity, waterwheels were the only power that could be used by the common people, greatly reducing the labor of polishing grains and straw cutting. The water wheel carpenters who create these mechanisms can be said to be engineers in environmental engineering who transform renewable energy into power with the highest efficiency. With the spread of electricity, water turbines gradually disappeared, 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 Hidetaku Nose, a watermill carpenter in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Exhibition Period 　March 30 (Sat) to May 12 (Sun), 2019
Venue 　Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum 1F Hall
Hours 　9:30 to 16:30 (entrance is until 16:00)
Closed 　Monday (or the next day if it is a national holiday)
Admission 　General 500 yen, Odaka 300 yen, junior high school students and younger 200 yen (including Permanent exhibition viewing fee)
Organizer 　Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Cooperation 　Construction of Nose
Leaflet A4 size and PDF format Leaflet can be downloaded (1MB)
Exhibits

Shuitsu Meishozue zue makinoshimae Suzaku
Tamagawa Waterwheel
Two-stage Kara May gear
Asakura Sanren Waterwheel Model

Tools used for making waterwheels
Karakuri Waterwheel
Photo of the venue ■Scene of the venue (video)
Related Events
■"Technology and Mind" Seminar [92] "The Structure and How to Make Waterwheels"
The water wheel has a variety of ways to convert the flow of water into power. One of the leading water wheel carpenters talks about the technology unique to water wheel, which is different from architecture and furniture.
Date and time 　Saturday, April 20, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 (opening at 13:00)
Instructor 　Hidehiro Nose (Representative of construction of waterwheel carpenter and Nose)
Venue 　Kobe Art Center Conference Room
Participation fee 　Free
Capacity 　80 people　※Pre-registration system, if there are a large number of applicants, lottery
Reservations by 　Must arrive on April 5, 2019 (Friday)

 

Related Events How to Reserve
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"Waterwheel structure and how to make it" is here
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