Setouchi Factory View 2026: Experience Kasaoka's Manufacturing Companies!

About this event

"Setouchi Factory View 2026" is an open-factory event where manufacturing businesses across Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures open their doors to the public. Running from November 4 to 22, 2026, a total of 48 companies across the Bingo area (Fukuyama, Fuchu, Shobara, Kasaoka, etc.) and Aki area (Hatsukaichi, Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima, Kumano, Etajima, Higashihiroshima, Miyoshi, etc.) will participate. Manufacturing sites from diverse industries—such as woodworking, metal, textiles, brewing, calligraphy brushes, Buddhist altars, shoes, and signage—will be open to the public, offering varied content including factory tours, hands-on craft workshops, product exhibitions, and talk sessions. Many participating companies are established long-standing businesses with over 100 years of history, allowing visitors to directly experience the region's rich manufacturing heritage and craftsmanship. Under the event theme "Every," the initiative aims to provide year-round opportunities to engage with craftsmanship not only through factory tours and workshops, but also via regular study meetings, internships, and year-round industrial tourism. The event seeks to showcase the appeal of manufacturing sites that are usually hidden from public view and bring local crafts closer to people.

Venue

Sanyo Foods Co., Ltd. Kasaoka Factory

13 Minokoshi, Kasaoka, Okayama 714-0006