Anniversary symposium

The legacy of master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka

Speakers: Mitsuo Ogawa (Former-chief of Ikagaruga Kosha), Kiyonori Tatebe (President, of Tatebe Corporation), Kyoji Kikuchi (Chief, Shaji Kosha)
Moderator: Naoki Tani (Professor, Osaka City University)
Date and times: 18:00-19:30 July 16(Fri), 2010
Place: AB hall, Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Office 2F
Capacity: 200 people (free entrance, no advanced reservation required, first come first served)

Anniversary lecture

Master carpenters of Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu

Lecturer: Naoki Tani (Professor, Osaka City University)
Date and times: 18:00-19:30 June 25(Fri), 2010
Place: AB hall, Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Office 2F
Capacity: 200 people (free entrance, no advanced reservation required, first come first served)

Demonstration and workshop

The skills of shrine carpenters

Lecturer: Tomonori Kitamura (Technical Staff, Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum)
Date and times: 13:30-15:00 June 19(Sat) and July 3(Sat), 2010
Place: Special Venue, 1F Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Main Office
Topics: the aroma of wood, shaving with a carpenter’s plane (dai-ganna) and a spear plane (yari-ganna)
Capacity: 30 people (free entrance, no advanced reservation required, first come first served)

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