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Kotabe Foundry is a casting company established over 800 years ago and operated by the 37th successor to the family business. It is located in Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan at the foot of the famous Mount Tsukuba, where sands and clay for the molds are found.

The main products are:

• temple bells
• fire bells
• rainwater bowls etc.

See also

• Early Japanese iron-working techniques
• List of oldest companies

References

1. Linkclub, リンククラブ (28 July 2008). "日本吉 - NIPPON-KICHI". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
2. "Odaibu Casting Co., Ltd". Retrieved 6 February 2017.

External links

• Company website
• Bells in Japanese temples

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