News Reports by Participants: Takaoka City Press Tour

Date : March 16, 2017

post date : 2017.05.17

Reproducing the Shaka Triad Statue National Treasure with New 3D Technology and Traditional Techniques

This tour visited Takaoka in Toyama, where a replica of the Shaka Triad statue is being displayed for the first time. The statue was made using the latest 3D printing technology along with traditional carving and casting techniques to faithfully replicate the materials and textures of the original. In addition to interviewing representatives from Tokyo University of the Arts and Takaoka City, as well as cast metal and carving artisans, the tour visited metal casting companies that are growing by incorporating the latest 3D printing technology.

This tour was sponsored by the Council for the Promotion of Businesses and Creation of a Model to Stimulate Local Industry Using Takaoka City’s Metal Casting with Over 400 Years of History and Nanto City’s Carving with Over 600 Years of History, with planning cooperation by the FPCJ. Seven journalists participated in this press tour, from Colombia, China, France, Germany, and Vietnam.

Click here for further details on the tour

Click here for a log of real-time Twitter updates from during the tour

Below are some of the articles and programs produced by the journalists based on this press tour.

Vietnam Television (Singapore/TV)

(1) Video March 21, 2017

NGÀNH ĐÚC ĐỒNG NHẬT BẢN TÌM HƯỚNG ĐI MỚI

http://vtv.vn/doi-song/nghe-duc-dong-tai-nhat-ban-tim-huong-di-moi-20170320103919728.htm

(2) Video March 18, 2017

Nhật Bản tuyển dụng lao động phổ thông nước ngoài

http://vtv.vn/kinh-te/nhat-ban-tuyen-dung-lao-dong-pho-thong-nuoc-ngoai-20170317210445458.htm

China Radio International (China/Radio)

Article April 7, 2017