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Free of Charge] Kawasaki Waterfront Area Site Opens to the Public for the First Time. Kawasaki Waterfront Area Open Factory" will be held for the first time ！.

The Kawasaki City Business and Citizen Exchange Promotion Committee (*1) will hold the first "Kawasaki Waterfront Area Open Factory Tour (*2)" for Kawasaki citizens to walk ・ see ・ and feel ・ the forefront of the industries that the Kawasaki waterfront area supports, such as manufacturing ・ energy recycling, and more. \The "Kawasaki Waterfront Area Open Factory ∏" will be held for the first time.

This project will open the Kawasaki waterfront area to the public as if it were a museum, with special access to factory sites that are not normally open to the public. Visitors can participate in plant tours and hands-on workshops at six companies （ located in the Kawasaki waterfront area: JFE Steel Corporation East Japan Works, JERA Kawasaki Thermal Power Plant, Kureha Kankyo Corporation, Resonac Kawasaki Plant, Nisaki Industry Corporation, and Ohara Shoten Corporation ） with tours lasting approximately 90 ～ 120 minutes. Each factory has its own unique program, including explanatory ・ tours ・ and hands-on experiences.




1 Overview
This program is a tour with local meeting ・ and dismissal.

Period ： March 25 (Wednesday) ～ April 2 (Thursday)

Target ： Resident in Kawasaki City ・ Resident ・ Elementary school students and older （ Elementary school students must be accompanied by their parents ）
Capacity ： Varies depending on each site

*If the number of students exceeds the capacity, residents in Kawasaki Ward ・ Residents ・ Residents will be given priority by lottery.

*Multiple applications possible

*Please see the second half of this release for detailed information on places to visit

Participation fee ： Free （ Event insurance will be provided by the organizer ）
Application ： Please send in the application form below by February 28th (Sat.)

*You will be notified of the result of your application by March 6th (Fri.).

Organizer ： Kawasaki Ward Business and Citizen Exchange Promotion Committee

Co-sponsor ： Kawasaki Ward Office

Application Form
*1 About Kawasaki Ward Business and Citizen Exchange Promotion Committee

Kawasaki Ward is centered on the waterfront area, and approximately half of its area is used as business sites, with the largest number of employees in the city. The Kawasaki City Business and Citizen Exchange Promotion Committee promotes the contribution of companies to the local community and works to create opportunities for interaction between citizens （ and business citizens ） through collaboration among businesses ・ citizens ・ and the government. This committee began its activities in 1995, and has implemented a variety of initiatives, including the "Kawasaki Ward Treasures" project, which introduces the attractiveness of local resources, and career education classes for second-year junior high school students in the ward. The organization consists of 31 groups ・ individuals, including businesses, NPOs, government agencies, and ward residents.

*2 Open Factory is

an initiative to open factories and manufacturing sites to the public and let people learn about local industries such as manufacturing through tours ・ experiences ・ and interaction.

For more information, please visit the Kawasaki Ward Office website.

Kawasaki City Office HP
2 Tour
Company Name ・ Location

Contents of Tour

Highlights

Date ・ Capacity

JFE Steel Corporation

East Japan Works

（ Ogishima 1, Kawasaki － 1 ）

Plant Tour

An urban steel mill that combines state-of-the-art facilities, cutting edge technology and environmental consciousness A powerful tour experience that takes you on a tour of the

Date and Time ： 3/25 (Wed.)

13:30 ～ 15:00

Capacity ： 50 people

JERA Corporation

Kawasaki Thermal Power Station

（ 5 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki － 1 ）

Plant tour

Experience the latest facilities and environmental measures at a world-class thermal power plant. The tour will show you the latest facilities and environmental measures taken at the world's most advanced thermal power plant.

Date and Time ： 3/26 (Thu)

13:30~15:00

Capacity ： 20 people

Kureha Environment
（ 6 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki － 1 ）

Plant tour

Tour the site of proper treatment of various wastes and environmental conservation, and see powerful crushing machines and incineration facilities.

Date and time ： 3/26 (木)

13:30~15:00

Capacity ： 50 people

Resonac Corporation
Kawasaki Plant

（ 5 Ogimachi, Kawasaki － 1 ）

Plant tour

Workshop
Turning plastic waste into resources Tour the process of plastic waste transformation and the powerful plant, and experience making ocean bottles.

Date and Time ： 3/30(月)

13:30~15:30

Capacity ： 20 people

Nissaki Industry Co. （ 7 Okawa-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki － 2 ）

Factory tour

Workshop

Learn about various metal processing sites and decarbonization initiatives, and make coasters using a laser cutting machine from scrap wood. You can also enjoy making coasters using a laser cutting machine with scrap wood.

Date and time ： 4/2(木)

10:00~12:00

13:00~15:00

Capacity ： 20 people each time
Ohara Shoten Corporation

（ 8 Okawa-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki － 7 ）

Factory tour

You can see behind the scenes of manufacturing bean confectioneries produced by 90 years of skills and over 100 recipes. The factory tour of a long-established confectionery company.

Date & Time ： 4/2 (Thu.)

11:30~12:00

13:00~13:30

Capacity ： 4 people each time

JFE Steel Corporation East Japan Works

JERA Corporation Kawasaki Thermal Power Station

Kureha Environment Corporation

Resonac Corporation Kawasaki Works
Nisaki Kogyo Corporation

Ohara Shoten Corporation
*In principle, elementary school students and older are eligible; JERA Kawasaki Thermal Power Station Co.

*Kureha Environment Inc. is open to elementary school students and above, but upper elementary school students and above are recommended.

Application Form
Contact
Kawasaki City Kawasaki Ward Office

Community Development Section, City Planning Promotion Department Yoda

Phone 044 － 201 － 3130