This is an exhibition that conveys the history and culture of the industries of the Tsubame-Sanjo region, Japan's metalworking production center. It is part of the activities conducted by the Tsubame-Sanjo Industrial Festival, an activity body that conveys the Tsubame-Sanjo region.

The most distinctive feature of this exhibition was the use of a vast abandoned factory that was in operation until a few years ago. By utilizing the site of a former factory that had actually created the history of local industry, we succeeded in having visitors experience the exhibition through all five senses and the entire space.

The visitor flow line was designed based on the pathways used in the past, leaving the venue as it was when it operated as a factory. The cranes and equipment remaining in the abandoned factory were also utilized as they were. For fixtures, metal shipping containers used in the factory were utilized. These were combined with matte-finished aluminum plates. These fixtures harmonized with the dynamic atmosphere of the factory and conveyed the refined air of the products.

In the exhibition hall, the main product lines of the region were introduced through a combination of actual products and videos of the manufacturing process. And metal plates were used as screens for projecting the images. Screens of various sizes, the largest of which was 4 meters high, were set up to project the delicate handiwork of the craftsmen. In addition, a curved screen with a bench function was installed in the center of the venue that allowed visitors to view the entire area, and projected images of flames, an essential part of metalworking.

The metal containers used for the fixtures will be reused at local factories after the exhibition is over. The metal sheets used for the screens were donated to a local technical college as materials for practical training, and other efforts were made to reduce waste from the planning stage.

The Tsubame-Sanjo area, where this exhibition was held, is a metalworking production center with a history of approximately 400 years, producing many high-quality products made by hand by craftsmen. In recent years, however, the influx of mass-produced goods and overseas products has led to a decline in demand and a shortage of successors. This project is an effort to shed new light on the excellence of the region and its craftsmen in order to overcome such a situation. The visitors were able to deepen their interest in local industries by learning about the industrial history of the region, which was organized through careful research, and to understand the significance of passing on the baton of tradition inherited from their predecessors to future generations.