A worker makes moulds for metal casting at the Nousaka metal crafts factory. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
Ingots of tin imported from Thailand at the Nousaka metal crafts factory in Takaoka ready for melting. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
A workers shows a raw and polished metal product at the Nousaka metal crafts factory in Takaoka. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
A worker pours molten tin into metal casting moulds at the Nousaka metal crafts factory in Takaoka, famed for its fine metal work tradition dating back four-hundred years. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
A craftsman works on a brass metal product at the Nousaka metal crafts factory in Takaoka. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
An ingot of tin imported from Thailand being melted at the Nousaka metal crafts factory in Takaoka. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
Metal casting moulds at the Nousaka metal crafts factory in Takaoka. Nousaku is internationally renowned for its bronze, brass and tin casted metal ware. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
