Choose from about 300 types of lenses and experience making your own sunglasses / Lens Park

Experience information

  • Required Time

    About 1.5 time
  • Price

    ¥11,000
  • Capacity

    5 people
You can make your own sunglasses by fitting your favorite lenses into your favorite eyeglass frame. There are more than 300 kinds of colors. When you put on the sunglasses made from the lenses and frame that you choose, you'll find a new self. After the experience, take a break with a soft serve ice cream or a special coffee at the cafe in Lens Park!

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  • 01
    “Inui Lens,” is the creator of blue light cut technology. Learn about the mechanism while experiencing it yourself
  • 02
    You can actually see behind the scenes of lens making by craftsmen at the factory.
  • 03
    You can choose your favorite lens from over 300 colors.

About the Tour

  • Highlights


    Inui Lens is a company specializing in sunglass lenses. It is also a company that specializes in protecting the eyes from ultraviolet rays, which are one of the causes of eye diseases. It is a safe and secure sunglasses making experience that can only be done at Inui Lens.

  • Tour Contents


    A little study session about lens before making sunglasses. Are your sunglasses really protecting your eyes? What is a really safe lens? Etc. You'll learn while having fun with experiments.

    Sunglasses for fashion and sunglasses for eye protection. By seeing the difference with your own eyes and experiencing it yourself, you will realize the importance of choosing a good product.


    After learning about lenses, you will see how sunglasses are made. Although it is a mass-produced lens, human involvement is important. A wide variety of frames means a wide variety of lens shapes. A lot of discoveries are packed in the process of forming each one.


    After learning a lot you'll form strong preferences. You can enjoy the selection of lenses even more.
    You can choose your favorite lens from about 300 types of lenses that are also used by famous brands.

    Sunglasses may seem dark and a little scary. However, there is no doubt that image will change when you see a large amount of colored lenses in front of you. Renew your impression of sunglasses with your favorite color lens. Come make sunglasses that you can use everyday.

  • Detailed information

    • Tour Details

      code:ICD0005
      Time required: about 1.5 hours (time required varies depending on the number of people)
      Minimum number of participants: 2 people
      Maximum number of people: 5 people
      Tour conductor: none

    • Meeting place

      Meeting place Lens Park Lens Park
      〒916-0019
      1-3-31 Maruyamacho, Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture
      Access

      If you come by car
      15 minutes from Hokuriku Expressway Sabae IC (parking available)

      By train
      20 minutes by car from JR Takefu Station
      From JR Sabae Station, take the Tsutsuji Bus and get off at "Fukushin Shinmei Branch Mae" > 12 minutes walk

      Parking Available
    • Scheduled date

      Days of the week: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday*, Sunday*
      Time: 13:00-16:00 start

      *The factory is not in operation on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, but it is possible to enter the actual factory and and see it.
       While watching the video of the manufacturing process, we will guide you with a hybrid of the two.

    • Course content

      1) Lens study
      2) Factory tour
      3) Personal sunglasses making experience
      4) After the experience, break time with soft serve ice cream or special coffee

    • Included

      ・Experience fee
      ・Material costs (lenses only, please bring your own eyeglass frames)
      ・Either soft serve or specialty coffee*
       *For those who participate on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, enjoy the day! A gift of the sweets of the day is given 1 per person
        However, some factory tours will be guided in a hybrid format with video.
       *Tour conductor and transportation are not included.

    • Cancellation Policy

      ・Cancellation from 3 day ~ day prior of the tour date: 50% of the tour price refunded
      ・Cancellation on the day orNon-participation without contact / cancellation after start: 100% of the tour price
       * If it becomes difficult to participate on the day before or on the day of the experience, please contact the following experience directly.
        Contact: dry lens TEL 0778-51-5447

    • Precautions

      ・We may guide you together with people from other groups.
      ・ Children over 10 years old can participate (accompanied by a guardian).
      ・Additional charges may apply depending on the lens you choose. Please check on-site for details.
      ・If you do not have a sunglass frame, we can prepare a Inui Lens brand frame for an additional fee.
       If you purchase a frame with Inui Lens, the following models are eligible for the experience.
       ▶Alltime Sunglasses Delicious
       ▶all time sunglasses feel
          ▶all time sunglasses will

      ・It does not matter whether the frame is made of metal or plastic, but we may refuse vintage items (those which are clearly assumed to be unsuitable for practical use). Recommended made within the past 3 years.
      ・We also do not accept personally made or premium frames.
      ・Replacing the lens puts a lot of stress on the frame, and the frame may be damaged due to deterioration over time (paint/plating peeling/rim cut, etc.).Please note that we will not be held responsible in that case.
      ・Due to the structure of the frame, there are some designs in which the lenses cannot be replaced. (Example: sports sunglasses / rimless frames / high curve frames) We will check in advance whether it is possible or not with photos etc. (Close-up including the front, right above, right or left lens frame)

    • Inquiry

      General Incorporated Association SOE
      Tel: 0778-78-9967
      mail: info@soe.or.jp

  • General Incorporated Association SOE

    916-1223-7 Katayama-cho, Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture 10-4
    *Inquiries received by e-mail outside of our business hours will be treated as if they were made on the next business day.

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