Plan ID

: 49324

[Saitama/Saitama City] Experience Iwatsuki's traditional craft "Edo Kimekomi doll making". Kimono fabrics to choose from / One of a kind original in the world / Fresh sweets and tea included / Samue-style kimono rental available

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Beginners welcome - First try
Empty-hands OK
Charter possible
Operate rain or shine

Possible number of bookings

2～8
Participating age

12Age ～ 100 Age
Duration

2～3 hours

Plan description

Please contact us if you are a group of men only, as we may be conducting a dressing experience for women only in a separate room. **** Experience the traditional techniques of Iwatsuki, Saitama City, a town of dolls with over 100 years of history. Edo Kimekomi doll making. Choose your favorite color and pattern from over 10 types of kimono fabric and create a one-of-a-kind original doll. Beginners are welcome. Anyone who can use scissors and a drill can complete the experience in about 2 hours. You can take the completed doll home on the day. Doll making in a modern Showa-era room and a talk about dolls by a guide instructor. Seasonal top-quality sweets and tea included. **** Traditional techniques handed down since the Edo period in Iwatsuki, Saitama Kimekomi dolls Kimekomi dolls are a traditional craft handed down since the Edo period. A wooden carved doll with grooves is sandwiched with fabric using a special spatula to make it look like it is wearing a costume. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊While working as a tourist guide in Iwatsuki, the town of dolls, leading walks around the town and hosting events, he became fascinated with doll culture and learned how to make Kimekomi dolls. He conveys doll culture to people of all ages through doll making. We incorporate tea time into the painstaking work and value a friendly atmosphere. We do not provide English support, but we do cater to foreign tourists. ■Experience duration/ Approximately 2 hoursPlease choose your desired time when making a reservation. Please choose between 11am and 4pm. However, if you would like an early morning or evening session, please contact us separately. ■We accept reservations for other experiences from 2 people up to a maximum of 8 people. Only those participating in the experience are allowed inside the store. (Caregivers excluded)

■ One original in the world

We always have more than 10 types of fabrics for doll kimonos! You can choose your favorite fabric according to the image.

■ Former tourist guide with doll story & instructor will accompany you until completion

Seasonal Japanese confectionery and tea are served during breaks on the way. While enjoying tea and sweets, enjoy commentary about Kimekomi dolls by a former guide lecturer. In addition, the instructor will accompany you until the end, so if there is anything you do not understand, please ask anything immediately.

■ Feel like a craftsman with rental work clothes

We will lend our original work clothes to customers who wish so that their clothes will not get dirty during the experience! (Women's size M-L)

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Reservation cancellation fee generation date	Cancellation fee will be charged from 10 days before the event date.
About cancellation	Please note that the following cancellation fee will be charged if canceled due to customer's convenience. 10 days to 3 days before: 50% of the play/experience fee 3 days before to the day: 100% of the play/experience fee Cancellation without contact: 100% of the play/experience fee In any case, do not come to the store even after 30 minutes of the reservation time In that case, we will cancel it.
About event termination	We may be forced to cancel the event due to reasons such as natural disasters. In that case, we will not be able to compensate for transportation expenses to the venue. Thank you for your understanding.

Detailed information of this plan

Required minimum number of participants	2 Person(s)
Possible number of bookings	2～8
About duration	2～3 hours 2 to 2.5 hours
Operating period	All-year-round
Assembly time	You can enter the store from 5 minutes before the experience start time. If you arrive before that time, we may ask you to wait for the preparation of the experience and the disinfection and ventilation of the experience room.
Booking deadline	until 23:59 2 days before

Changing room		Toilet
Shower		Parking
Locker

Dress code - Must bring items	Things to bring Rental of the tools necessary for the experience is included in the price, so you do not need to bring anything with you on the day. If you usually use reading glasses or eyeglass loupes, please bring them with you. Clothes Please come in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty, as scraps of cloth and lint may stick to your clothes.
About rental items	All equipment rentals are included in the price

Matters require attention	Experiences are accepted from 2 people up to a maximum of 8 people. Only those who experience can enter the store. (Except for caregivers) There are cases where women-only dressing experience is held in a separate room, so please contact us separately if you are a male-only group. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are late for your reservation time due to the replacement system. In addition, in any case, if you can not come to the store even after 30 minutes of the reservation time, it will be canceled. This course is a private lesson limited to one group per course. If you are late, it will affect the start time of the next round. Also, if the experience time is shortened by more than 30 minutes, it will not be possible to complete the doll itself, so we will not be able to accept the experience. Thank you for your understanding.

Matters require attention

Experiences are accepted from 2 people up to a maximum of 8 people. Only those who experience can enter the store. (Except for caregivers) There are cases where women-only dressing experience is held in a separate room, so please contact us separately if you are a male-only group. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are late for your reservation time due to the replacement system. In addition, in any case, if you can not come to the store even after 30 minutes of the reservation time, it will be canceled. This course is a private lesson limited to one group per course. If you are late, it will affect the start time of the next round. Also, if the experience time is shortened by more than 30 minutes, it will not be possible to complete the doll itself, so we will not be able to accept the experience. Thank you for your understanding.

Plan attractions

Make your own original doll! Takeaway OK on the day

Anyone can have their own doll in about 2 hours!

More than 10 types of fabrics to choose from

Take a break with tea and Japanese sweets

Image of seasonal Japanese sweets and tea

Seasonal sweets Please enjoy seasonal Japanese sweets ordered from a long-established Japanese confectionery shop. (You cannot choose the shape)

Time schedule