Handmade / Handcraft workshops in Japan Page 5

• Age 3～Age 80
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00

This is a pearl extraction experience at a pearl farm in Ise-Shima, the birthplace of pearl farming.We only offer Akoya oysters containing large pearls of 8mm or more! You can take the removed pearls home with you. You can also make accessories using the pearls. Make your own accessories such as pendants, earrings, rings, brooches, tie pins, straps, etc.♪ (separate fee applies) ~ Experience flow ~ ① Gathering/Reception ② Explanation ③ Pearl extraction experience/Large Akoya You can take a photo with a net filled with shellfish.・Choose your favorite Akoya oyster from the net and remove the pearl. - Polish the pearls with salt and cloth. ④If you would like to make accessories, you can choose the metal fittings. (Additional charge) - Our staff will pierce the pearl. Those in the upper grades of elementary school who wish to do so will be able to try their hand at gluing.・It takes about 15 minutes to bond the pearls and metal fittings, so you can use that waiting time to experience feeding your pet fish. ⑤ Completed in about 15 minutes after gluing! You can take it home as is.

• Pickup Service
• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

At "Kyoto Shippo Hiromi Art Higashiyama Store," you can experience making a piece of "Kyoto Shippo," a designated traditional craft of Kyoto. This plan allows you to make one item of your choice from a pendant, strap, brooch, or obi fastening using a technique called "frit cloisonné." The experience takes less than an hour.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Let's make a memorial of your favorite dog's handprint! Collaborate with the owner! I wonder if I can do my best to get the bills ~ The work will be baked in about one to one and a half months.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Would you like to make your own "Kyo Kanzashi" in a nostalgic space? For making memories of your trip to Kyoto, for a girls' night out, or as a gift for your loved ones... You can take the product you made home with you on the day.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 70
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30

You can choose your own scent from about 30 kinds of scents, and the staff will mix them one by one in front of you to create a “only one scent in the world”. Add color to your daily life with your favorite fragrance. Let's enjoy making "the only scent in the world" with the staff!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00

An electric potter's wheel experience where you concentrate on shaping the spinning clay. Even a slight distortion can cause the shape to collapse, so it's not something you can do quickly or easily. We will provide you with the maximum support, so even beginners can feel free to try pottery. The sense of accomplishment you feel when you finish is wonderful. [Experience flow] ① When the reservation time comes, enter the store and leave your luggage. ② When you sit down, fill in the address of the destination to which the finished product will be sent. ③ Before the experience, please tell the staff "the shape and size of the vessel you want to make". ④ The experience starts. Slowly and carefully stretch the clay vertically. ⑤ Once the clay is firmly stretched thinly, you can freely make any shape you like. (The experience time is about 45 minutes. 2 to 4 pieces are the guideline) ⑥ Please feel free to ask us to take photos with your smartphone during the experience. ⑦ After the experience, choose two pieces to be fired (firing the third piece and beyond costs an additional 2,000 yen per piece). ⑧ Your work will be carefully fired by the craftsmen of Zuikogama and delivered to you in one and a half to two months.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 11:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 18:30

It is an experience to make a rice bowl. If you do not have much time or if you can make things of yourself! To those who say. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Instructor's Explanations of how to make (10 minutes) ② Cake making (30 minutes)

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:15 / 10:30 / 14:15 / 15:00

Would you like to experience taking out Akoya pearls, which have an elegant color and attractive luster? You can make memories unique to Ise trip near Futami Meotoiwa! It's an experience that can be done in a short time, so please drop by. You can process the removed Akoya pearls into your favorite accessories, or you can take them home as they are. *Additional metal fittings will be charged when processing accessories. You can enjoy it from the moment you take out the pearl, so it is very popular not only with women but also with men and children! The staff will help you carefully, so you can experience it with peace of mind ♪ *The target age is 6 years old and up, but even small children can do the work as long as they are accompanied by a guardian. [Examples of metal fittings that incur additional costs (tax included)]・Necklace chain from 550 yen・Pendant top from 1,100 yen・Design strap from 1,320 yen・Brooch from 1,650 yen・Earrings from 2,200 yen・Pierce from 2,200 yen・Ring from 4,400 yen *Prices vary depending on base metals such as brass, silver, and K18. *If you wish to purchase earrings or pierced earrings, the metal fittings will be sold as a pair. (We cannot sell only one) *Akoya oysters use processed shells exclusively for the experience.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

An introductory course that piles up pottery in a string form and creates a form of thought. You can make a wide variety of cups, teacups, figurines and anything you like. You can make it from 500g of soil (the guideline is for 1 bowl of rice bowl). The baking of the work takes about one month to one and a half months.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

At the Yamanaka-nuri workshop "Urushi-no-Usada Asada," which is about 1km from the center of Yamanaka Onsen town, we offer a "lacquer painting experience" where you can draw a picture with lacquer. Whether you are a beginner or a child, you can easily enjoy the painting experience! In this plan, you can freely draw letters and designs on the finished lacquer chopsticks with 5 colors of natural lacquer. It is also recommended as a present for your loved ones. In addition, in the store that is easy to enter, we have everything from affordable lacquerware to full-fledged lacquerware. The view of the countryside from the store is superb and has been very well received by customers. Please visit us when you come to Yamanaka Onsen. How about creating your own original work by drawing a picture with lacquer on lacquer chopsticks to commemorate your trip to Yamanaka Onsen?

• For Rainy Days

• Age 4～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 14:30 / 15:30 / 16:30

▶︎60 minute plan for those who want to try it out easily. This plan uses a 15cm square blackboard to create mini interior art. We recommend this plan for those with small children who want to make the most of their time sightseeing and experiencing things! ▶︎Everyone from 4 years old to grandparents can participate. *Limited to our store* You can make Okinawan art such as shisa, shells, hibiscus, dolphins, whales, and palm trees ♪◉ Art to remember from Okinawa! Great for making souvenirs for yourself ♪◉ A perfect plan for those who want to make their room fashionable. ◯Good location for stopping by while sightseeing such as Churaumi Aquarium and American Village. ◯5 minutes to the sea! There are many tourist spots and stylish cafes in the surrounding area. ◎Take your work home right away ◎Free photo and video shooting data as a gift!

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 88
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

We use the materials of Italian Venetian glass to decide the color and shape, cut the glass and put various beautiful glass parts on it to decorate it. The day after the work is completed, it will be placed in an electric furnace, fired at 720 °, attached with metal fittings, and mailed within one week. It will be posted to the post. pleasure.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 88
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 11:30

Choose a sandblasted small bowl, bowl, or mug for the pottery, and decorate it with a design sticker. It's okay if you can't draw a picture. Simply cut and paste the emoji using the designed craft punch. When the work of cutting and pasting is completed, put it in a machine and scrape it with sand to finish it. You can take it home on the day.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 16:00

It is an experience plan to make pottery items by the method of "making Tatara". "Tatara making" is one of the methods of pottery. The clay is processed into a plate-like clay by slicing or stretching it into a pottery. Plates and plates can be used to make cups and vases using cylindrical plates. Once the shape is complete, use a dedicated tool to attach patterns and patterns to create uniqueness!

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Choose a sterling silver base in various shapes, such as an open heart or a four-leaf clover, and arrange small pieces of glass called millefiori (meaning a thousand flowers) on it. When baked in a kiln, the glass melts and becomes your own unique pattern. You can then make your own accessories, such as straps, necklaces, and bracelets. The experience will take about 40 minutes. [COVID-19 countermeasures] Ventilation (air purifiers installed) and disinfection of tools, tables, and chairs will be carried out after the experience.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Create your own original photo frame by arranging colorful cut glass on a glass frame as if you were drawing a picture. It is the size that a postcard can fit in. After firing, it will be framed and sent to you. It takes about 50 minutes. [Coronavirus Countermeasures] Ventilation (air purifier installed) After the experience, tools, tables, and chairs are disinfected.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 99
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

~Experience flow~ ・Meet at the studio ・Preparation, explanation ・Start production (don't worry, we will give you a thorough lecture!) ・Disband ■ Naha handmade accessory experience! ・A short experience class to make original accessories using the gold lacquer technique! Recommended for beginners and tourists, you can participate casually! ■In this gold lacquer workshop, you can enjoy making accessories using traditional techniques. Let's make your favorite earrings, earrings and necklaces while learning the gold lacquer technique to repair broken pottery. No experience is necessary, so it's perfect for beginners and those interested in Japanese culture! The instructor will support you and help you turn the chipped parts into a unique design. By the end of the session, you will have a one-of-a-kind accessory that combines traditional and modern designs. Take it home as a wonderful memory of your trip! ・Even beginners can easily participate, and you can take the completed accessory home as your own original work! ・It can be enjoyed in a short time, so it is recommended for travelers and first-timers.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• 24'～25' New Year's Campaign Sale

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

If you visit Hida Takayama, you're sure to see these dolls! Why not try making your own Sarubobo? It's a full-fledged experience that starts with stuffing the body with cotton and then sewing it together with needles and thread, and can be enjoyed by both children and adults. (For children, we ask that a parent or guardian help with the experience.) You can take home the Sarubobo you make in a clear drawstring bag♪ We recommend the way it walks around with the doll hanging from it, which is very cute♪

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 15:30

It is a herbarium classroom. There are many menus. The classroom is located in Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun. Wakayama Prefecture is famous for its sightseeing spots such as Shirahama, Marina City, and Mt. Koya, which are often visited by everyone. Not only families with children, but also couples, friends and various people come. We are pleased because there are many menus that have a nice scent and flowers. A popular flower class in Wakayama!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

It is a workshop [Ruri Kobo] where you can experience making accessories in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture ♪ This plan is an experience of making a "sun catcher", which is said to bring good luck with the sunshine! Just select the crystal parts, line them up, and pass them through... and you're done in no time! ! You may get lost in the parts that you can use as much as you want! ? ~ What is a sun catcher ~ As the name suggests, it catches the power of the sun and takes it into the room. This diffuses the light and creates a prism (= rainbow). In Feng Shui, the rainbow is said to be a sign of good luck, and it is said to be auspicious when displayed on a sun catcher. ～Experience Flow～ ① Reception Reception is at [Ruri Koubou] on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Mura. Please tell us the name of the applicant. ②Parts selection Choose the parts you care about from more than 20 types of crystal parts. 3. Arrange your favorite parts on a special mat while planning the completed design. ④ Pass through the thread and fix the position with a crushing ball. ⑤ Finish Finally, make the hanging part and finish it. You can also use natural stone as an option.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This is Ruri Kobo, a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan is a gel candle making experience that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! Why not make your own candle by putting sand, marbles, shells, and glass miniatures into your favorite glass? ~Experience process~ ① Reception: Reception is at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. ② Size selection: Choose the size and shape of the glass. ③ Put sand into the glass and create a pattern. ④ Decoration: You can use as many marbles, shells, and stones as you like. As an additional option, you can choose and put in a glass miniature (from 550 yen). (There are always more than 100 types of glass miniatures) ⑤ Finishing: The staff will pour the gel candle into it and it's complete. *What you can make* ・S size: 1,600 yen ・M size: 2,000 yen ・L size: 2,400 yen

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is an accessory-making experience center in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. With this plan, you can choose your favorite stones one by one and experience making your own original natural stone accessories. All the stones and metal fittings in the experience corner can be used according to size, so you can make exactly what you want♪ ~Experience process~ 1. Reception Check in at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Be sure to tell us your name. 2. Size selection Choose the size of a bracelet, strap, or ring. 3. Design Arrange your favorite stones and metal fittings on a special board according to your size. 4. Thread the string through a rubber band or fishing line. 5. Finishing Staff will finish the work to make sure it doesn't come undone, and it's complete. *What you can make* ・Bracelet: 3,500 yen ・Strap: 1,800 yen ・Ring: 1,500 yen

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This is Ruri Kobo, a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan allows you to easily make your own herbarium, which allows you to keep your flowers beautiful forever and display them in a special liquid! Our staff will carefully guide you, so feel free to give it a try. Experience flow: 1. Reception: Reception is at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. 2. Choose the shape of the bottle: Choose the shape of the bottle. 3. Decorate: Place the selected decorations and flowers in the bottle in order using special tweezers. 4. Pour special silicone oil into the oil bottle. 5. Finish: Close the lid of the bottle and decorate it with a ribbon. There is no waiting time and you can take it home as soon as it is completed. You can also add natural stones or decorate it with tassels as an option. Experience fee: 2,500 yen (tax included)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

At this accessory workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, you can make accessories perfect for fashionable girls, with beads and pearls inside a glass dome that sparkle with every step! ~Experience process~① Check in at Ruri Studio on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Be sure to tell us your name. ↓② Select the type and size of the glass dome. Choose the size of a necklace or earrings or pierced earrings. ↓③ Select beads and place them in the glass dome through the hole. We always have more than 20 types of beads in stock. ↓④ Select the type of lid. Choose the color of the special lid from gold or silver. ↓⑤ Attach the lid with a special glue. Once it has hardened, attach the accessory hardware and it's complete♪ *What you can make* ・Earrings or pierced earrings: 1,800 yen ・Necklace: 1,300 yen

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 8～Age 65
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

▼Features of our studio▼Our studio is a shared pottery studio run for artists in the nature of Izu Kogen. Your partner in the pottery experience program will be a craftsman and instructor who also serves as an assistant to the artists. Each of them has their own career and is a budding artist who spends their days honing their skills. ▼Experience style▼You can complete the first piece without hesitation by following three steps and clearing it simultaneously with the instructor and all other experience participants in about 10 minutes. From the second piece onwards, the instructor will only give advice and will not interfere as much as possible. Even if you fail one or two pieces, there is enough clay to enjoy freely and you can enjoy it "at your own pace". ★Discounts available for applications of 4 or more people★▼Artist-specific finish▼In addition to the basic 16 types of glaze, you can choose the same finish as the artists as an option. Check the Instagram of each artist to see the atmosphere of the finished product. [Affiliated Artists]・TK-Chan [Hokekyoan] https://www.instagram.com/resortandcraft/・Mabo-Rie [naturallystudio https://www.instagram.com/naturallystudio/▼Delivery: Approximately 150 days▼Please note that it will take some time to deliver due to the overwhelming popularity of the program. ★Caution★This is not a program for making something as great as you want it to be. The squishy clay feels good. Pottery is difficult, but fun. The main focus is on experiencing pottery. ▼Clearly displayed shipping cost for finished products (materials + handling fee + Yamato Takkyubin shipping fee) Separate, local settlement Kanto to Kansai (1,650 yen per location/up to 2 people) (825 yen per person for 3 people or more) Southern Tohoku, Chugoku, Shikoku (1,760 yen per location/up to 2 people) (880 yen per person for 3 people or more) Northern Tohoku, Kyushu (2,200 yen per location/up to 2 people) (1,100 yen per person for 3 people or more) Hokkaido (2,750 yen per location/up to 2 people) (1,375 yen per person for 3 people or more) Okinawa (3,300 yen per location/up to 2 people) (1,650 yen per person for 3 people or more) *Delivered by Yamato Takkyubin, which has the least damage during transportation and is flexible in the event of absence or relocation. ★If you participate outside the recommended age and post an irrelevant review such as "I don't understand the explanation and can't make it," you will be subject to a "request for deletion." ★Others・Children and elderly people with weak grip strength may not be able to make it well. ・Delivery takes about 90 to 150 days (varies depending on the season)・It is made of pottery, not porcelain, so it will get moldy if not properly cared for. ・We will include instructions on how to care for it, so please use it for a long time.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 16:00

This is a Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki pottery experience at Heian Gyokuo Touen. It is held on the first floor of Hotel Emion Kyoto in Umekoji, Kyoto, and is open to families, friends, and couples. You will use an electric potter's wheel to experience turning the potter's wheel with a Gyokuo Kiln potter. The craftsmen at the Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki kilns will provide gentle and careful guidance. A declaration of traditional crafts throughout Japan! Let's Togei (pottery) with Heian Gyokuo Touen! Notice of price change: The prices of main raw materials have continued to rise, and we have taken various measures to maintain prices, but it has become difficult to maintain the current price system, so we have decided to revise our prices, although we are very reluctant to do so. We appreciate your understanding. [Price change details]・Pottery wheel experience ¥4,400⇒¥5,500・Hand-kneading experience ¥4,400⇒¥5,500・Painting experience ¥3,850⇒¥4,400・Date of change ⇒November 1, 2024*The new prices will apply to reservations made after November 1. (*However, customers who make reservations for November or later by October 31 will be charged the current price.)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 85
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:30

The design is completed by adding dried flowers or glittering materials to the handle of the ballpoint pen. Finally, add oil and put the cap on to finish. The ballpoint pen itself writes well, and there are many colors to choose from for the bottom of the pen. There are also many materials to add inside, so you can create a one-of-a-kind original ballpoint pen.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 60
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:30 / 14:00 / 15:30

Would you like to leave your memories of your trip to Miyakojima in a tangible form? Please come and experience it when you have free time, such as when the weather is bad or the tour is cancelled. It's surprisingly fun to try! We have received a lot of feedback, and it is very popular not only with customers with children, but also with couples and groups of friends! You can take your colored work home with you on the same day.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• 24'～25' New Year's Campaign Sale

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

*During the measures against the new coronavirus infection Would you like to make your own original herbarium dispenser together with your favorite color and design? A couple's date, a girls' group, a herbarium experience ♪ It's fun to have a personality! The completed herbarium dispenser can be taken home on the day. After completion, you can shoot as much as you like at the shining spot. We will provide you with the address details after your reservation is confirmed. Access is also ◎

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 16:00

This is a Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki pottery experience at Heian Gyokuo Touen. It is held on the first floor of Hotel Emion Kyoto in Umekoji, Kyoto, and is open to families, friends, and couples. Using a hand-cranked potter's wheel, you will create a vessel using clay that is uniquely blended by the potter. The craftsmen of the Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki pottery kilns will gently and carefully guide you. A declaration of traditional crafts throughout Japan! Let's Togei (pottery) with Heian Gyokuo Touen! Notice of price change: The prices of main raw materials have continued to rise, and we have taken various measures to maintain prices, but it has become difficult to maintain the current price system, so we have decided to revise the prices, although we are very reluctant to do so. We appreciate your understanding. [Price change details]・Pottery wheel experience ¥4,400⇒¥5,500・Hand-kneading experience ¥4,400⇒¥5,500・Painting experience ¥3,850⇒¥4,400・Date of change ⇒November 1, 2024*The new prices will apply to reservations made after November 1. (*However, customers who make reservations for November or later by October 31 will be charged the current price.)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity