Handmade / Handcraft workshops in Japan Page 6

• Age 5～Age 80
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• 11:00 / 14:30 / 15:30

Create a pendant using various glass beads and natural stones! You can create an original pendant by combining your favorite glass beads and natural stones according to your own image. Depending on the color and pattern, you can make it colorful, cute, or chic according to your own image.

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• Age 7～Age 80
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• 11:00 / 14:30 / 15:30

Experience making your own kaleidoscope at the Zenkoji Temple lodgings! Create your own object with a simple kit! Choose your favorite kaleidoscope and fill it with your favorite ingredients to complete it. You can use natural stones or flowers from Shinshu as ingredients. If you fill it with oil and keep the flower shape as it is like a herbarium, you can make a herbarium kaleidoscope, or you can make a higher-grade kaleidoscope with the gentle colors and light of natural stones. Galerie Ren is located inside Hakurenbo, the lodgings of Zenkoji Temple. Create fun memories with this hands-on experience while visiting Zenkoji Temple.

• Age 5～Age 80
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• 11:00 / 14:30 / 15:30

Create a strap using various dragonfly balls! You can make your own strap by choosing two favorite dragonfly balls with your own image. Depending on the color and pattern, you can make it colorful, cute, or chic with your own image. You can also add an optional obi decoration plate to make a obi decoration. Please enjoy it as a back charm and as an obi decoration.

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• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Would you like to make your own chopsticks 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.

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• Age 10～Age 75
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• 12:40 / 16:50

The complex-looking finish draws attention, the threading is not difficult as it is repeated in the same pattern, and the color scheme makes it a one-of-a-kind piece. You can display it in your bag as soon as you make it. This is a unique project, so it cannot be purchased anywhere else and can only be made here. Size: 10cm x 10cm

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• Age 3～Age 100
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• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

In the Edomae sushi making experience, you can make two very realistic Edomae sushi food samples! You can choose between a keychain or a magnet as you like. You can create your own memories of Osaka Minami and take them home with you. We also recommend making a matching set, one for yourself and the other as a gift.

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• Age 3～Age 100
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• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

In the takoyaki making experience, you can make two very realistic food samples of Osaka's specialty "takoyaki"! You can choose between a key chain or a magnet as you like. You can make your own memories of Osaka Minami and take them home. We recommend making one for yourself and the other as a gift to make a matching set. ~Experience flow~1. Grill the takoyaki dough♪2. Draw green onions and pickled ginger! 3. Spread the sauce deliciously♪4. Pour on some green laver and it's done!

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• Age 8～Age 100
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• 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00

It is a custom-made ring making experience that is made by a craftsman. You can make a ring at the base price of this plan! It is also possible to arrange for bangle production by adding the difference price locally! If you make it yourself, it will not go well, and if possible, it is an experience to have the best quality made. Why don't you choose the width and thickness of the ring together, think about the various mallet marks that can be hammered out, and create a ring that suits your taste? A custom-made experience that is more interesting than making it yourself! Rather than making it yourself, I would like to ask you to express your opinions freely, and while making various proposals in front of me, I will come to make a full-fledged ring that fits your finger and has been hammered many times, the only one in the world. Please.

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• Age 7～Age 100
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• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

In the matcha parfait making experience, you can make a delicious, cute, and very realistic food sample that uses Kyoto's famous matcha as a parfait! It is very popular not only with women but also with men and foreigners! You can make your own memories in Osaka Minami and take them home. It is recommended for yourself and as a gift. ~Experience flow~1. Put the whipped cream into a piping bag and prepare! 2. First, color the waffle 3. Squeeze the whipped cream into the container 4. Top with Japanese sweets 5. Coat the red beans with varnish and top them off! 6. Squeeze the whipped cream while decorating 7. Finish by applying varnish! 8. Finally, insert a memo clip and your parfait is complete. Cute parfaits are a very popular production experience. *The process is not as described above.

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• Age 0～Age 100
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• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30

A one-of-a-kind handmade ring that you can take home on the day you make it! At garden Kyoto Main Store, we offer a handmade ring making experience. You will work with professional craftsmen, so even beginners can make handmade rings with confidence. How about making a commemorative gift for your trip and creating memories? With this plan, you can make a brass or silver ring at a reasonable price! ~Experience flow~ ① Meeting / Reception We will make it by hand in a calm and stylish space of a bridal jewelry specialty store. ② Preparation First, choose the material (silver / brass) and the finishing design. ③ At the beginning of the experience, we will adjust the size of the ring by tapping it. We will file it with a file to shape it and make it easier to wear. Once the size is adjusted, we will use a file to shape it and make it comfortable to wear. It is a happy time to make it while thinking of each other. ④ End / Disbandment Completed! It takes about an hour, and after it is completed, you can take a commemorative photo at the photo booth in the store. The photo you took will be a gift♪

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• Age 10～Age 100
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It is a plan to push the signs of Miyajima's tourist attractions and specialties freely to the owner. As it is possible to use even only a stamp, it is good as a present for “mothers” such as acquaintances and families, as well as for their own use.

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• Age 0～Age 100
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• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:00

Handmade bangles at the jewelry shop "garden Kyoto". It's easy to make in less than an hour and can be taken home the same day. The prices are reasonable, so we recommend stopping by on a date or while on a trip to make memories just for the two of you. Rather than buying a ready-made bangle, why not make a special handmade bangle that you won't find anywhere else? ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Gathering and reception We will handcraft your jewelry in the calm and stylish space of a bridal jewelry specialty store ♪ ② Preparation First, you will choose the material (silver/brass), size, and finish design. ③ Experience Use a file to round the corners of straight metal. We use special equipment to roll the metal into balls. This is the most difficult step, but it's fun to watch the bangle gradually take shape. Finally, shape it with a mallet and it's complete. ④ Termination/Dissolution Although this is the first time you will be using the equipment, the staff will fully support you, so you can make it with confidence. After completion, you can take a commemorative photo at the photo booth inside the store. The photo you took will be a present♪

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• Age 13～Age 99
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

In this course, you can create cute hair ornaments, brooches, earrings, straps and other accessories using Mizuhiki. Even beginners can make at least one, and if you enjoy making things, you can make two. You can make a variety of shapes from a single string, so I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Why not add a one-of-a-kind cute decoration that you made yourself? It also makes a great gift.

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• Age 6～Age 100
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Would you like to make your own "Tombodama Strap" 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.

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• Age 7～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours

Would you like to make your own "Japanese paper pierced earrings" 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.

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• Age 6～Age 100
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Would you like to make your own "old coin strap" 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.

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• Age 13～Age 99
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

This plan involves tying small Mizuhiki strings onto the nail tips and gluing them on. You can wear 2-3 or more strings on the day and go home. If you make only Mizuhiki strings and glue them at home, you can make as many as you like within the time limit. Please make your own wonderful nail tips.

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• Age 5～Age 90
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• 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 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30

At the "Kokusai Street Glass Shop," you can experience making photo frames, lamps, and nameplates using Ryukyu glass. You can make glass works that will remind you of the Okinawan sea and are perfect as a memento of your trip!

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• Age 5～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00

This plan is for people who are traveling to Japan. You can create a unique fragrance by choosing your favorite from 13 types of fragrances and blending them. After making the incense, you will offer the finished incense to Buddha and recite sutras. This plan allows you to not only make things, but also experience a little Buddhism. ~Experience flow~-Choose multiple fragrances from 13 types and blend them with the base powder-Add water and mix the powder-When it becomes a lump, stretch it on a board and cut it out with a cookie cutter-Offer the finished product to Buddha-Listen to sutras while drinking teaIt's not difficult even for small children, as it's like playing with clay.

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

This is a music box assembly experience at the Music Box Museum Suwanone. Located in front of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya, it can be enjoyed by everyone from small children to adults. You can choose your favorite song from about 700 songs and enjoy making only one music box in the world. Fixing the drum, inserting the mainspring, and engaging the diaphragm, which greatly affects the tone, will be a valuable time that you cannot experience anywhere else. Once you have decided on your favorite case, your one and only music box in the world is complete. The Suwanone staff will be there to explain. By all means, why not make your own music box?

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• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

[Where? ?] → You can experience calligraphy and create your own original T-shirt in Asakusa! [How? ?] → Even though it is a calligraphy experience, it comes with an original practice sheet that explains the mechanism of calligraphy, so experienced people can instantly refresh their memories, and children who are trying it for the first time can start having fun! [What can you do? ?] → Baby's photo or handprint, and the name written by the parents in calligraphy will be made into clothes or handkerchiefs! → A special T-shirt that is one of a kind in the world is completed with a photo of your loved one and the words you wrote! → For those who want to experience nostalgic calligraphy with their family and children. → For those who want to use it as a short break after lunch in Asakusa. → For those who want to put their memories and important messages into a special piece. Calligraphy experience by experienced staff, with the latest printing technology for a safe finish. Why not give your precious memories a shape?

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• 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 gosu (a kind of paint used in pottery) and a brush to paint with a Gyokuo Kiln painter. The artisans of the Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki 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 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.)

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• Age 5～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 13:00 / 14:30

You can experience laser engraving at Azumino's wooden chopsticks Fab factory. ★Please make a reservation by phone on the day or if you are alone. The experience will be held in a home workshop. Up to 15 people can experience the experience in the workshop. When you enter the room, the scent of wood will fill the air... that alone will relax your mind! You can choose from three types of key chains and create up to two! Draw your own illustration to match the size of the material. Give the illustration you drew to the staff, who will import it into a computer and output it to a laser processing engraving machine for engraving. Draw a rough sketch with a pencil, make it thicker with a marker, and engrave it with a laser engraving machine to transform it into an original item! Your child's drawings and letters can be engraved as they are, so it will also be a commemorative item of their growth! You can make an original key chain that no one else has and that is not sold anywhere. It is perfect for yourself, as a gift, or as a surprise commemorative item. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Reception ② Choose the type of key chain while looking at the sample. (Some materials may incur a difference in price) ③ Handwrite the illustration and letters according to the size of the material. *Please complete the illustration within 30 minutes as it is a one-hour experience. ④ Once the illustration is complete, our staff will upload it to a computer and engrave it with a laser processing machine. ⑤ It's also interesting to watch the laser engraving process. ⑥ If you don't have time, please come and pick it up as soon as it's finished. *The engraving time varies depending on the size and material of the illustration drawn. ⑨ It's done!

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• Age 2～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 13:00 / 14:30

You can experience laser engraving at the Azumino Wooden Chopsticks Fab Factory. ★Please make a reservation by phone on the day or if you are alone. Up to 15 people can experience the experience in the workshop. The experience will be held in a home workshop. When you enter the room, the scent of wood fills the air... that alone will relax your mind! Concentrating on making chopsticks will refresh your mind and body! This is an experience that satisfies all five senses with the fresh air, water, and light of Azumino. If you can draw, you can do it, so even small children can experience it. Your child's drawings and letters can be engraved as they are, so if you create one every year on their birthday, it will be a memento of their growth! Draw a rough sketch with a pencil, thicken it with a marker, and then engrave it with a laser engraving machine to turn it into an original piece! A memento of your trip! You can also create a commemorative item for someone important to you!

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• Age 6～Age 99
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Fish (Iyu) or Shisa Urushi Painting Plan This plan allows you to paint your favorite lacquer painting on Yachimun parts. You can choose from the following two shapes. a. Fish (Iyu) Course: Paint your favorite pattern on a fish-shaped Yachimun. You can either copy the sample pattern or paint your own favorite pattern! It is also recommended as a keepsake or gift with a name and date. Once completed, you can take it home as a magnet or strap. b. Shisa Plan: Paint your favorite lacquer painting on a Shisa-shaped Yachimun. You can paint not only Shisa (female and male), but also dogs, cats, frogs, bears, and other animals you like. Once completed, you can take it home as a magnet, strap, or brooch (badge).

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• Age 8～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

It is a plan to make two "Oya-yaki" works using electric rooks. We make three with electric rook, and I choose two works that I like. The staff cut and finished the two selected works and baked it. Select the color to be finished out of 5 colors. Completion will be about a month and a half later (there may be some time depending on the timing of kiln placement). * It is free if receipt is coming to the store. In the case of mailing, we will ship by cash on delivery.

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• 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

This is a pearl extraction experience at a pearl farm in Ise-Shima, the birthplace of pearl farming.It's fun to extract the pearls and see what kind of pearls will come out! Pearls come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. You can take out Akoya pearls with a diameter of 6 mm, and if you are lucky, 8 mm in diameter! You can take the removed pearls home with you. You can also make accessories using the pearls. Let's make your own accessories such as pendants, earrings, rings, straps, etc. ♪ (separate fee will be charged) ~ Experience process ~ ① Gathering and reception ② Explanation ③ Pearl extraction experience / Flow of how pearls are made Please watch the DVD.・You will be asked to take a commemorative photo on the raft holding a net containing pearl oysters (in case of rain, the photo will be taken indoors).・Choose your favorite pearl oyster from the net.・Pearls will be extracted from Akoya oysters. - Polish the pearls with salt and cloth. We will measure the size of your pearl. 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. ⑤ Completed in about 15 minutes after gluing! You can take it home as is.

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• Age 3～Age 80
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This is a pearl extraction and pendant making experience at a pearl farm in Ise-Shima, the birthplace of pearl farming. Enjoy taking out the pearls to see what kind of pearls will come out! Pearls come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. You can take out Akoya pearls with a diameter of 6 mm, and if you are lucky, 8 mm in diameter! Let's make your own pearl pendant using the extracted pearls ♪ ~ Flow of the experience ~ 1) Gathering and reception 2) Explanation 3) Pearl extraction experience - You will watch a DVD that explains the process of making pearls.・You will be asked to take a commemorative photo on the raft holding a net containing pearl oysters (in case of rain, the photo will be taken indoors).・Choose your favorite pearl oyster from the net.・Pearls will be extracted from Akoya oysters. - Polish the pearls with salt and cloth. We will measure the size of your pearl. ④ Experience making a pendant and choose the metal fittings.・The staff will make a hole in the pearl. Those in the upper grades of elementary school who wish to do so will be able to try their hand at gluing. ⑤ Completed in about 15 minutes after gluing! You can take it home as is.

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• Age 3～Age 80
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This is an experience of removing pearls and making paired accessories at a pearl farm in Ise-Shima, the birthplace of pearl farming. Enjoy taking out the pearls to see what kind of pearls will come out! Pearls come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. You can take out Akoya pearls with a diameter of 6 mm, and if you are lucky, 8 mm in diameter! Let's make matching pearl accessories for parents and children using the extracted pearls ♪ ~ Flow of the experience ~ 1. Gathering and reception 2. Explanation 3. Pearl extraction experience ・ Take a photo with a net containing Akoya oysters on a raft We will ask you to do so. (In case of rain, you will be asked to take a photo inside the workshop) - Choose your favorite Akoya oyster from the net and remove the pearl. - Polish the pearls with salt and cloth. ④ Accessory making experience - Choose the metal fittings for your accessories.・The staff will make a hole in the pearl.・For those who are in the upper grades of elementary school or above, you can experience gluing pearls and metal fittings. ⑤You can take it home on the day. The adhesive will completely harden after 24 hours. Please wait one day to wear it.

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• Age 15～Age 80
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• 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00

Experience making pearl earrings or earrings at a pearl farm in Ise-Shima, the birthplace of pearl farming ♪ Let's make your own accessories ♪ ~ Process of the experience ~ 1. Gathering and reception 2. Explanation and process of making pearls Please watch the DVD. ③ Earrings or earrings making experience - First, you will choose a pair of pearls.・Please choose the metal fittings.・Our staff will open the hole for your pearl.・Those who are in the upper grades of elementary school or above can experience gluing metal fittings and pearls.・It takes about 15 minutes to bond the pearls and metal fittings. ⑤ Completed in about 15 minutes after gluing! You can take it home as is.

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