Iwate in Handmade / Handcraft workshops

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Homespun, a handicraft that has been passed down in Iwate since the Taisho era, is a tradition in Morioka, Japan's only home-spun and hand-woven region. This is a valuable experience program where you can touch soft wool and experience the thrill of weaving a coaster using yarn you spun yourself. The quiet spinning and weaving experience is immersive! With careful support from the instructor, you'll create a unique, one-of-a-kind piece. Suitable for children and adults alike, participants will receive a free sheep postcard! ~Experience Schedule~ 10:00 Explanation of the process 10:10 First, try spinning yarn! Choose your favorite color of wool and spin it yourself! You'll be thrilled by the process of turning sheep's wool into yarn. 10:30 Make a coaster using a tabletop loom. Weave the spun yarn into your own unique coaster. 12:00 Completion *The afternoon class will follow a similar pace.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A top-of-the-frame painting experience that even beginners can easily enjoy! Let's make your own piece with a free sense. A skull pattern is also possible. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Please make one per person. Tools are available here. Works On the day You can take it home.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A local horse toy painting experience that you can easily enjoy even for the first time! Let's make your own messy horse with a free sense. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Please make one per person. Tools are available here. Works On the day You can take it home.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Kokeshi doll painting experience that even beginners can enjoy casually! Let's make your own kokeshi doll with a free sense. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Choose the size of the kokeshi doll from large size (about 20cm) and small size (about 17cm). Works On the day You can take it home.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours

It is an experience of making accessories that you can easily participate in using Nanbu Tekki materials. It is a renovated 90-year-old private house in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture, and is the only Nanbu Tekki accessory workshop in Iwate Prefecture. Regardless of age or gender, you can enjoy the strap making experience for about 30 minutes in the store. There are many other wonderful works processed with Joboji lacquer in the store! !! Meet the one and only work to commemorate your trip.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups