Nagano in Miscellaneous goods making / Handmade general goods

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

Handmade experiences of original san catcher made from natural stone and crystal glass You can make original san catcher by combining natural stone and crystal glass. It's easy to make it because it just passes parts through the tegus. You can choose your favorite design from among the designs prepared in advance at the gallery. Suncatcher is also popular as light interior, and it is said that when you hit the light of the sun it will bring rainbow and happiness to your room. Why do not you admire your original san catcher in your room?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 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!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 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.

• In Door Activity

• Age 9～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

You can choose old coins or foreign currency and make your own one-of-a-kind coin ring. It's perfect as a pairing or a gift for a loved one, or as a treat for yourself. In addition to coin rings, you can also experience leather crafts such as leather key chains and coin purses, so it's a facility where families can come and play without their children getting bored.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

You can make a ring and a coin concho button from one coin. The coin is drilled and turned into a ring, but any coin fragments that fall out can be used to make a concho button. This is a set plan to make a leather bracelet using this coin concho button as an ornament. This is the only place in the country where you can find two completely different items, a ring and a leather product! The coin concho button is prepared by the staff while the ring is being made, so even children can enjoy it. Come to ARTYHUB to enjoy leather craft and ring making!

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

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

You can make stylish chopsticks and hair accessories even for the first time. Mysterious shining mother-of-pearl work from any angle! Children from the age of 6 can participate. This is the only place in Nagano Prefecture where you can experience mother-of-pearl work. Why don't you make your own one-of-a-kind seashell chopsticks as a souvenir of your trip? The experience time is 1 hour 15 minutes to 30 minutes, and you can take it home on the day. There is also a cafe inside the facility, so you can enjoy delicious coffee. You can also use mother-of-pearl in various shapes such as apples and thunderbirds associated with Shinshu.

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

• Age 9～Age 88
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 14:30

Choose your own wood, decide on the length, and plan your own chopsticks! You can even make octagonal chopsticks using a plane stand invented by our artisans! This authentic handmade experience is available. The chopsticks are painted for long-lasting use! Experience something you won't find anywhere else in Japan! [Reservation required] This experience is located in the naturally rich Shinshu Azumino, where water, light, wind, and sky shine. ★Please contact us by phone for same-day reservations or solo participants. The workshop can accommodate up to 15 people. For larger groups, we can rent a city conference room for a group chopstick-making experience. Please contact us by phone for details. The experience will take place in a private workshop. The aroma of wood wafts through the air as you enter the room...it's enough to relax your mind! Concentrating on crafting chopsticks will refresh your mind and body! Azumino's fresh air, water, and light will satisfy your senses. Children from the third grade of elementary school can participate! (For elementary school students, cypress is recommended; mountain cherry wood is hard and often impossible to shave. Parents should supervise younger children.) Planing a block of lumber?! Sounds daunting, but our craftsmen will carefully teach you how to use the plane. We've been making chopsticks for 13 years. We've had over 13,000 people make chopsticks. Among those 10,000, there are even famous celebrities and TV announcers! (*^-^*) ~ What to expect ~ 1. "Decide on the wood and length." Decide on the chopstick material and length. 2. "Explanation of the process ~ Begin with instruction on how to use the plane." Planes vary by user! The time it takes to shave varies depending on the individual's approach. Therefore, the duration of the chopstick-making experience will vary for each customer! 3. Step 1. Cut to a comfortable thickness. 2. Scrape the corners. 3. Polish with sandpaper. 4. Add a name with a hot-ink pen. 5. Paint the glass. 6. You can take your chopsticks home. They can be used after 20 days of drying.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• 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?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

Create a pattern by stamping and make your own original triangular coin purse out of deerskin or cowhide. Fun for both children and adults♪~Experience process~1. Choose leather (deerskin or cowhide). 2. Attach metal fittings. 3. Create a pattern by stamping. 4. Assemble and you're done! You can take it home on the day.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity