Iwate in Traditional culture experience

• 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.

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• 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 13～Age 80
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

Homespun, a handicraft that has been passed down in Iwate since the Taisho era, is a tradition in Morioka, Japan's only homespun region, where hand-spun and hand-woven rugs are produced. Handweaving is all about large, high-speed looms. Experience using the coveted high-speed loom and weave a handwoven rug. The instructor will provide the warp threads, and you can choose your preferred weft thread (though the thread is not hand-spun, it is wool). Target: Beginners and up. Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (45-minute lunch break). Capacity: Limited to one person. Fee: ¥15,000 (materials included) *Includes a precious Iwn wool keychain. Experience Schedule: 10:00 AM - Explanation of the process. 10:10 AM - First, choose your thread, then your favorite color, and begin weaving. All that's left is to weave! 12:00 PM - Lunch (Eat your lunch in the classroom or visit a nearby restaurant). 12:45 PM - Continue in the afternoon.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 13～Age 80
• 5～6 hours
• 10:30

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. Experience weaving your own hand-woven scarf on a tabletop loom. The instructor will provide the warp threads, and you can choose your preferred weft thread (though the thread is not hand-spun, it is wool). Target audience: Beginners to hand weaving. Time: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Maximum participants: 4 people. Course fee: ¥12,000 (materials included) *Includes a precious Iwakayama wool keychain. Experience flow: 10:30 AM - Explanation of process: 10:40 AM - First, choose your thread, then your favorite color, and begin weaving. All that's left is to weave! Facing the loom, enjoy the joy of immersing yourself in handweaving.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 75
• Within 1 hour

We offer a simple and informal "table tea ceremony experience". In this experience, you can actually make matcha by yourself while learning the basics of the tea ceremony in one hour. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Demonstration and hands-on experience (30 minutes) First, you will see a demonstration by the instructor. I will explain the specific steps and manners while demonstrating. After that, participants will move on to the experience of actually making matcha. The feature is that you can easily enjoy it using things you have at home, such as handkerchiefs and spoons. ②Enjoy dried sweets (15 minutes) Enjoy dried sweets with matcha green tea. Enjoy a table tea ceremony to your heart's content while enjoying flavorful sweets. ③ Exchange of impressions and opinions (15 minutes) After the experience, we will set aside time to exchange impressions and opinions with the participants. Let's share the memorable moments, what kind of realizations and impressions you had. It is also attractive to be able to freely exchange opinions in an atmosphere that is not formal. The Aime-toi Cooking School's "Table Tea Ceremony Experience" specializes in promoting table tea ceremony that can be easily enjoyed at home. You can use familiar tools such as paper towels, handkerchiefs, and spoons instead of kaishi, chashaku, chakin, and fukusa. While learning the basics of the tea ceremony, enjoy an experience that emphasizes ease and ease.

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