Yokote/Yuzawa in Japanese crafts making / Japanese miscellaneous goods

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Experience painting a kokeshi doll made from cherry wood! You can paint the faces of your family or friends, or your favorite characters, and create a kokeshi doll using your imagination. It's a lot of fun, so please come and try it out.

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• Age 7～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Even first-timers are welcome! Experience the traditional craft of Kawauchi lacquerware with maki-e lacquering♪ This plan allows customers to choose from five types of Kawauchi lacquerware bowls, plates, etc. and experience maki-e lacquering on them. You can take home the product you made on the same day! Maki-e is a unique Japanese craft technique in which pictures are drawn on the surface of lacquerware with lacquer and then sprinkled with gold and silver metal powder and colored powder. Same-day reservations are also possible, so please feel free to make a reservation.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

The oldest in the prefecture Hot spring Township "autumn palace Hot spring The Yuzawa area has many attractions, such as the “Kawahara House Hell,” one of Japan's three major spiritual sites along with Gokyo and Okoyama and Tateyama. At the Yuzawa Ichikawa Ren Lacquer Traditional Craft Museum, we used the “Romee” technique that has been used for many crafts since ancient times Japanese lacquerware making You can experience Anyone can participate, so please complete your original lacquer to commemorate your journey.

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• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Masuda-cho, Yokote City, is a specialty apple-producing area. Dye made from recycled branches and leaves cut from apple trees during pruning creates a rich range of colors, including orange, yellow, and gray. Why not try making your own handkerchief with a soft texture? You can also create your own pattern using marbles, rubber bands, clothespins, and other items. Experience the excitement of imagining the finished product and the thrill of seeing it dyed. The experience is soothing, as you gaze upon the expansive apple orchards. After your dyeing experience, enjoy tea with sweets and pickles brought by local mothers. You might even get to taste some local apples! A once-in-a-lifetime encounter awaits, complete with your own unique handkerchief and the smiles of the mothers.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups