Chopsticks making experience in Japan

• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

In a way to bond the colorful glass in a high fever, to arrange the Italian Venetian glass (millefiori), you can create your own original chopstick rest. Perched small but, there is a strong presence chopstick rest. Experience is simple. Venetian glass is put on top of the base, only temporarily fixed with glue! Colorful glass is melted together, why not make a beautiful chopstick rest.

• With Pets
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

The length and thickness you like ... Original My Chopsticks! ! Only bamboo carefully selected from the local bamboo forest is used. Because you use it every day and put it in your mouth, you need something safe and secure ...

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00

Oita Prefecture· Yufuin In the restaurant "Kotoya Ichigo", which is located in a store, we offer an experience plan for making original chopsticks. Use a knife to cut the wood yourself and finish it. Time required Is about 1 to 2 hours.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 9～Age 88
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 11:00 / 12:30 / 14:00 / 15:30

Choose the wood and length, and use a plane to create your own chopsticks! You can also make octagonal chopsticks using a plane stand invented by a craftsman. A full-fledged handmade experience. Painted so you can use them for a long time! An experience that can only be experienced here in the country! [Reservation required] Experience in the nature-rich Shinshu Azumino, where water, light, wind, and sky shine. ★If you would like to make a reservation on the day or if you would like to do it alone, please contact us by phone. The experience will be held in a home workshop. When you enter the room, the scent of wood drifts... that alone relaxes your mind! Concentrating on making chopsticks and creating something will refresh your mind and body! The fresh air, water, and light of Azumino will satisfy your five senses. You can experience this from the third grade of elementary school! (For elementary school students, cypress wood is recommended, and mountain cherry wood is hard, so in most cases it cannot be cut at all. Children younger than that should be watched by a parent) Planing from a square timber!? You may think it's difficult, but... a craftsman will carefully teach you how to use a plane. 13 years of chopstick making experience. We have experienced this with over 13,000 people so far, and everyone has made their own chopsticks. Among the 10,000 people, there are famous celebrities and announcers (*^-^*) ~ Flow of the day ~ 1. "Decide on the wood and length." Decide on the material of the chopsticks and the length of the chopsticks. 2. "Explanation of the process ~ Start by being taught how to use a plane ~" Planes vary depending on the user! The length of time it takes to carve them varies depending on the individual's stance. Therefore, the time spent on chopstick making varies depending on each customer! 3. Process 1. Make the chopsticks a comfortable thickness 2. Scrape off the corners 3. Polish with sandpaper 4. Add the name with a hot pen 5. We take them in and paint them.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 14:00

Soft and fragrant "Kyoto It is a set of chopstick making of the famous wood Kitayama cedar "and a cupboard making of Yuzen that dyes a pattern using a pattern. Every time the wood is squeezed lightly, a faint scent spreads around. Why don't you try to make chopsticks in one room of Kyomachiya where such air flows?

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 14:30

"Studio Seikan" is a facility with a workshop, shop and cafe, where you can visit the manufacturing site of Yamanaka lacquerware, experience woodturning, shop, and enjoy cafe and sweets with lacquerware. This course includes a workshop tour (with explanation) - making a vase - lacquerware experience at the cafe (one drink included). Lacquerware craftsmen work here every day. In this experience, you can observe them up close and learn about lacquerware production. The staff will explain it in an easy-to-understand way. Next, you will make your own original lacquered chopsticks at the place where the craftsmen actually work. Think about the design of the chopsticks and paint them with real lacquer. You can experience authentic lacquer painting. The lacquer craftsmen will teach you carefully, so you can make them yourself until they are completed. You will surely be satisfied. It's fun. After that, you can enjoy drinks made with lacquerware at the cafe and taste sweets. Please relax and enjoy the lacquerware experience. Please feel free to ask the staff or craftsmen if you have any questions. Lacquer can cause a rash, but we check beforehand and use gloves to prevent it from coming into contact with the skin, so even small children can experience it. If you notice any abnormalities on your skin, please tell a member of staff immediately. Please note that we cannot take responsibility in the unlikely event of a rash occurring. Please be aware that lacquer may also adhere to clothing, and wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. *The information and photos posted may not be the latest information. Please be sure to check for yourself before using.

• For Rainy Days
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