Kansai in Chopsticks making experience

[Kyoto/Higashiyama] 60 minutes experience making chopsticks! Let's make original Japanese miscellaneous goods in a 120-year-old Kyomachiya house★Beginners, couples, and parents and children welcome (reservations accepted until the evening of the day before)

Plan ID:49817 Kyoto / "Gion/Higashiyama/ Kitashirakawa Area" Hobby / Cultural experience / Traditional culture experience / Chopsticks making experience Provide：京町屋体験工房和楽

Age 6～Age 100
Within 1 hour
09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

At our shop, you can create your own original soot bamboo chopsticks. Soot bamboo refers to bamboo that has been smoked for over 100 years in the smoke of a hearth. The chopsticks you create are highly praised for their non-slip properties and ease of use. They are easy to care for and extremely durable, making them popular with couples and families of all ages. They also make great gifts. Only those who have used them will appreciate the ease of grip and use of soot bamboo chopsticks. Take this opportunity to try them out. Perfect as a keepsake from your trip to Kyoto or as a gift for a special someone, you can take your creation home with you on the same day.

Rating 4.0

This workshop takes place in a lovely old house, with an equally lovely owner. You get to choose your own (almost finished) chopsticks, and basically you will sand them with sand paper, then polish them. While that is less hands-on work than at other workshops, I think the reason is the material used - these are made of something nicknamed "iron bamboo", and that's one of the best materials for chopsticks. So while your actual contribution to the final product may not be all that much, what you get are actual high quality chopsticks that are as durable as they are a cool souvenir!

[Kyoto/ Nakagyo Ward]Chopsticks making experience Kyoto precious wood "Kitayama cedar" and chopsticks of Yuzen dyeing!

Plan ID:11715 Kyoto / Kawaramachi/Karasuma/Omiya Area Hobby / Cultural experience / Traditional culture experience / Chopsticks making experience Provide：京友禅体験工房丸益西村屋(KyoYuzenWorkshop MarumasuNishimuraya)

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?

Rating 4.5

This was a nice experience where you get to create your own chopsticks basically from scratch, by shaving and sanding them from more or less raw pieces of wood. Finally, you can also decorate a little bag to carry them. In total it took around 2 hours for a completely handmade souvenir, and I had a lot of fun. The only potential downside is that the wood used is a very soft one, which makes it easy to work with, but that could impact the durability of the chopsticks. So treat them more as a souvenir and care for them properly.

[Nara Prefecture, Nara City] 3-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station | Chopstick-making experience to create your own chopsticks for everyday use [approx. 40 minutes]

Plan ID:62251 Nara / Nara/Heijo Palace Ruins Hobby / Cultural experience / Traditional culture experience / Chopsticks making experience Provide：竹灯籠工房

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

This chopstick-making experience allows you to create your own chopsticks, the ones you use every day for meals, from scratch. You can adjust the length, thickness, and shape to create your own unique pair, with an emphasis on ease of use. This experience is recommended for those new to crafting, as you can enjoy the process of carving and trimming while feeling the texture of the wood and bamboo. Once completed, you can take them home and use them immediately in your daily life. This experience is popular with families, couples, and visitors from overseas.

[Osaka City / Nagai Station] Press flower chopstick rest making experience-empty participation! At home classroom ♪

Plan ID:30572 Osaka / Tennoji/Abeno/Southern City Handmade / Handcraft workshops / Flower arrangement / Botanical arrangement / Gardening / Flower arrangement class Provide：押し花教室 roseblanche ロゼブランシュ

Age 6～
Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
10:30 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

A chopstick rest with a transparent acrylic base and a resin-enclosed pressed flower. Put the gold leaf with the pressed flowers, you can make it gorgeously. The resin uses Pajiko's star cocoons, so it is highly transparent and glossy. Since this resin does not cause yellowing after curing, it can maintain a beautiful and transparent state forever. Since an acrylic base is used, chopsticks do not touch the resin part directly, so you can use it with confidence. * Additional production is possible for 900 yen per piece after the third piece. Gift wrapping is available for those who wish (+300 yen) * Contains up to 4 chopstick rests.

[Wakayama / Kainan City] Experience making lacquered chopsticks-Making original My chopsticks! Even beginners can do it!

Plan ID:37949 Wakayama / Kainan/Arita Hobby / Cultural experience / Traditional culture experience / Chopsticks making experience Provide：漆屋はやし

Age 6～Age 99
Within 1 hour
13:00

The main production area is the "Kuroe district" in Kainan City, which is a traditional craft handed down in Wakayama Prefecture, which prospered as the castle of the Tokugawa Gosanke family. Together with Aizu lacquerware and Yamanaka lacquerware, it is said to be one of the three major production areas in Japan. Making your own chopsticks using "lacquer" taught by the craftsmen of "Kishu lacquer ware", which is said to be one of the three major lacquer ware. Put the design in "lacquer" instead of paint or ink. Even beginners can rest assured that the craftsmen will teach you directly. The rice you eat with the finished My chopsticks is surely exceptional. ～ Flow of the day ～ ①Please choose your favorite chopsticks. * Prices vary depending on the type of chopsticks. ② After drawing a picture or letters with lacquer, sprinkle metal powder on it. ③ When you wipe it quickly, the lacquer you drew turns into gold in an instant! * Be careful not to get a rash because lacquer is used.

Rating 5.0

あんなに、お箸に絵付けが難しいとは思っていませんでした。両親の金婚式の思い出の１つとして、両親と主人と一緒にさせていただきました。教えて頂いた、ハヤシさんが親切で、とても賑やかなひと時を過ごすことができ、大変嬉しかったです。お箸が届くのを楽しみにしています。ありがとうございました。