Glass beads making in Japan

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A dragonfly ball is a glass ball with a hole in the center. Melt a colored glass rod with a burner and wrap it around an iron rod to make a round glass ball with a colorful pattern. Exciting feeling like making kneaded rice cake! Finish the dragonfly ball into a strap or pendant On the day You can take it home.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is a place where you can experience making accessories in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. Why not try making your own glass beads with beautiful patterns? The beads you make will be transformed into beautiful accessories! We provide one-on-one support even for first-timers, so please feel free to give it a try. ~Experience process~1. Reception: Check in at Ruri Kobo on the second floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. 2. Making glass beads: Use a burner to make glass beads. It will take about 30 to 40 minutes for the beads you made to cool. 3. Choose your favorite arrangement. 4. Making accessories: Our staff will finish the cooled glass beads and the arrangement you chose. 5. Take them home! Thank you for your hard work! *Items you can make* ・Bracelet: 2200 yen ・Strap: 2200 yen ・Necklace: 2200 yen ・Kanzashi: 3000 yen ・Hair tie: 2200 yen ・Book marker: 2200 yen ・Key holder: 2200 yen ・Earphone jack: 2200 yen

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours

We will make a "dragonfly ball" with various colors and patterns. A glass rod is melted with a burner, wound around a metal rod, and slowly cooled in a slow cooling material. You can create various patterns by mixing the glass of your favorite color or adding a flower pattern. The dragonfly balls you make can be used for accessories such as pendants, straps, and bracelets, and you can also make incense holders. Since a burner is used, participants must be at least 4 years old in elementary school.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00

We offer a variety of "tonbo beads" unique to Otaru, the city of glass. Choose a glass dragonfly ball with your favorite color and design from among them. Then, we will make it into a necklace, strap, or bracelet according to your preference. Why not try wearing the glass decorations inherited from Japan's Heian period as modern accessories?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 9～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

The dragonfly ball experience course of the workshop silver, dragonfly ball, Model can be made with glass beads. In a favorite favorite color pattern, you can make the original dragonfly ball. Rather than make the only ball, in the Tobogin finish accessories, we have our takeaway in the form that can be used. Let's make the original glass accessories.

• Pickup Service
• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 8～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Melt a glass rod with a burner to make two earrings and one patterned dragonfly ball.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups