Yoshino/Gojo in Traditional culture experience
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- Age 18～Age 80
- 3～4 hours
- 09:00 / 13:30
◆ Handmade Japanese Paper Experience In this experience, you will make handmade Japanese paper using fibers from the bark of the paper tree (kozo), which is the raw material for Japanese paper. You will be able to use a blind, which is an authentic tool for handmade Japanese paper. We will explain how to make paper in an easy-to-understand manner for beginners, so please feel free to participate. You can experience learning papermaking techniques directly from a craftsman. You will learn how to process kozo, a traditional paper material, and hand-make about two sheets of Japanese paper in half a day to take home. ~Experience Flow~ 9:00 (13:30) Orientation An introduction to the types of Yoshino handmade Japanese paper, the experience procedure, and precautions. 9:20 (13:50) Workshop tour The papermaking process of kozo will be explained while looking at actual tools. 9:40 (14:10) Papermaking experience We will work together to prepare the materials, and each participant will take turns making paper. First, we will learn how to move the paper. Then, after making one sheet, we will take turns. 11:00 (15:30) Visit to the kozo field While the water is drained from the paper, we can take a short break and visit the nearby kozo fields and enjoy the view of the Yoshino River bank. 11:30 (16:00) Drying the paper We will stick our paper, which has now been drained of water, to the dryer to dry. Once it is completely dry, we will remove it and roll it up into a tube to pack it up for take home.
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