Japanese paper making in Japan

• Age 3～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00

Experience the beauty and history of traditional Japanese paper that is over a thousand years old! A workshop where you can experience Japanese paper making. Starting with an explanation of washi making, you can experience how traditional washi is made from wood. In the workshop, we will make postcards with two different designs, Falling Water Paper, and A5 size paper. While the washi is drying, we will offer Japanese sweets along with a unique "washi tea". The mascot cat “Kami” will always welcome you at the shop! ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Briefly explain the flow of the workshop (5 minutes) We will briefly explain the raw materials for washi paper. ②Experience the process of making washi paper, including ``peeling'' the outer layer of the mulberry tree and ``beating'' the wood fibers. (20 minutes) We will briefly introduce the process of making washi paper with a demonstration. ③Handmade washi paper making (60 to 80 minutes) A ​​total of 4 sheets of postcard size (fortune, gauze, falling water) and A5 size washi ④Press and dry by machine. In the meantime, washi tea time (20 minutes).Wait for it to dry while eating washi tea and Japanese sweets.⑤Complete the surveyAfter completing the survey, we will give you a dried washi postcard and the workshop will end.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 99
• 2～3 hours

The origin of Awa Washi has a history of about 1300 years ago, when people who served in the imperial court called the Inbe tribe planted hemp and kozo to make paper and cloth. .. As a "maker of new materials", "Awagami Factory", which has released Japanese paper from the world of "tradition" and is developing various techniques and researching materials, has developed Japanese paper that can be printed by inkjet, and the world. It is evaluated as a high quality paper so that the artists inside visit it to use it in their works. After learning how to make paper by a Japanese paper craftsman, you can print your favorite photos and memory data on Japanese paper to make a work. ～ Flow of the day ～ 1.1 About the history of Awa Japanese paper for 300 years 2. Tour of the production site of Japanese paper craftsmen 3. Experience of making original handmade Japanese paper 4. Print your favorite photo data on Japanese paper Awa Japanese paper print of photo data with souvenirs (shipped at a later date)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Family