Handmade Goods

Activities
Self-sufficient Lifestyle Experience
At Taushasha, we work incredibly hard every day to live a self-sufficient lifestyle—growing food, hu ...


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Shimenawa Making Experience
In the good old days, like every rural village, Miyama also had the habit of creating various straw ...


Events
Summer vacation children’s experience classes
Venue: Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum Target audience: Elementary and junior high ...


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Tamiya Raden
This family run company weaves mother-of-pearl into high quality kimono fabric, creating a work of s ...


Activities
Tango Chirimen Kimono Experience
In northern Kyoto Prefecture, in the town of Yosano in the Tango region, people have long been produ ...


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A Kyoto Field Trip For Grown-Ups! Make a Kyo-Kuksa Mug with Tanshu Wood & Forestry Tour
Enter the forests of Kyoto, and learn about the timber industry with a first-hand tour, from the fel ...



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Japanese Washi Paper Label-Making
Design your own original sake label and stick it on a bottle of "Ayakomachi" from Wakamiya Sake Brew ...



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Bamboo Basket Weaving: Experience the skills of a certified Kyoto craftsman!
Take this chance to re-experience the wonder and high quality of bamboo in this workshop that has fa ...


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Raku-ware Pottery Experience
At Shoraku Kiln, pottery-throwing activities are carried out on a reservation-only system. Experienc ...


Activities
Masahiro Sword Smithing Experience
Learn about Japanese swords/katana from an active Japanese swordsmith, and use tamahagane, the same ...


Activities
Kyo-yaki Pottery/Kiyomizu-yaki Pottery Kiln Tour & Painting Experience (Sumiyama Pottery Village)
Tour a kyo-yaki/kiyomizu-yaki pottery (both local forms of Kyoto pottery) production studio and take ...


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Nonohana Plant-Based Dyeing Experience: Dye a one-of-a-kind item with your own hands
At the Nonohana Plant-Based Dyeing ("Kusakizome") Academy in Kyoto Prefecture's Ide-cho, you can try ...
