Craft
| ●Spot Name |
Tortoiseshell Pendant |
| ●Caption |
Bekko is a highly-prized artisanal material from tortoiseshell of a particular
kind of sea turtle, and is a traditional craft designated by the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government. Visitors can experience bekko-working for themselves
by making a pendant. |
| ●Shop name |
Isogai Bekko Specialty Store & Tortoiseshell Works Museum |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
3 ～12 persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥3,000/person |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Friday 10:00-18:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
2-5-5 Yokoami |
| ●Place |
7-min. walk from JR Sobu line Ryogoku sta. Or 5-min, Toei Oedo sabway line Ryogoku sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3625-5875 |
| ●Spot Name |
Edo-style Hagoita with Fabric Pictures |
| ●Caption |
The Edo-style oshie hagoita takes hagoita (battledores) traditionally used
for a New Year's game, and applies elaborate oshie fabric collages of Edo-era
kabuki actors in costume. This is an opportunity to try your hand at making
a hagoita rooted in the popular culture of Edo. |
| ●Shop name |
Musashiya Hozan |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
5 persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥3,000/person |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Saturday 10:00-17:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
1-28-3 Ishihara |
| ●Place |
7-min. walk from JR Sobu line Ryogoku sta. Or 5-min, Toei Oedo sabway line Ryogoku sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3622-0262 |
| ●Spot Name |
Edo Woodcarving, Chopstick Rests |
| ●Caption |
The Japanese people have enjoyed a close relationship with wood since antiquity,
as typified by traditional Japanese architecture. We invite you to feel
the warmth of wood through this hands-on experience of Edo woodcarving. |
| ●Shop name |
Woodcarving Shop "Eiki" & Woodcarving Museum |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
2 ～ 6 persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥3,000/person |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Saturday 10:00-17:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
1-13-3 Ishihara |
| ●Place |
7-min. walk from JR Sobu line Ryogoku sta. Or 5-min, Toei Oedo sabway line Ryogoku sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3622-4920 |
| ●Spot Name |
Casual Tea Ceremony Experience |
| ●Caption |
We have made the tea ceremony, one of Japan's iconic traditions, easily accessible to everyone. Please join us, and bring your entire family. |
| ●Shop name |
Woodcarving Shop "Eiki" & Woodcarving Museum |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
2 ～ 6persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥3,000/person |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Saturday 10:00-17:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
1-13-3 Ishihara |
| ●Place |
7-min. walk from JR Sobu line Ryogoku sta. Or 5-min, Toei Oedo sabway
line Ryogoku sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3622-4920 |
| ●Spot Name |
Making a Karakuri Byobu (puzzle screen) |
| ●Caption |
Byobu literally means to 'shield from wind' and is an indoor furnishing
for screening people from draft as well as others' gaze that has been in
use for centuries. Usually high in aesthetic quality, byobu is treasured
as an opulent ornament for the room as well. This workshop teaches participants
to make their own byobu out of Japanese paper. |
| ●Shop name |
Kataoka Works & Folding Screen Museum |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
3 ～ 20persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥30,000/session (¥10,000/person for a group of 3; ¥5,000/person for 6;
¥3,000/person for 10) |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Saturday 9:00-17:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
1-31-6 Mukojima |
| ●Place |
3-min. walk from Tobu Isesaki line Narihirabashi sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3622-4470 |
| ●Spot Name |
Edo-Style Wooden Chopsticks |
| ●Caption |
Edo kibashi are chopsticks made of fine wood (ebony, rosewood, ironwood,
boxwood, maple, etc.) that has undergone rigorous selection. This is an
opportunity to try your hand at a traditional craft that dates back a century. |
| ●Shop name |
Edokibashi Daikokuya |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
2 ～ 5persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥3,000/person |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Saturday 9:00-17:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
2-3-6 Higashi-Mukojima |
| ●Place |
3-min. walk from Tobu Isesaki line Hikifune sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3611-0163 |
| ●Spot Name |
Edo-Style Cut Glass |
| ●Caption |
Kiriko is a technique that uses cutting discs and grindstones to cut various
patterns into the surface of glass. This unique glass-cutting craft developed
approximately 400 years ago against the backdrop of Edo's famously stylish
culture. Visitors can use kiriko technique to pattern a beverage glass
of their choice in this hands-on workshop. |
| ●Shop name |
Sumida Edokiriko-Kan |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
1 ～ 10persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥3,000 ～ ¥5,000/person (depends on materials) |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Saturday 9:00-17:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
2-6-5 Kinshi |
| ●Place |
3-min. walk from JR Sobu line Kinshi-cho sta. Or 3-min, Hanzomon sabway
line Kinshi-cho sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3623-4148 |
| ●Spot Name |
Edo Komon (small repeating pattern) Dyeing |
| ●Caption |
Edo komon refers to patterns rich in tradition that were used in kamishimo,
ceremonial garments worn by samurais. This course offers participants the
chance to try komon dyeing with place mats. |
| ●Shop name |
Edo Komon and Edo Sarasa (printed cotton)
Daimatsu Co. Ltd.
Ryuichi Chujo, traditional artisan
Edo Komon Museum |
| ●Time |
2 hours |
| ●Persons |
5 ～ 20persons |
| ●Expenses |
¥20,000/group and ¥1,500/person |
| ●Open |
Monday ～ Friday 13:00-16:00 |
| ●Reservation |
Prior confirmation of session details and phone reservations are required. |
| ●Address |
2-26-9 Yahiro |
| ●Place |
5-min. walk from Keisei Oshiage line Yahiro sta. |
| ●Phone |
81-3-3611-5019 |
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