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A single sweep purifies your heart. Experience brush crafting made with the techniques our artisans have loved for a century._image
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A single sweep purifies your heart. Experience brush crafting made with the techniques our artisans have loved for a century.

This is an activity that lets you experience crafting a cute desktop brush at UNO BRUSH in the Mukojima district of Sumida ward,Tokyo. Try inserting bristles in the wooden base made with a bird design. The Hake is a tool made for applying craft materials like pigment and glue, and the brush is a tool made for cleaning away dirt and dust. Both of them are tools that look as if they are made to be used briskly, however, the production method is surprisingly delicate. Touch the Hake and the brush as tools which have been useful in the daily lives of people for ages untold and feel the traditional functional beauty passed down from days of old.

  • Tue, Apr 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Display the japanese national sport of sumo with an Edo Kimekomi doll.A crafting activity that lets you experience history and tradition firsthand._image
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Display the japanese national sport of sumo with an Edo Kimekomi doll.A crafting activity that lets you experience history and tradition firsthand.

Tsukada-Koubou,an Edo Kimekomi doll studio located between Tokyo Sky Tree and Sumida River,has operated since 1842.Ryoggoku,the home of sumo,and the Tsukada-Koubou studio is also sited in the very same ward,Sumida Ward.in this spot close to the very heart of sumo,enjoy the activity of tucking decorative cloth into the Mawashi-loincloth of a sumo wrestler doll.Some of the sumo wrestler dolls have a playful side,with an adorning bell,and after the activity,receiving a Dohyo sumo ring and plaque also make this an activity to look foward to.

  • Tue, Apr 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Experience the traditional techniques of drawing characters called Edo-Moji fonts on Chochin lanterns at Namidabashi Oshimaya Chochin Shop in Minami-Senju, and discover skills practiced since it opened 111 years ago_image
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Experience the traditional techniques of drawing characters called Edo-Moji fonts on Chochin lanterns at Namidabashi Oshimaya Chochin Shop in Minami-Senju, and discover skills practiced since it opened 111 years ago

This is an activity for crafting an Edo style hand-written Chochin lantern, in which you write Japanese characters on a mini Chochin lantern at Namidabashi Oshimaya Chochin Shop in Minami-Senju, Tokyo. This shop has accumulated the absolute best Chochin lantern crafting techniques in its 111 years of history since it opened. Enjoy writing Japanese characters possessing the same dynamic power seen at shrines, temples, and traditional performance art stages,and a special time experiencing the light of Chochin lanterns, which have been a part of daily life in Japan throughout its long history.

  • Tue, Apr 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Clock crafting decorated with Tokyo Some-Komon dyeing. Experience the chic stylishness loved by Edo townspeople._image
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Clock crafting decorated with Tokyo Some-Komon dyeing. Experience the chic stylishness loved by Edo townspeople.

This plan that you can experience the process of dyeing a Tokyo Some-Komon pattern onto a wooden clock at Tomita Senkougei in Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku ward. With the dyeing technique used in Tokyo Some-Komon dyeing, adorn the design of your choice on a cute, square clock dial that can be used as both a desk clock and a wall clock.

  • Tue, Apr 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Edo arts born from techniques accumulated over a century. Encounter the techniques and history through an Edo-Kiriko glass crafting activity._image
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Edo arts born from techniques accumulated over a century. Encounter the techniques and history through an Edo-Kiriko glass crafting activity.

This plan lets you experience the detailed craftwork of Edo-Kiriko at Shimizuglass Co., Ltd. in Horikiri, Katsushika Ward. Shimizu Glass opened in 1923 as a glass processing shop. Ever since, it has continued to hone its glass processing techniques for a century. The glass crafting tradition of Edo-Kiriko, which was born through this long history of experience, creates functionally usable art objects embellished with delicate patterns. Through this activity of crafting Edo-Kiriko glassware to decorate your daily table, experience a history glimpsed within the glimmering sheen.

  • Tue, Apr 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Traditional Japanese Comedy, Juggling & Magic Live Show in Tokyo_image
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Traditional Japanese Comedy, Juggling & Magic Live Show in Tokyo

ⒸCoCoRo Co., Ltd./Experience traditional Japanese culture at EDOCCO STUDIO, located in historic Kanda Myoujin Shrine. Enjoy a live show featuring Rakugo, Daikagura, and Wazuma—perfect for visitors, families, and culture lovers seeking a unique Tokyo experience.

  • Thu, Jul 10, 2025 - Thu, Dec 18, 2025
  • Kanda Myojin EDO Culture Complex
Experience making a Tokyo Umbrella entirely by your hand.Spruce up your space with a miniature umbrella_image
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Experience making a Tokyo Umbrella entirely by your hand.Spruce up your space with a miniature umbrella

This plan allows you to experience crafting a miniature umbrella at Mont Blanc Co., Ltd. in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. The company was founded as an umbrella maker in 1960. Western-style umbrellas made with fabric dyed with the traditional Japanese Hogushi-Ori technique are popular not only as items to use day-to-day, but as works of art.Mont Blanc's totally hand-crafted umbrella-making techniques are also fully utilized in crafting these miniature umbrellas. The experience will let you try the art of umbrella creating, with its caring attention to detail and meticulous handwork.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
An unique ambiance born from tradition and exclusive techniques Inscribe your own choice of pattern into Edo glass in this Kiriko cut-glass activity_image
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An unique ambiance born from tradition and exclusive techniques Inscribe your own choice of pattern into Edo glass in this Kiriko cut-glass activity

Nakakin Glass Inc. produces and sells Edo-glass from its base in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo where the culture of craftsmanship has thrived since ancient times. Participate in a Kiriko cut-glass activity using an Edo-glass Matcha tea bowl at this workshop, home to a longstanding Edo glass tradition. Create an original masterpiece by drawing and carving your own special pattern in a Matcha tea bowl treated with cutworks by an artisan. Using the completed Matcha tea bowl, enjoy a tea ceremony activity in the workshop's Tatami mat space. Experience the beauty of Edo-glass hues and brilliance, and the artistry of its craftsmanship.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Experience the chicness and stylishness of Tokyo hand-painted Tegaki-Yuzen. Enjoy a crafting activity to create your own original mini tapestry._image
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Experience the chicness and stylishness of Tokyo hand-painted Tegaki-Yuzen. Enjoy a crafting activity to create your own original mini tapestry.

In Shinjuku, even today, there are many active dyeing workshops including not only those that produce Tokyo hand-painted Tegaki-Yuzen fabrics, but also workshops that produce fine-patterned Edo-Komon dyed fabrics and Edo Sarasa calico fabrics. Standing on a corner in this area is Tokyo Tegaki-Yuzen Workshop: Kyobi. Experience a mini tapestry crafting activity under the instruction of second-generational workshop head Manabu Osawa at Tokyo Tegaki Yuzen Workshop: Kyobi, which was established in 1964 by Satoshi Osawa . Choose one between two tapestry designs: “Treasure Trove” and “Flower Basket,” then select colors to apply. If you use the blending technique while applying color, you can achieve an even more beautiful atmosphere. After the activity, you'll also receive magnet accessories so you can display the fabric hanging on the wall at home. Placing it near the front door of your home will create a vibrant space.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Enjoy the beautiful gloss and texture of natural rattan. Experience making a rattan folding fan that opens in a circular shape_image
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Enjoy the beautiful gloss and texture of natural rattan. Experience making a rattan folding fan that opens in a circular shape

Come and try making a rattan folding fan that opens fully to form a circle at Kiuchi Touzai Kogyo, a rattan products specialty store in Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. The handles of these rattan folding fans are made using the traditional rattan crafting techniques of wrapping and decorative weaving. The fan portion is made with a new type of Washi paper made from recycled fibers, using traditional papermaking techniques. Hideki Kiuchi, the instructor, is the third generation proprietor of his shop. He is a certified Tokyo Traditional Craftsman and Bunkyo-ku Master Craftsman. The workshop will let you actually experience how rattan is hard yet supple, as well as the expertise of the artisans who work with it.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
The Edo dyed textile tradition from Ochiai in Shinjuku.A crafting activity for inscribing your own initials using traditional techniques_image
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The Edo dyed textile tradition from Ochiai in Shinjuku.A crafting activity for inscribing your own initials using traditional techniques

This is a dyeing activity plan at General Incorporated Association Some no Sato Ochiai in Kami Ochiai, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. In this activity, you will dye your own initials into a fabric you select from among Tokyo some komon fabrics, with their beautifully exquisite and intricate patterns, and Edo sarasa calico fabrics, with their vivid, richly expressive multi-colored dyeing techniques.For over 100 years since 1920, the dyed textile tradition passed down in the Shinjuku area can be described in one word: beautiful. Enjoy experiencing the chic style that was cherished by Edo townspeople in days of old.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Decorate Japanese with glittering gold leaf. Meet the 0.1 micron scale world of the artisan._image
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Decorate Japanese with glittering gold leaf. Meet the 0.1 micron scale world of the artisan.

At Yushima Art, founded in 1897 in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, experience the activity of applying patterns on Japanese Washi paper with gold leaf and powder under the guidance of traditional artisans. This is a beautiful decoration technique used for the Japanese Washi paper in sliding doors and folding screens in castles and traditional Japanese houses, too. The delicate shimmer of 0.1-micron-thin gold leaf as it catches the light can be seen as a symbol of Japanese cultural aesthetics. In this activity, you will experience the traditional Japanese aesthetic elements of delicateness and the beauty of negative space. It transcends the level of a craft activity and transforms into an opportunity to enjoy a deep cultural exchange. It will also culminate in making a traditionally crafted item that is immensely popular for interior decoration and gift-giving. Experience the craftsmanship honed over 130 years since this company was founded, and enjoy a special time creating your own unique piece with the support by our expert.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Edo Kiriko cut-glass pattern adorns your tableware of choiceSpend time immersed in the world of glass, touching a century of craftsmanship_image
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Edo Kiriko cut-glass pattern adorns your tableware of choiceSpend time immersed in the world of glass, touching a century of craftsmanship

This is a plan for crafting Edo Kiriko cut-glass on your choice of tableware selected from among three options at Shimizu Glass in Horikiri, Katsushika-ku Ward.. Founded in 1923 as a glass processing company, Shimizu Glass has continued to refine its glass processing techniques for a century. Edo Kiriko cut-glass products imbued with this long history of experience are works of art with fine patterns that you can use in daily life. Through Edo Kiriko cut-glass crafting that brightens your daily table, experience a glimpse of history that suffuses its brilliance.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Enjoy crafting a mini folding screen afting in Ota-ku. Experience Hyogu mounting techniques that have been refined over 1,000 years._image
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Enjoy crafting a mini folding screen afting in Ota-ku. Experience Hyogu mounting techniques that have been refined over 1,000 years.

In this plan, you will craft a cute small folding screen at Kamiyama Hyougu in Ota-ku, Tokyo. Hyogu mounting is a technique that uses paper and fabric to complete opaque Fusuma sliding doors and translucent Shoji sliding doors. The technique of applying wallpaper with pinpoint precision has transcended the boundaries of Japanese architecture and expanded to all aspects of interior finishing, including wallpaper and flooring installation.Experience the techniques essential to homebuilding, preserved for over 80 years, and feel the traditions woven into daily life.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
A 130-year tradition of craftsmanship preserving Edo culture.Experience decorating beautifully clear glass with Edo Kiriko engraving_image
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A 130-year tradition of craftsmanship preserving Edo culture.Experience decorating beautifully clear glass with Edo Kiriko engraving

This is a plan for crafting an original Edo Kiriko cut-glass engraving that you design yourself at Asakusa Ojima in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Ojima techniques have been meticulously preserved for over 130 years since the shop was founded. Experience the tradition of Edo Kiriko cut-glass, so highly regarded that it was Japan’s Nationally Designated Traditional Craft Products by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2002. Breathe life into your own designs using artisan techniques.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Craft a bamboo placemat with Edo- Sudare techniques.Experience mindful self-reflection through creation_image
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Craft a bamboo placemat with Edo- Sudare techniques.Experience mindful self-reflection through creation

In this plan, you will craft a Sudare, slatted blinds style placemat at Tanaka Seirenjo in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Sudare slatted blinds are bamboo sunshades that have been used in Japan from days of old. With a very simple design that blends seamlessly into daily life, Edo-Sudare slatted blinds continue to provide comfort to modern lifestyles during hot seasons.Just having them nearby evokes a feeling of coolness. Experience the wisdom and lifestyle of fashionable Edo locals who enjoyed using this symbol of Japan's refined elegance to create spaces that are pleasant to inhabit.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Experience the techniques of Tama-Ori weaving that has been passed down in the region. Guided by the rhythm of weaving for 120 years_image
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Experience the techniques of Tama-Ori weaving that has been passed down in the region. Guided by the rhythm of weaving for 120 years

This plan will let you experience weaving using a traditional hand loom at Sawai Orimono Textile Factory in Hachioji City, Tokyo. You’ll have fun creating textiles with weaving techniques that have been passed down for about 120 years since the studio’s founding.The term Tama-Ori weave covers five types of woven cloth originating in Tokyo’s Tama region, which has a thriving textile culture. Come immerse yourself in the environment where these distinctive fabrics are created. You’ll experience both the craftsmanship that goes into making each piece and a serious tradition that ties the past to the future.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Experience a story tied to the future in historical workshop through the traditional dyeing technique of Hiki-Zome _image
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Experience a story tied to the future in historical workshop through the traditional dyeing technique of Hiki-Zome

This plan will let you to experience dyeing a traditional Japanese Tenugui towel at Fujiya Sen-kobo Dyeing Workshop in Takadano-Baba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. You’ll get to draw the design of your choice on your Tenugui towel using the traditional Hiki-Zome technique, which involves the hand-brushed dyeing of fabric.Both the right tools and the right environment are essential to skillfully dyeing attractive work. The experience of dyeing cloth in an earthen-floor workshop that still breathes the spirit of pre-modern Japan will feel a warm invitation to an earlier time.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Delicate needlework that creates something stylish. Experience of making a one-of-a-kind Tokyo Umbrella_image
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Delicate needlework that creates something stylish. Experience of making a one-of-a-kind Tokyo Umbrella

This plan allows you to experience making a folding umbrella at Ichihara Co., Ltd. in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho. With a history reaching back over 100 years, Tokyo Umbrellas are renowned for being classy and durable. Ichihara Co., Ltd. has been honing its umbrella-making techniques for about 80 years and still creates items inspired by the fashions of Tokyo today. Here you can experience some of the delicate work the umbrella-making process requires, the traditions applied by the artisans, and the creative experience of making something fashionable with your own hands.

  • Wed, Oct 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2025_image
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ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2025

ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2025" will be held at Senso-ji Temple from Dec 3 (Wed) to 7 (Sun), 2025! Experience Senso-ji's first-ever grand projection mapping on Hozomon, Gojunoto, and Nitenmon. Plus, special daytime viewing of Denpoin Garden and Ema-do, open for the first time in 7 years, and a magical nighttime viewing of the illuminated Denpoin Garden. Don't miss this unique blend of history and cutting-edge technology.

  • Wed, Dec 3, 2025 - Sun, Dec 7, 2025
  • Sensoji Temple