Kansai Technical Visit Guide -Traditional industries / craftworks-

Echizen Washi Village
A traditional craft of Fukui, there's a complex where you can learn about Echizen Washi.
Papyrus House:You can experience paper making. Decorate as you like and make your own Washi paper. There's also a shop inside the building that sells products made using Japanese paper.
Udatsu Crafts Museum:You can watch how Japanese paper is made using the traditional process.
Paper Culture Museum:You can learn about the origin and history of Echizen Washi. We also hold special exhibitions about Japanese paper.

Echizen Knife Center
Visitors can see display of Echizen Knife.
At a shop, you can buy a knife for home and professional use.

TAKEFU KNIFE VILLAGE
Factory: You can look around inside of our factory.
Store: You can buy kitchen knives and tools, gardening tools, etc. We can accept credit card, and do tax free.
Workshop: Kitchen knife making class, Special guide tour with forging experience, Sharpening class

MIKETSUKUNI WAKASA OBAMA FOOD CULTURE MUSEUM
Gallery: Exhibitions of food history, culture and local cuisine of Wakasa Obama.
Kitchen Studio: Cooking workshops and food tasting of local cuisine.
Wakasa Craft Center: Hands-on experiences of traditional crafts such as Wakasa-nuri lacquered chopsticks, Wakasa agate, and Wakasa handmade paper.

MEGANE MUSEUM
WORKSHOP: You can make a eyeglasses frame(s) only for you with craftsmen.(However you must make a reservation.)
MUSEUM: You can see many old eyeglasses frame(s) and tools, which had been used actually by some craftsman in this city.
SHOP: You can see a kind of the newest eyeglasses frame(s), made in Japan, and buy it.

EIGHT RIBBON

EIGHT RIBBON
Factory tour & manufacturing experience
This is the only Jacquard Ribbon Factory in Japan that uses old-style looms (shuttle looms), where you can observe the Tyrolean ribbon manufacturing process.

Ltd.Kurokabe
Sale, Exhibition,
Product demonstration of Glass

Inoue Butsudan, the Buddhist Altar Maker (Craft Workshops & Craftsman Studio Tours)
Experience of traditional Buddhist altar craftsmanship, workshop tours with artisans, and exhibitions of altars and related items.

Kyoto Handicraft Center

Kyoto Handicraft Center
Demonstration of manufacturing of traditional craftwork and display and sale of craft products.

Nishijin Textile Center

Nishijin Textile Center
Visitors can observe a demonstration and make Nishijin-textile, purchase products and observe the historical data room.

Inui Shikki
Visitors can experience Kyo-maki-e work (gold-relief lacquer). (Observation only is not acceptable.)

Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts

Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts
Visitors can see display of Traditional Arts & Crafts
Visitors can see demonstration of manufacturing of Traditional Arts & Crafts

Oe Town Washi Denshokan Museum

Oe Town Washi Denshokan Museum
-DVD preview of the production process of Tango Washi
-Exhibition of old production tools
-Exhibition of artworks made using Tango Washi
-Papermaking experience (Advance reservation required, More than 10 person, More than 4 years of elementary school)

Shoyeido　(Manufacturing Process of Incense Sticks)
Visitors can observe manufacturing processes of incenses and tools for making them.

Ikkanbari Yumehitori

Ikkanbari Yumehitori
Visitors can experience and observe the processes of making Ikkanbari (bamboo craftwork).

Kyoto Shibori Museum
Visitors can observe Shibori (tie-dyeing) work and listen to an explanation of the manufacturing process.

Yokoyama Bamboo Products (TAKENOKO)
The experience classroom of making the chopstick basket and traditional tea spoon of Bamboo.

Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design
This museum introduces 74categories of Kyoto traditional crafts, from dyeing and weaving to various crafts,and their background.
In addition to videos of the production processes and commentary, you can also enjoy the process,technologies and tchniques,such as a space where you can actually experience the product by touching it.

Enstol
Visitors can observe manufacturing processes of furniture.

Gomei Gold Foil Handicraft
Experience:Experience Of Pasting Gold Foil By Gomei

Kyoto Korin
Visitors can experience juzu(Japanese Rosary) or bracelet making.
And visitors can observe manufacturing processes of juzu.

TANGO OPEN CENTER
Open Factory "The World of Refinig"
This is a tour where you can visit Japan’s largest silk fabric refining factory.

Sakai City Traditional Crafts Museum
A facility to learn about the Sakai's traditional industries including world-renowned Sakai forged knives. The demonstrational and instructional space is on the first floor and the cutlery museum is on the second floor. You can also purchase the products at the museum.

Toothpick Gallery
Visitors can observe the history, culture, and manufacturing process of toothpicks.

SATAKE GLASS MFG. CO., LTD.
SATAKE GLASS MFG. CO., LTD. is the only glass factory in Japan that has produced color glass rods for glass craft supplies since the prewar periods.
Our building has been designated as a tangible cultural property of the country.
Visitors can do the factory tour.
We have Classes and Workshops to Lampwork (glass bead making) for beginners.
Visitor can buy the glasswork and accessories in the shop.

Food replica specialty shop Design Pocket　Osaka Main Store
experience: Food Replica Workshop
display of Food Replica Goods

Sugihara Paper Institute
Visitors can observe manufacturing processer of Sugihara-gami.〈washi〉
Visitors can experience of the Kamisuki. 〈paper making〉

Shosha Art&Craft Museum
Visitors can see display of the traditional arts and crafts of the Himeji area.
Visitors can experience painting Hariko (paper mache)and Koma(spinning tops).

GENBUDO MUSEUM
Museum is located at the foot of Genbudo Cave, San'in Kaigan National Park.
Experience of making baskets, Exhibition of the history of the traditional Kiryu Craft (Wicker Work) and rocks, minerals and fossils.

Awaji Baikundou CO., LTD.(Ei factory)
Visitors can observe manufacturing processes of incense stick.

Kobe lampwork glass museum
Visitors can observe the making processes of lampwork glass beads.
Visitors can make their own lampwork glass beads.

Ojiyama Ceramic Factory (Ojiyama Toukisho)
Visitors can see the making of Ojiyama-yaki (celadon) and display of Ojiyama-yaki in our gallery and a climbing kiln.

The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
Display of Ceramics Art

KYOEI-GOLF Industry Co., Ltd.

KYOEI-GOLF Industry Co., Ltd.
Visitors can observe the finishing process of iron heads.

FUKIMODOSHINOSATO CO.,LTD.
-Visitors can experience of making a FUKIMODOSHI (Party blowout).
-Visitors can see display of speccial FUKIMODOSHI (Party blowout).
-Production experience and shopping.

Itami City Museum of Art, History and Culture (I/M) Itami Gocho Craft Shop

Itami City Museum of Art, History and Culture (I/M) Itami Gocho Craft Shop
Visitors can see and buy fine craft works of around 100 active artists from all over Japan.

KOYO SEIGA CO.,LTD.
Visitors can learn the traditional roof tile manufacturing and also experience roof tile making with artisans' instruction.

Tatsumi Inc.
Visitors can observe manufacturing processes of Onigawara.
Visitors can see display of Onigawara.
*Onigawara is a traditional Japanese roof tile.

Pelletteria

Pelletteria
-Tour a factory of the leather industry
-View historical materials
-Display of leather and leather products
-Manufacturing processes of leather products
-Experience making leather products

Akahada Ware Kamamoto Oshio Shozan
Vistors can observe manufacturing processes of Akahada Ware.
Visitors can experience making Akahada Ware.

Akashiya
Writing brush making experience

Hakomotokan Konya
Experience indigo dyeing, and display of the work that has a goldfish motif.

Kinkouen
Visitors can attend a mini class introducing the attractiveness of raw Japanese ink (warmness and softness).

Gado Co., Ltd.
Visitors can hear a history about Kawara.
Visitors can experience making small Onigawara.
*Kawara/Onigawara is a traditional Japanese roof tile.

CHIKUMEIDO SABUN , TAKAYAMA CHA-SEN
(Master Craftsman of Traditional Bamboo whisk for The Tea ceremony)
Lecturing The History of Takayama Cha-sen and The Japanese Tea ceremony.
Observing and trying to make a simple bamboo tea goods by yourself.

Naramachi Karakuri Toy Museum
The Naramachi Karakuri Toy Museum is a hands-on facility where you can touch and play with old-fashioned reproduced toys, which were played during the Edo period, in the space of a traditional townhouse in Naramachi.

Nara Crafts Museum
Visitors can see display of Nara Arts and Crafts.
Visitors can get a souvenir(an exhibition sale of Nara Arts and Crafts).
Craft Experience(Reservation needed and not always Vsisitors can Experience)

Kishu Lacquerware Traditional Industry Association (Uruwashi-kan)
Lacquer-ware making tools & lacquer work exhibit, lacquer-ware on sale, lacquer-ware maki-e experience.

Kishu Binchotan Discovery Museum
Visitors can see display of various types of charcoal from Japan and around the world, as well as various products made using charcoal.
Visitors can observe charcoal making operation.
Visitors can experience making wind chimes using Binchotan charcoal.
Visitors can enjoy Barbecue.