Exclusive hands-on workshops from Master Senseis
Craft Tour To Japan allows you to experience traditional hands-on Japanese craft workshops with Japanese Craft Master Senseis: the artisans who have passed down their secret knowledge for generations.
Other tourists will NEVER be able to experience these, because the workshops are not open to the general public.
Print your silk using traditional washi-paper stencils with artisans accredited as Living National Treasures. These artisans are at the top of the Kyoto kimono industry and have been making kimonos for the Japanese royal family for hundreds of years. This is the most exclusive workshop, because they are not open to the general public! Without us, you won't be able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime lesson from the silk printing Master Sensei!
Discover the secret of Nishijin kimono: the top kimono brand in the world. An award-winning kimono artist will teach you step by step how to weave the highest quality kimono. The looms and gorgeous kimono displays will blow you away. They have been dedicating their obi sashes to the Japanese royal family for the last 250 years. The most exclusive workshop in Japan!
Visit indigo dyeing villages and towns in Japan with us and have special lessons from Japanese Indigo Dyeing Master Senseis. Learn the secret knowledge of traditional indigo dyeing: this particular Japanese indigo colour, “Japan Blue”, can only be achieved when you learn from Indigo Master Senseis.
Do you love sashiko? Then come on our tours! You will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the best bricks-and-mortar sashiko shop in Japan and have a special lesson from the Senseis in Takayama. You can also learn Sashiko 101 with us at a notions-only department store in Kyoto, where you can purchase sashiko-printed indigo fabrics at wholesale prices (over 100 designs)!
Each tour page lists its full itinerary. Or get in touch and I'll talk you through it.
