Activities
Enjoy the meditative process of making crafts
Savor the fresh, crisp air of nature, punctuated by occasional birdsong.
Experience needlework, pottery, painting, and incense-making in a traditional thatched-roof house.
These moments of calm absorption will become irreplaceable memories that nourish the heart.
To to Ko no Kayanuma (0555-72-8918)
Enjoy making a sachet or neriko (kneaded incense) with your favorite scents using premium ingredients from Kyoto’s long-established incense shops.
· Make a sachet (washi paper + pre-mixed scent)
Paste the paper together, fill it with a scent, and decorate it with string.
900 yen
A. Make a sachet (Yuzen washi paper + 3 pre-mixed scents)
Paste the paper together, mix the scents and fill the sachet, then decorate it with string.
B. Make neriko (6 pieces)
Knead the ingredients with honey and roll it into tiny balls.
Warm it up to release the scent.
1,200 yen
· Make a sachet (cloth sachet + scent mixing)
Mix your own scent from 10 ingredients and pack it into a cloth sachet.
1,400 yen
Glass & Metal Tupai Studio (090-2148-3315)
Experience kaleidoscope-making, metal engraving, or decorate a metal accessory.
· Make a metal engraving (miniature plaque)
Design a relief engraving on a thin copper plate.
900 yen
· Make a hammer-decorated metal strap
Decorate an oval-shaped brass plate using a hammer and nail.
1,200 yen
· Make a kaleidoscope
Add various objects to a kaleidoscope and enjoy the changes in color.
1,400 yen
Fujisan Silk (070-4812-4212)
Add color to your own pure white silk drawstring bag.
· Color a silk drawstring bag (small)
About 19 cm long x 13 cm wide
900 yen
· Color a silk drawstring bag (medium)
About 22 cm long x 17 cm wide
1,200 yen
· Color a silk drawstring bag (large)
About 28 cm long x 21 cm wide
1,400 yen
Tsuchiasobi Fuji Roman-gama (080-5024-5735)
Paint your own picture or use your favorite colors to decorate an unglazed clay relief ornament or coaster with acrylic paint.
A. Paint a coaster
B. Paint a bell
900 yen
A. Paint Mt. Fuji ornament
B. Paint a cat ornament
1,200 yen
A. Paint an owl figurine
B. Paint a wind chime (May through August)
1,400 yen
Chirimen-zaiku & Tsurushi-kazari (090-6141-5859)
Create a mascot by following a simple process that is easy enough for anyone.
A. Acorn strap
B. Owl strap (small)
900 yen
Owl strap (medium)
1,200 yen
Owl figurine
1,400 yen
*All prices include tax.
Please contact each store directly for details such as workshop capacity.
※Currently, only group reservations are accepted.
How to apply for activities
[Individual visitors]
Please call each store to make a reservation.
[Group visitors]
Please print out the application form below and send it to us by fax or email.
Inquiries
Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato General Information Center Tel: 0555-20-4677