Kendo experience in Hiroshima city (Equipment Rental and TENUGUI towel present)

Kendo experience in Hiroshima city (Equipment Rental and TENUGUI towel present)

・You can experience Japanese traditional wrapping method, Origata.
・You can take the completed work back home.
・The place is 15min. walk from the Peace Memorial Park.
・You can experience dressed in Kimono or Yukata, if you want.
Notes:It takes plus 3500yen.Bring T-shirts & short pants.Please write your height and shoe size on reservation.
・Visit the yuzen artists in Hiroshima.
The second floor of the building is a atelier of yuzen artists. Yuzen is a Japanese dyeing technique for fabrics with hand-painted patterns and it was first invented in Kyoto. Kimonos made in Kyoto are sent to this workshop to be hand-painted since there are few yuzen artists all over Japan.
・Other cultural experiences: mizuhiki crafting, wearing a samurai armor and making a bento.
In the first floor of the building there are various workshops of Japanese culture experiences. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in any particular Japanese culture. We can combine activities.

Itinerary

Japanese people used to give gifts wrapped in folded Japanese paper. With gratitude, fold and wrap the paper correctly. This is one of Japanese unique etiquettes, which is called Origata.
Origata is, so to speak, a wrapping method using traditional Japanese paper. There are differences in how to fold depending on the purpose: appreciation, celebration and hospitality depending on the seasons. In this plan, we practice how to make a basic envelop(pochi-bukuro) and a chopstick rest(hashi-oki). You can take home the completed work to commemorate this lesson. Let's learn Japanese traditional manner with 600 years history.
For foreign tourists, English-speaking teachers will be provided.

~Flow~
① Explanation about the history of Origata.
② Lesson about making a crane-shaped chopstick rest with Japanese paper.
③ Lecture how to make an envelop with Japanese paper.
④ Visit the workplace of Yuzen artist.
⑦ A commemorative photo is taken and the lesson ends.