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At Sambuichi Yusui-kan, adjacent to Sambuichi Yusui Park, savor soba made with spring water from the southern foot of Mt. Yatsugatake. Hand-crafted using stone-ground buckwheat flour and water recognized as one of the 100 Famous Waters, these 100% soba noodles boast an exquisite, smooth texture that perfectly preserves their flavor. The facility also includes a direct-sales shop offering tempura made with locally grown vegetables and other processed products that make excellent souvenirs. Additionally, the museum features unique exhibits on the mechanism of the spring water.
Touching local crafts is also a fun way to spend a rainy day. There are many workshops where you can experience making things such as pottery, glass crafts, and perfume making, and if you try this as a family or couple, it will be an opportunity to discover a surprising side of your family or partner. The results were better than I expected, given the instructions from the instructor. Of course, each piece is a one-of-a-kind piece. It's sure to be a treasure.
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山中塗 うるしの器あさだ
This facility produces and sells traditional Yamanaka lacquerware in its own workshop, and also offers hands-on experiences like painting everyday items such as chopsticks and bowls. "Urushi Painting Experience" (around 40 to 50 minutes) lets you freely decorate finished lacquerware, with friendly guides on hand to support you—making it easy even for children to enjoy. For those less confident with drawing, the Wipe Lacquer Experience is a great alternative. The beautifully crafted, easy-to-use pieces have received awards such as "2019 Good Design Award", making souvenir shopping here a real pleasure. If you’re visiting Ishikawa, this is a memorable way to engage with Japanese tradition.
神戸クリスタル80
"KOBE CRYSTAL 80" is a workshop where children and adults can enjoy making original accessories such as earrings, necklaces, and other items from a wide variety of materials, including Italian Venetian glass and crystal. The shop on the first floor also sells stylish and unique accessories and miscellaneous goods that are typical of Kobe. Take home something special—for yourself or as a memorable souvenir.
MYBEAR STUDIO KOBE
"MYBEAR STUDIO KOBE", located approximately a 5-minute walk from Hankyu Railway Kobe-Sannomiya Station, is an art studio where you can enjoy the experience of making figurines. To make your own original figurine that expresses your own unique worldview, choose your favorite doll from a wide variety of figurines and paint it as you like. It is recommended as it can be enjoyed casually by both children and adults.
鎌倉はんこ
In Kamakura, this historic stamp shop is famous for its handcrafted inkans (personal seals), engraved by skilled craftsmen. Believed to bring good fortune, the seals are made with shrine blessings and by appraising the strokes and direction of your name. Visitors from across Japan, including celebrities and business executives, seek these good luck seals, often waiting months for completion. The shop also promotes the cultural importance of Japanese seals and offers a popular "Make Your Own Stamp" hands-on experience.
Studio Suzusan
"Studio Suzusan" is an old private house located in a quaint retro townscape from the Edo period, about a 5-minute walk from Arimatsu Station on the Nagoya Railway.It is a facility where you can enjoy learning about Nagoya's traditional craft "Arimatsu Narumi Shibori" through hands-on experience. You can choose from four experience courses where you can experience the beauty, the value of handiwork, and local culture. We recommend creating your own original photo to create memories of your trip.
THE NOTE BAR 表参道店
THE NOTE BAR Omotesando, conveniently located about a 6-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station, is a new type of fragrance shop. By linking scent and memory, the idea is to create unforgettable moments and moments that bring back feelings. To create a fragrance, choose your favorite fragrance from around 300 types of natural fragrances, and a professional perfumer will mix it based on a recipe, allowing you to create a new, original scent in about 60 minutes. Engrave your favorite name on the finished perfume. Popular as a gift for making memories for yourself, a gift for a loved one, or an experience gift.
東海道GLASS
"Tokaido GLASS" is located in the Tokaido Kawasaki Post ruins, about a 3-minute walk from Keikyu Kawasaki Station, and is a craft class for the traditional glass craft "Kiriko". We have designs that even beginners can easily create, and our instructor, who is a Kiriko artist and graduate of the Tokyo Glass Crafts Research Institute, will carefully teach you. Strolling along Kawasaki's historical road is fun, and it's definitely worth a visit to buy souvenirs and make memories.
金箔屋さくだ 本店
Anyone can try their hand at applying gold leaf at the long-established "Kinpakuya Sakuda Flagship Store," located about a 3-minute walk from "Higashi Chaya District," a tourist spot that represents Kanazawa culture. Choose your favorite item from a menu of nine types, including chopsticks, round plates, compact mirrors, and hand mirrors, and complete your gold leaf work in about 60 minutes. The works are popular with people of all ages because they can be taken home right away. Held 4 times a day. Advance reservation required.
Animal Café 百奇夜行
"Animal Café Hyakki Yakō", located near the Higashi Chaya District in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa , is a café where you can meet 70 animals representing about 40 different species. You can encounter animals such as dogs, cats, sloths, red-spotted genets, and Sundas slow lorises, and enjoy a relaxing time seeing and interacting with them. The café offers a wide variety of food and drinks, with its original dorayaki being a must-try for lunch. At night, you can savor meat dishes made from crocodile and kangaroo along with a selection of alcoholic beverages, making it a unique experience for those seeking something different in Kanazawa.
メタルフォレスト
"Metal Forest", located in Mishima City, Shizuoka, is a workshop for handmade and interior goods. You can try your hand at making a terrarium by creating a moss forest inside a glass and decorating it with fairies, or a herbarium by soaking flowers in oil in a cute little bottle. The inside of the store is decorated with frogs and fairies made from various metals, creating a soothing fairy tale atmosphere.
神戸阪急
"Kobe Hankyu" has been undergoing extensive renovation work for about a year and a half, and has reopened with the slogan "It's not "Kobe Hankyu." It's "Kobe's Hankyu." The main points are strengthening and expanding the categories expected of an urban department store and establishing the unique Kobe Style World. On the lower floor, new fashion fashion items have been introduced, and the cosmetics and fashion goods departments have also been completely renovated. The middle and upper floors are filled with sales areas that offer lifestyle suggestions, imagining the lives of people in Kobe, a city where both the city and nature coexist.
薫寿堂
"Kunjudo" is an incense manufacturer located on Awaji Island in Hyogo. Since its founding in 1893, the company has continued to develop and manufacture better products that are in line with the times, based on the techniques it has cultivated over the past 130 years. At the showroom, you can purchase incense sticks, incense sticks, and scented goods such as fragrance sheets. The incense-making experience allows you to easily create your own original incense, and is fun for both children and adults
扇舞体験 かなめ
Located approximately a four-minute walk from Keihan Electric Railway's Sanjo Station, "Ogibu Experience Kaname" offers the experience of Ogibu (poetry dance), a dance performed in kimono and hakama with a folding fan to the accompaniment of waka and Chinese poetry, on limited days and times. Learn etiquette and choreography, then take on the challenge of dancing with a fan. The graceful technique and beauty of the dance have earned it praise from overseas travelers as an attractive experience that allows them to experience the traditional beauty of Japan.
半田赤レンガ建物
Handa Red Brick Building, which is about a 5-minute walk from Sumiyoshicho Station on the Nagoya Railway, was founded in 1898 as a manufacturing factory for Kabuto Beer. The building was designed by the great Meiji architect, Yorihiro Tsumaki, and is one of the top five brick buildings in existence in Japan. There are very few remains of the beer factory, making it a very valuable structure. The facility has a "Permanent Exhibition Room" that introduces the history of the birth of Kabuto Beer, a cafe where you can taste reprinted Kabuto Beer, a souvenir shop, and the "Handa Red Brick Marche," which has a wide variety of interesting themes, is also held regularly. If you visit Nagoya, you should definitely stop by.
三彩の里
A pottery class in Omura City, Nagasaki Prefecture where you can enjoy making original pottery. The class was started with the idea of "wanting people to learn about the joy of making pottery," and offers a "hand-making experience," where you shape clay by hand, and a "painting experience," where you draw pictures on plates and cups. . Professional staff will provide careful guidance, so even beginners can feel at ease. The facility also has a bakery and a cafe.
長州苑
"Choshuen" is a popular tourist spot in Yamaguchi City, located in front of the "Rurikoji Temple Five-Storied Pagoda", a national treasure and one of Japan's three most famous pagodas. There is a souvenir shop offering a wide range of specialty products from Yamaguchi Prefecture, where you can try your hand at traditional crafts like doll painting and washi paper tapestries. Additionally, the store houses restaurants like "Kozan" and "5-En CAFE", which serve dishes made with local ingredients. Be sure to visit for a meal or some shopping during your sightseeing trip.
三分一湧水館
At Sambuichi Yusui-kan, adjacent to Sambuichi Yusui Park, savor soba made with spring water from the southern foot of Mt. Yatsugatake. Hand-crafted using stone-ground buckwheat flour and water recognized as one of the 100 Famous Waters, these 100% soba noodles boast an exquisite, smooth texture that perfectly preserves their flavor. The facility also includes a direct-sales shop offering tempura made with locally grown vegetables and other processed products that make excellent souvenirs. Additionally, the museum features unique exhibits on the mechanism of the spring water.
