Japanese handmade washi paper & Kite- making

Schedule
Meet at Mitsukoshi-Mae station→ Arrive at Washi shop→ Explanation on Washi materials and paper-making process→ Washi making→ Explanation on the history of the shop→ Leave shop with your hand-made Washi and walk 15 min. → Arrive at Museum of Kites→ History of kites→ Museum tour→ Kite-making→ Tour ends at Mitsukoshi-Mae station
* Weather permitting, you will go kite-flying after completion of the kite

This program provides you with the opportunity to make “Washi” (Japanese paper), wood-block prints and kites all at once. You will be fortunate enough to make Washi at a Washi shop established in 1653! After that, you will visit the Museum of Kites where 3,000 kites are exhibited, including many precious works made by hand painting kite artists. You will then start making a kite by using a block print picture. Come to Nihonbashi, the center of Tokyo, and participate in an important aspect of traditional Japanese culture!

Mr. Masaaki Modegi(Museum of Kites)

Message from Mr. Modegi
You will go to a small, unique museum in the center of Nihonbashi. In this Museum, you will see kites from all over the world as well as traditional Japanese kites from the Edo Period. Please come and taste a part of traditional Japanese culture through kite-making.

About Mr. Modegi
The shop opened more than 350 years ago. The current shop has more than 4000 kinds of Washi and a high quality handmade Japanese rice paper collection, for example, of postcards, envelopes, and little ornaments. There is also a gallery that has many historical documents, allowing you to learn about the history of Japanese culture.

 

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