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Beginners are also welcome. Learn ancient Japanese repair techniques!

Kintsugi experience using golden lacquer to bring chipped containers back to life

USD69.53(JPY11,000)
Kyoto
  • A confirmation email for your reservation will be sent to you within 48 hours.
    *If your reservation cannot be completed, WAmazing Play will process your refund.
  • Required Time:
    120minutes
  • Time:
    10:30 / 14:00
  • Supported Languages:
    Japanese / English
Participants(Min.):
1 Person
Participants(Max.):
4 People
Min. Participants Required For Activity:
1 Person
Payment Method:
Credit Card (VISA/MASTER/AMERICAN EXPRESS/JCB)
Fee:
Adult(Aged 13 years and above) USD 69.53
Age (Min.):
13 years old
Cancellation:
Yes
Booking deadline:
4 days prior by 17:00

Activity

Ancient Japanese traditional repair methods!

Do you know about "Kintsugi"? "Kintsugi" is an ancient Japanese repair method in which chipped or broken containers are joined with lacquer and beautifully decorated with gold or silver powder.

Traditional Kominka style house＋Beautiful rural Satoyama landscape＋Experience Japanese culture through learning traditional kintsugi techniques！

"urujyu" offers a simple and natural kintsugi experience. We repair utensils using natural materials that return to their natural state as well as traditional techniques and tools. Spend your own quiet kintsugi time in a traditional house surrounded by the rural landscape of Miyama.

Come learn traditional kintsugi techniques using natural materials and feel the benefits of living with nature.

"Urujyu,” in addition to growing lacquer trees, also takes advantage of the satoyama environment to produce various materials used for the kintsugi, such as cotton and wheat. During the kintsugi experience, you can also learn about how the materials are produced.

After the experience, enjoy home-brewed tea and baked goods made from home-grown buckwheat flour, depending on the season.

Schedule

  • Meeting, Reception / Please present the My Page reservation screen at the reception desk.

    Urujyu's atelier is located in Miyama-cho, a beautiful satoyama town in Kyoto, famous for its "Kayabuki" thatched roof houses. When you open the window of the atelier, you will see a lacquer tree. Come and spend your kintsugi experience in a 100-year-old house surrounded by beautiful mountains, the sound of a quiet river, insects, and the breeze blowing through it.

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  • Start of the experience ①Learn how to fix small chips using the hon-kintsugi, a technique using lacquer.

    We will teach beginners how to kintsugi, in an easy-to-understand and detailed manner so even those who are not good with detailed work can be proud of their creations.
    During the experience, small chips are finished with silver powder.

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  • ②Work description

    Lacquer can cause a skin rash if touched directly, so listen carefully to the explanation of the work first. A paste called "rust", a mixture of clay and lacquer, is used to fill in the chips.

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  • ③When the rust dries, shape it with a knife and apply lacquer. ④After the lacquer dries, finish with silver powder.

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  • End of the activity

    You can take home your own repaired utensils. Urujyu also sells kintsugi kits made of real lacquer on-site.
    We encourage you to try repairing your precious containers at home with Kintsugi when they are broken.

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Included in the Fee

Experience fee, instructor fee, and snack fee

Meeting Place

urujyu Miyama Atelier

36 Agaketeranokami, Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture 601-0722

Directions

Nearest Station：JR Hiyoshi Station

Directions to Nearest Station：40 minutes by bus, 5 minutes walk after getting off at "Agake" bus stop.

Destination by Taxi：urujyu Miyama Atelier

Things guests need to prepare on the day of the activity (clothes, belongings, etc.)

Wear long-sleeved clothing to prevent lacquer skin rash

Cancellation Policy

The cancel fee is based on the timing of the cancellation. Please check the cancellation policy below.

  • After 7 days before date of use
    50%
  • The day of use
    100%

Notes

*This experience is to repair utensils using silver powder. Please select the option if you would like to repair it with gold powder.
*Gloves are worn during work to prevent lacquer rash, but there is a possibility of getting a rash depending on one's sensitivity. Please understand this possibility beforehand.

Organizer

urujyu

36 Agaketeranokami, Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture 601-0722

Related Tags

Married CoupleSolo travel friendly
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Dates2024/05/06
Adult(USD 69.53)
Aged 13 years and above
USD0.00(JPY0)
Unavailable:Weekends and holidays
Optional Extras
Change to gold powder(+ USD 6.95)
The standard experience involves repairing using silver powder. Please select this option if you wish to change to gold.
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