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[Nara/Yoshino] Handmade Japanese paper experience in Nara/Yoshino (half-day course)
Key Information
Important Information
- . Age limit: 11~80
- . Activitty cancellation: The event may be canceled if a weather warning is issued.
- . Precautions: ・If you are late, the number of times you can make paper may be limited. ・There is no upper age limit for participation, but participants must be able to stand and use both hands. ・Because there is a lot of work that involves using water, your hands may feel cold in winter. Also, some people may feel a slight itch when touching the materials, but this will go away if you wash your hands.
Experience details
- Experience fee, material cost, equipment rental fee, packaging material for take-out, insurance fee, consumption tax
Please come ten minutes before the appointment time.
We can provide transportation to Ue Washi Kobo Kintetsu Yamato-Kamiichi Station. When you apply, please let us know the number of people and whether you have any large luggage. Please come to Yamato-Kamiichi Station 30 minutes before the event.
237-1 Minamiono, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture
ゲストハウス空
- 3 to 4 hours
- 200 minutes (experience time 180 minutes)
Description
◆ Handmade Japanese Paper Experience In this experience, you will make handmade Japanese paper using fibers from the bark of the paper tree (kozo), which is the raw material for Japanese paper. You will be able to use a blind, which is an authentic tool for handmade Japanese paper. We will explain how to make paper in an easy-to-understand manner for beginners, so please feel free to participate. You can experience learning papermaking techniques directly from a craftsman. You will learn how to process kozo, a traditional paper material, and hand-make about two sheets of Japanese paper in half a day to take home. ~Experience Flow~ 9:00 (13:30) Orientation An introduction to the types of Yoshino handmade Japanese paper, the experience procedure, and precautions. 9:20 (13:50) Workshop tour The papermaking process of kozo will be explained while looking at actual tools. 9:40 (14:10) Papermaking experience We will prepare the materials together, and each participant will take turns making paper. First, we will learn how to move the paper. Then, after making one sheet, we will take turns. 11:00 (15:30) Visit to the kozo field While the water is drained from the paper, you can take a short break and visit the nearby kozo field or enjoy the view of the Yoshino River bank. 11:30 (16:00) Drying the paper Your paper that has been drained of water is stuck to the dryer and dried. When it is completely dry, you can peel it off and roll it up into a tube to take home. *For those who want to learn the techniques of authentic handmade Japanese paper, we also offer a 3-night, 4-day course (all accommodation and meals included) called "4-day apprenticeship with a handmade Japanese paper craftsman in Yoshino, Nara." Please feel free to contact us.
