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Echizen Washi Calligraphy Experience

Fukui Prefecture, Japanby ペイパー・メーキング

  • 6 hours
  • Free cancellation
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  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English

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Overview

Experience traditional calligraphy in this beautiful building. Enjoy a delicious local meal for lunch. If you wish, we can frame your calligraphy work for an additional fee. In the afternoon, you can visit the traditional Otaki Shrine and pray for improvement in your handwriting.

What's included

  • Lunch, calligraphy tools, Japanese paper

    Itinerary

    We will teach you how to do thick calligraphy from scratch in an easy-to-understand manner at the traditional Shima Kaikan building, from how to grind the ink to how to use the brush. You will complete your work in a total of four hours, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. Lunch will be provided. In the afternoon, you will visit Otaki Shrine, which enshrines the god of paper, and enjoy workshops, museums, and washi paper shopping in Washi no Sato. We will pick you up and drop you off at the nearest hotel.

    Meeting and pickup

    Participants will be picked up from their hotel.

    Good to know

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Cancellation policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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