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Echizen Lacquerware and Washi Paper Craft Tour
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Kawada is a town of Echizen lacquerware with a history of 1500 years. It is said that Echizen lacquerware began when lacquer painting was encouraged after Keitai Tenno successfully repaired his broken crown with lacquer coating.
On this tour, we will visit two lacquer workshops in the Kawada area. Kinkori Lacquerware Shop is a lacquer workshop with a history of over 100 years. Kinkori Lacquerware Store is a lacquerware workshop run by brothers in Kawada, the town of Echizen lacquerware.
In this experience, you will receive direct instruction from your brother, Masataka Kinkori, a craftsman at Kinkori Lacquerware Store, and you will be able to try your hand at lacquering a bowl.
Next, we ...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Factory Tour fee
Lunch
Transportation from JR Fukui station to JR Echizen-Takefu satation
English Speaking Guide fee
Workshop Experience fee
WiFi on board
Meeting Points
Departure
福井駅
Meet in front of the dinosaur monument at the east exit of Fukui Station.
Return
Echizentakefu Information Centre
This tour ends at JR Echizen Takefu station, NOT included transportation from JR Echizen Takefu station to Fukui or Tsuruga station. If you will back to Fukui or Tsuruga station, please buy the ticket by your self.
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Total duration includes the travel time from one location to another.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Kawada is a town of Echizen lacquerware with a history of 1500 years. It is said that Echizen lacquerware began when lacquer painting was encouraged after Keitai Tenno successfully repaired his broken crown with lacquer coating.
On this tour, we will visit two lacquer workshops in the Kawada area. Kinkori Lacquerware Shop is a lacquer workshop with a history of over 100 years. Kinkori Lacquerware Store is a lacquerware workshop run by brothers in Kawada, the town of Echizen lacquerware.
In this experience, you will receive direct instruction from your brother, Masataka Kinkori, a craftsman at Kinkori Lacquerware Store, and you will be able to try your hand at lacquering a bowl.
Next, we ...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Japanese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Factory Tour fee
Lunch
Transportation from JR Fukui station to JR Echizen-Takefu satation
English Speaking Guide fee
Workshop Experience fee
WiFi on board
Meeting Points
Departure
福井駅
Meet in front of the dinosaur monument at the east exit of Fukui Station.
Return
Echizentakefu Information Centre
This tour ends at JR Echizen Takefu station, NOT included transportation from JR Echizen Takefu station to Fukui or Tsuruga station. If you will back to Fukui or Tsuruga station, please buy the ticket by your self.
Itinerary
1
Shikki Shrine
First, go to the main shrine of Shikiyama Shrine. At the top of the 200 steps, you can see the entire city of Kawada.
30 minutes
2
Shikiyama Shrine
One of only two lacquerware shrines in Japan.
It enshrines the god of lacquerware, and inside there are paintings on the ceiling painted by craftsmen.
30 minutes
3
Shitsurindo
Visit the lacquer workshop
You might be able to see the actual painting process.
30 minutes
4
錦古里漆器店
Bowl painting experience at Nishikikori Lacquerware Shop
Feel like a craftsman with a craftsman's brush
1 hour
5
うるしの里会館
Traditional Japanese Cuisine at Urushi no Sato Kaikan
1 hour
6
Main Shrine (Otaki)
A visit to Otaki Shrine and Okamoto Shrine, where the god of paper is enshrined
An important place related to the history of Echizen Washi
30 minutes
7
岩野平三郎製紙所
Visit Iwano Heizaburo Paper Mill, where large paper is made
Paper made is often used for Japanese paintings.
Experience the impressive paper making process and tour the workshop. Calligraphy experience using paper made at Iwano Heizaburo Paper Mill.
