Items | Make Your Own Hanko — Private Name Seal Workshop in Kamakura
Make Your Own Hanko — Private Name Seal Workshop in Kamakura
(25) Reviews
Onarimachi
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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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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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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Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
・Everything explained in English — the history of the hanko, and why a seal still stands for a person's identity in Japan ・Watch a first-class nationally certified engraver at work, up close, at his own bench ・See the tools of the trade and how each one is used — the craft, not just the product ・Learn how your name can be written in Japanese, and choose the characters yourself ・Not a craft class. A commission from a working atelier in Kamakura
A craftsman carves your seal — you watch it happen.
Curious how your name looks in Japanese? We'll show you several ways it can be written, then design and engrave an original seal for you. In Japan a seal replaces a signature on documents that matte...
Shipping (if you prefer not to collect the same afternoon)
Meeting Points
Departure
Kamakura seal shop Souvenir shop
Take the west exit of JR Kamakura station, turn left and walk down Onari street. Turn left at the first big 5 way intersection. Kamakura Hanko is on the right side of the street. Please be punctual. Because workshops require preparation. Also, it is only held in the morning.
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Make Your Own Hanko — Private Name Seal Workshop in Kamakura
(25) Reviews
Onarimachi
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・Everything explained in English — the history of the hanko, and why a seal still stands for a person's identity in Japan ・Watch a first-class nationally certified engraver at work, up close, at his own bench ・See the tools of the trade and how each one is used — the craft, not just the product ・Learn how your name can be written in Japanese, and choose the characters yourself ・Not a craft class. A commission from a working atelier in Kamakura
A craftsman carves your seal — you watch it happen.
Curious how your name looks in Japanese? We'll show you several ways it can be written, then design and engrave an original seal for you. In Japan a seal replaces a signature on documents that matte...
Shipping (if you prefer not to collect the same afternoon)
Meeting Points
Departure
Kamakura seal shop Souvenir shop
Take the west exit of JR Kamakura station, turn left and walk down Onari street. Turn left at the first big 5 way intersection. Kamakura Hanko is on the right side of the street. Please be punctual. Because workshops require preparation. Also, it is only held in the morning.
Your Original Name Seal — Carved by a Nationally Certified Engraver
Your name. A seal that exists only once, carved by hand in Kamakura.
Elsewhere, you carve it yourself. Here, you commission it. Our engravers hold Japan's national certification in seal engraving, and every seal leaving this atelier is finished by their hands, not yours.
1. Understand — Where the hanko comes from, why it still carries a person's identity in Japan, and how the three grades differ.
2. Design — Your name in katakana, the script used for foreign names on officially registrable seals. We help you choose the characters and typeface that suit you. Kanji available as an option.
