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Experience Traditional Japanese Crafts at the Crafts Studio Village

The Crafts Studio Village is a facility in which you can experience the traditional crafts of garment weaving, indigo dyeing, paper making, pottery making, and wood bamboo crafting in Aikawa Town’s prefectural Aikawa Park. You can try out activities that you would usually not get the opportunity to try, such as garment weaving and using a potter's wheel in order to create your own original items. It is a fun way to learn about the history of traditional crafts.
Experience & Activities
Access Information
[Odakyu Hon-Atsugi Station] Board the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Bus bound for Hanbara via Center, disembark at Aikawa-Ohashi (60 minutes) → 20 minutes on foot from the bus stop [JR Keio Line Hashimoto Station] Take the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Bus, disembark at Mikage, which is the last stop (35 minutes) → take the bus bound for Hanbara via Seki
Business hours
April - September 9:00–17:00 October - following March 9:00–16:30
Charges
Indigo dyeing: from 500 yen, Paper making: from 400 yen, Weaving: from 900 yen, Ceramic art: from 600 yen, Wooden bamboo craft: from 300 yen
wi-fi
Wheelchair friendly, Wi-Fi Available, English