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[Aomori] Private Aomori Handicraft Making Experience Tour
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63,000 JPY

Overview
  • Experience traditional craft making with Guide.
  • Tsugaru is the eastern half of Aomori Prefecture.
  • In this tour you can experience three kinds of local handicrafts in Tsugaru.
  • We visit Kuroishi Town, famous for its old Komise Street (traditional shopping arcade street), and museums nearby.
  • 1. Making a lantern
  • Using the color-full Japanese paper from the local summer festival float, you can make your own design lantern by placing the paper over a prepared wooden flame.
  • 2.Kokeshi doll or handicraft painting experience
  • Kokeshi doll is a local souvenir of some hot spring resorts in the northeastern region of Japan.
  • You can experience painting Kokeshi doll face and body.
  • Or you can choose other handicrafts such as tops, matryoshka or some local toys.
  • 3.Lacquerware chopstick making
  • Tsugaru lacquerware is a local traditional lacquerware dating back to the samurai period.
  • You can experience the grinding step of chopstick making.
  • Make your own individual chopsticks for your daily life.
What to expect

Starting from JR Aomori station.

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