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[Miyagi] Whisky Distillery Visit and Lacquer Painting Experience in Sendai
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- Overview
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- 1. This half-day tour includes a visit to the Miyagikyo Distillery owned by world-famous Nikka Whisky, and a chopsticks lacquering experience where customers can apply lacquering techniques used in making Sendai's traditional craft of tansu (traditional Japanese wooden chests). The tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter.
- 2. Miyagikyo Distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky, one of the world's 5 major Japanese whisky producers. The guide will explain about the history of Nikka Whisky and how whisky is produced, and customers can enjoy taste testing at the end.
- 3. At Sendai Tansu Kumanodo, a workshop specializing in Sendai's traditional craft of making tansu (traditional Japanese chests made with wood and iron fittings), customers will go on a chopsticks lacquering experience under the direct supervision of artisans, applying lacquer painting techniques used in the process of making Sendai tansu.
- What to expect
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