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[Aomori] Private Aomori Handicraft Making Experience Tour
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- Overview
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- Experience traditional craft making with Guide.
- Tsugaru is the eastern half of Aomori Prefecture.
- On 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 colourful 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
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- Map of destination or departure area
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