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Special Experience
Kyoto
One-to-One Nishiki-ori Weaving Experience with a Master Craftsman
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Overview
Koho Nishiki-ori Studio works with traditional techniques that have been passed down to the present day. Under the direct guidance of Amane Tatsumura, the fourth-generation head of the studio, guests will weave a piece of brocade using a traditional hand loom. This can be taken home on the same day and enjoyed for years to come. This experience also includes a tour of the studio and a viewing of several ancient textiles that have been carefully restored.
Key Features
・Special limited solo experience, including a guided weaving experience and studio tour
・Create a unique textile piece with a master weaver
・View thousand-year-old restored textiles and other valuable pieces
Kyoto
from
¥70,000 /person
1 - 1 participants
360 min
Available in English
Cancel free up to 8 days before
Details
History and Culture, Woven in Silk
Located near Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto’s quiet Shichiku district, Koho Nishikiori Studio has been producing traditional silk textiles since 1894.
Nishiki-ori weaving uses fine, lustrous silk to create intricate patterns. The resulting textile, nishiki, has enjoyed a long association with high society, celebration, and good taste. While its roots lie abroad, nishiki-ori grew into a distinctly Japanese art over the centuries, and is now recognized as such the world over.
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Patterns are expressed in glimmering silk
In this exclusive program, individual guests will learn how to weave a traditional brocade using silk threads and a takahata hand loom, guided by master weaver Amane Tatsumura.
Textile Traditions on Show
The breadth of nishiki-ori is apparent as soon as one enters the studio: a number of works are on display on the first floor. As a solo tour, focus points and explanations can be tailored to a guest’s specific interests and preferences.
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The workshop, built by temple and shrine carpenters using traditional techniques, offers a sense of history and openness
Experience Weaving Firsthand
The peak of this experience is the chance to weave your own peony-patterned nishiki under Mr. Tatsumura’s guidance. Exclusively on Wabunka’s tour, guests have a choice of color: a vivid red, a cool light blue, or a regal purple.
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All three colors are well suited to the elegant pattern
Guests will make use of the studio’s main workshop and loom. While its complexity may appear intimidating, Mr. Tatsumura’s careful guidance ensures that everyone can produce fine handiwork.
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Enjoy one-to-one instruction at the loom
After getting started, feel your thoughts melt away as you focus on weaving. The completed piece is about 46 cm long and 16.5 cm long, and takes approximately three hours to complete depending on the person.
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The sound of weaving reverberates peacefully around the workshop
A Private Viewing of Ancient Artworks
After weaving, guests will tour the basement workshop, which contains a number of rare and valuable textile works. Some are over a thousand years old, dating back to Japan’s rich Nara and Heian periods, while others were used to wrap mummies in China. Many have been expertly restored by Mr. Tatsumura or his ancestors.
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A mummy’s face covering discovered in a tomb in Turpan, China
Handiwork to Enjoy Forever
Your woven piece is ready to be taken home on the same day. You may choose to enjoy it alone, or incorporate it into another textile in the future. Regardless, the experience of creating nishiki-ori with your own hands provides a link between you and centuries of weaving tradition. Exclusive to this plan, you will also receive a commemorative photo with the loom used to restore ancient textiles, and a postcard with a print of the brocade produced by the studio.
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The loom used to restore textiles
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‘Setouchi no umi’, a brocade work produced for the Japanese Crown Prince
Experience the joy and tradition of weaving with your own hands at Koho Nishiki-ori Studio.
Koho Nishiki-ori Studio
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Koho Nishiki-ori Studio
Nishiki brocades have been popular in Japan since ancient times. Our studio pursues the beauty of traditional textiles and continues to produce them using advanced techniques. As well as producing textile artworks, kimono pieces, and accessories, we are actively engaged in research on the restoration of ancient textiles. Guests who visit us can tour the studio and learn weaving from Mr. Tatsumura, a master weaver who is also active as a calligrapher, engraver, and ceramic artist.
Location
25 Shichiku Shimonokishicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto
603-8107
Meeting place may be slightly different from the location of the venue. For the exact meeting point, please check email from Wabunka.
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