Japanese Textiles, Crafts & Sashiko Tour
$5,930
per person, twin share (land tour only).
$780 single room supplement.
Tour Leader
Tour Info
OVERVIEW
This special craft tour to Japan is designed and led by Jane
MacDonald, focusing on a number of hands on crafts including washi paper making, Indigo dyeing, temari ball making, traditional stencilling techniques, tenegui stamp printing, yuzen and shibori dyeing with visits to a number of textile and sashiko related establishments which Jane is excited to share.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Explore Tokushima, the heart of Japan’s Indigo industry
- Learn about Awagami Fine Art Paper that are crafted exclusively in Tokushima
- Participate a Temari Ball Workshop with famous artist Eiko Araki
- Discover Hiroshima’s World Cultural Heritage sites such as Atomic Bomb Dome and its surrounding memorial park
- Visit Textile Designer Yumi Ishikita and enjoy a dyeing workshop
- Custom your Tenugui-cloth with stamps, "Your own Kurashiki Sanpo”
- Learn traditional sashiko techniques from a talented artist
- Explore the Kitano Tenmangu Flea Market in Kyoto
- Enjoy the Yuzen stencil dyeing process by making your own souvenir in the Kodai Yuzen workshop
- Visit picturesque Nara and explore Kyoto’s many textile and fabric galleries
Detailed Itinerary
START & FINISH
The tour starts at 6.00pm, Thursday November 16, at Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka. Tour tour finishes after breakfast on Wednesday November 29 at Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo. Complementary airport limousine bus transfer from airport to hotel in Osaka and airport limousine bus transfer from hotel to airport in Tokyo are included. Please contact us for details.
Itinerary
DETAILED ITINERARY
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Tour Leader
JANE MACDONALD
Jane MacDonald has been interested in Japanese textiles and crafts for over twenty years, developing a specialty in the craft of sashiko stitching and design. Initially drawn to the quality and detail in the workmanship of Japanese textiles, Jane now teaches sashiko extensively throughout Australia and internationally.
Inclusions
TOUR INCLUSIONS
What is included in the tour price?
- 13 night’s twin share accommodation at well-appointed hotels
- Airport limousine bus transfer from airport to hotel in Osaka and airport limousine bus transfer from hotel to airport in Tokyo*
- Private chartered coach during tour as stated in the itinerary, ferry ticket to Hiroshima, train ticket from Kyoto to Odawara
- Workshops and entrance fees as stated in the itinerary
- An English-speaking guide during tour
- Meals as stated in the itinerary
*For tour members arrive in Kansai or Itami airport between 8am and 6pm on Nov 15th and Nov 16th, complementary meet and greet with airport limousine bus ticket to Sheraton Miyako Hotel in Osaka will be provided. For tour members depart on Nov 29th from Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo to Haneda or Narita airport, complementary limousine bus ticket will be provided.
What is not included in the tour price?
- International airfares to Japan
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities to guid/driver
- Personal expenses and anything not mentioned
Hotels
HOTELS
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Tour Details
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