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Tochigi Prefecture Traditional Craft Products and Hands-on Experiences
(Reservations are required for hands-on experiences, tours and so forth. Please contact the relevant facility in advance.)
| Craft Product Name | Operator / Facility Name | Address | Telephone Number | Description | Facility Holidays |
| Mashiko-yaki (Mashiko ware) | Mashiko-yaki Cooperative |
4352-2, Mashiko, Mashiko-machi Haga-gun,Tochigi | +81-285-72-3107 | Contact the Mashiko-yaki Cooperative if you wish to participate in a hands-on tour | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays, New Year holiday period |
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| Mashiko-yaki (Mashiko ware) | Tochigi-ken Yogyo Gijutsu Shien Center | 695, Mashiko, Mashiko-machi Haga-gun,Tochigi | +81-285-72-5221 | Free of charge for tours only | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays, New Year holiday period |
| Koisago-yaki (Koisago ware) | Toyukan | 2710, Koisago, Nakagawa-machi Nasu-gun, Tochigi | +81-287-93-0117 | Pottery experience (potter's wheel, hand-shaping, painting) [participants must pay material costs] |
Mon. |
| Koisago-yaki (Koisago ware) | Ichikawagama | 1115, Koguchi, Nakagawa-machi Nasu-gun, Tochigi | +81-287-92-3113 | Pottery experience (hand-shaping, painting) [participants must pay material costs] |
Jan. 1, 2nd and 4th Thu. of every month |
Sashimono (joinery) |
Kurosaki Kougei | 699-4, Iwahara-machi, Utsunomiya-shi | +81-28-652-3200 | Tours and Hands-on Experiences [participants must pay material costs] |
Sun., nat'l holidays |
Kanuma-kumiko (Kanuma wood latticework) |
Kanuma Tategu Commercial and Industrial Association | 2627-1 Moro, Kanuma-shi | +81-289-62-8151 | Please contact the Kanuma Tategu Commercial and Industrial Association for information on hands-on tours. | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays, New Year holiday period |
| Kanuma-kumiko (Kanuma wood latticework) | Kanuma-shi | Kino Furusato Dento Kogei Kan 1556-1 Asau-cho, Kanuma-shi |
+81-289-64-6131 | Tours and Hands-on Experiences (participants must pay material costs) |
Tue. (next day instead if Tue. is a nat'l holiday) |
| Nikko-geta (Nikko geta sandals) | Nikko-shi | 591 Gokoumachi, Nikko-Shi, Tochigi (inside the mekke Nikko Kyodo Center) | +81-90-2632-4888 Masashi Yamamoto |
Free of charge for tours only every Sunday |
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| Nikko-bori (Nikko woodcarving) | Nikko-bori Cooperative | 66-1 Hoden, Nikko -Shi, Tochigi (inside the Nikko Shoko Kaigisho) | +81-288-50-1171 | Contact the Nikko-bori Cooperative if you wish to participate in a hands-on tour | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays, New Year holiday period |
| Kanuma-sokiridansu (Kanuma paulownia-wood cabinetry) | Someya Cabinet Store | 2-1403-11, Shimota-machi, Kanuma-shi | +81 120-737-937 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on crafting experience (participants must pay material costs) |
Irregular facility holidays |
| Tenmyo-imono (Tenmyo cast-metal goods) | Kurisaki Chukosho | 2618, Kameicho, Sano-shi, Tochigi | +81-283-22-0952 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on crafting experience (participants must pay material costs) |
Sun., nat'l holidays |
| Tenmyo-imono (Tenmyo cast-metal goods) | Wakabayashi Chuzosho | 2398, Daishukucho, Sano-shi, Tochigi | +81-283-22-0454 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on crafting experience (participants must pay material costs) |
Irregular facility holidays |
Wadaiko (taiko drums) |
Onozaki Taikoten YK | 1615-52 imazatocho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi | +81-28-674-8611 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on crafting experience (participants must pay material costs) |
Wed., and on irregular facility holidays during festival periods |
| Ishibashi Edo-mikoshi and Shinbutsugu (Ishibashi Edo-style portable shrines and Shinto/Buddhist altar fittings and implements) | Hojudo Co., Ltd. | 1-1-27, Hananoki, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi | +81-285-53-0550 | Free of charge for tours only | Sun., nat'l holidays |
| Yuki-tsumugi (Yuki silk cloth) | Tochigi-ken Tsumugiorimono Gijutsu Shien Center | 2358, Fukura, Oyama-shi, Tochigi | +81-285-49-0009 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on spinning experience (free of charge) |
Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays, New Year holiday period |
| Gyoan-teori (kusaki-zome) [Gyoan hand-woven fabrics(colored with plant dyes)] | Nishikata Senshoku Kobo | 671-1, Tsukiyacho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi | +81-284-42-9063 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on weaving and dyeing experience (participants must pay material costs) |
Mon. |
| Moka-momen (Moka cotton) | Moka Momen Kobo | 2162-1, Aramachi, Moka-shi, Tochigi | +81-285-83-2560 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on weaving and dyeing experience (participants must pay material costs) |
Tue. (next day instead if Tue. is a nat'l holiday) |
| Mashiko Kusaki-zome (Mashiko plant-based dyeing) | Tadashi Higeta | 1, Jonaizaka, Mashiko-machi Haga-gun, Tochigii | +81-285-72-3162 | Free of charge for tours only | Mon., Tue. |
Miyazome (Miyazome dyed cloth) |
Nakagawa Senkojo | 1-562 Nishiki, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi | +81-28-621-0571 | Free of charge for tours only | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays |
| Fukube-zaiku (Fukube gourd handicrafts) | Fukube-do Ltd. | 2-4-8, Odori, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi | +81-28-634-7583 | Hands-on Fukube-zaiku mask making (participants must pay material costs) | Sun., nat'l holidays |
| Kibuna (yellow carp toys) | Fukube-do Ltd. | 2-4-8, Odori, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi | +81-28-634-7583 | Papier-mâché and earthenware bell crafting experience (participants must pay material costs) | Sun., nat'l holidays |
| Sano-ishokibina (Sano costumed dolls) | Matsumoto Hina Ningyo-ten | 96 Kubocho, Sano-shi, Tochigi | +81-283-22-1373 | Free of charge for tours only | Jan. 1, and on weekends and nat'l holidays between May 6 and Oct. |
| Sano-ishokibina (Sano costumed dolls) and Sano Sekku-kakejiku (Sano seasonal-festival hanging scrolls) | Fujinuma Ningyo Honten Ltd. | 2719, Tenmyocho, Sano-shi, Tochigi | +81-283-22-1175 | Free of charge for tours only | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays |
| Ohatake no Mushae-nobori (Ohata Family warrior banners) | Mushae-no-Sato Ohata Ltd. | 723, Tanobe, Ichikai-machi Haga-gun, Tochigi | +81-285-68-0108 | Tours (free of charge) Warrior banner dyeing experience (Participants must pay material costs) |
3rd Sun. of every month, New Year holiday period |
| Tochigi-onigawara (Tochigi demon-head roof ornaments) | Yamagiku Onigawara-ten | 885, Yoshimizucho, Sano-shi, Tochigi | +81-283-62-0601 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on crafting of a small, decorative onigawara item (participants must pay material costs) |
Irregular facility holidays |
| Karasuyama Tesuki-washi (Karasuyama handmade Japanese paper) | Fukuwada Seishisho | 599, Koharazawa, Nasukarasuyama-shi, Tochigi (Washi no Sato) | +81-287-82-2100 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on crafting of handmade-paper postcard, card holder, bookmark and doll (participants must pay material costs) |
Tue. |
| Mamada-himo (Mamada cords) | Mamada Himo-ten | 1315-2, Mamada, Oyama-shi, Tochigi | +81-285-45-0343 | Free of charge for tours only Hands-on braided-cord mobile phone strap crafting (participants must pay material costs) |
Mon. (next day instead if Mon. is a nat'l holiday) |
| Tochigi-no-senko (Tochigi incense sticks) | rantotsuki Co., Ltd. | 3-22, Yorozucho, Tochigi-shi | +81 282-21-7787 | Free of charge for tours only The manufacturing process can be observed through glass at all times. |
Sun. (Closed to tours, but the store is open) |
| Ashikaga-no-kindami(Ashikaga gold glazing) | Kinsai kobo Suihouen | 3-15-7 Hachiman-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi | +81 284-72-2642 | Tours | Sat., Sun., nat'l holidays, Tue. (November-April) |
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