Culture Experiences of DMC Japan Kyoto
Shiｔimi (Japanese spice)workshop“shitimi”, which literally means “Seven flavors” in Japanese, is a popular seasoningin Kyoto. Although it was once used as medicine, many people now enjoy it as aJapanese chili pepper for noodles and “nabe”, a hot-pot. You can create your own"Shitimi" by mixing and grounding red pepper and some other natural flavor
ingredients! You use gold sesame, black sesame, chili pepper, fried chili pepper,Japanese pepper, dried orange peel, seven kinds of raw materials of green stringlettuce.
30 min / Up to 40 persons

Makie workshop
MAKIE (Gold Sprinkled Painting /sprinkled picture ) is Japanese lacquer sprinkledwith gold or silver powder as a decoration using a makizutsu or a kebo brush. The
technique was developed mainly in the Heian Period (794 -1185) and blossomedin the Edo Period (1603-1868). Maki-e objects were initially designed ashousehold items for court nobles; they soon gained more popularity and wereadopted by royal families and military leaders as a symbol of power.
60 min / Up to 40 persons

Raden workshopRADEN is a style and technique in Japanese lacquer ware and woodwork using
inlays of shell and ivory to decorate pieces that usually have a wood base,whether lacquered or not, though bases of metal or other materials may be
used. The shells used include mother-of-pearl, abalone and other types.
60 - 90 min / Up to 40 persons

Iroetsuke workshop
Learn traditional techniques of decorating lacquer ware handed down.
IROETSUKE is a technique of painting pictures with colored URUSHI lacquer.
60 min / Up to 40 persons

Gold leaf stamping workshop
Gold leaf stamping technique, originally used for decoration of various
religious furnishings, fittings and statues in Buddhist temples, consists ofgluing gold leaves to the plane or three-dimensional surface with the helpof urushi lacquer. Please enjoy to create your own personal piece of art
using the world’s thinnest and finest Gold leaf!
60 min / Up to 24 persons
We are pleased to able to offer many amazing experiences in Kyoto.
However we are sorry that we can only include those as a part of group and/or FIT tours arranged by；
DMC Japan dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jpGlobal MICE Department KNT-CT Global Travel dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jp
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Wedding kimono Experience
Perfect for honeymooners or couples. Get dressed up in layers of the finest
wedding kimono for a very special photo session. Choose indoor garden planor around Kyoto by professional photographer.
2 hours – 4 hours

Sensu fan painting workshop
Amongst traditional Japanese crafts, this fan painting experience that uses
sensu fans is a popular form of souvenir for visitors. Draw and write on thefan‘s surface to your own desire, and create an original one-in-the-world fan.
60 min / Up to 250 persons

Experience Tosenkyo game
“Tosenkyo” is like a Japanese dart game, throwing an opened fan at a target on
a box. This game has been played since the Edo era by Geisha and their guests.
You can play this game in a group match or individual match.
45 – 60 min / Up to 120

Japanese candle painting workshop
Interested to paint picture on the Japanese traditional candle called wa-rosoku at
one of the few specialized Japanese candle store which have been in businessover 130 years in Kyoto. The painted Japanese candle was used to be a tribute tothe Shogunate.
45 – 60 min / Up to 20

Halal Japanese cooking
Enjoy Japanese cooking lesson Muslim Friendly and/or Halal Ingredients.
We offer you 3 course meal(Japanese soup, role SUSHI and Teriyaki Chicken) forlunch, Japanese traditional Sweets and/or Japanese course dinner.
Your request is always very welcome like HALAL SUKIYAKI, or WAGYU and so on.
Please mention your halal diet when you reserve our cooking lessons.
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1h30 – 2h / Up to 32 persons

Kindami-Yuzen Workshop
Kindami Yuzen is a dying technique using both traditional gold Kindami and
Yuzen methods of fabrics that are used in Kimonos. Make fancy crafts using
this authentic method.
60 min / Up to 40 persons

More information ?
Ask DMC Japan Kyoto at dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jp

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