Visiting an old Japanese paper factory and see how Washi is made with the craftsman's guide is a special experience, but we offer more!
After making own paper and looking around the factory, you can make your own Japanese notebook. Using the paper you just made for the front and back covers of the notebook. The papers inside are also Washi that this factory made. Learn Japanese binding technique from a local graphic designer/letterpress printer, Suguho Aoyama. She fell in love with Washi and moved to Uchiko from Shizuoka.
You get to choose color of strings, so it will be one of a kind. I would be nice to make a travel note with your original notebook.
Then visit ORIGAMI vending machine to get a small but unique souvenir.
These ORIGAMI are made by Chizuru Okano, the owner of a small shop right next to the vending machine. If you are lucky, you get to see to her and have a fun conversation about how she makes ORIGAMI and why she put ORIGAMI in the old Tabaco vending machine.
In the end, the guide will take you to the Ikazaki kite museum to learn about Ikazaki kites and history of this area. When the weather is nice, you can fly a kite at the riverside.
You get to choose either having a short taxi ride and walk around the area or riding a bicycle the whole time*. The guide will take you through the residential area and stop at spots only locals would know.
*If it rains, it will be taxi ride and walk even you chose bicycle ride.
Enjoy “Real Japan” at a lovely river side town.
〈What’s included〉
-English speaking guide
-Factory tour at Japanese paper factory
-Paper making experience
-Japanese binding and notebook making workshop
-Entrance fee for kite museum
-Bicycle rent OR Taxi fee
-Travel insurance
〈Time Schedule〉
12:30 Meet at Uchiko visitors center = 13:00 Japanese paper factory = 14:00 Notebook workshop = 15:15 ORIGAMI vending machine = 16:00 Kite Museum = 17:00 Back to Uchiko visitors center
Contact | Uchiko Tourism Association TEL +81-893-44-3790 愛媛県知事登録旅行業 地域ー212号 (一社)内子町観光協会 |
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Price | 2 pax = 25000 JPY per person 3 pax = 20000 JPY per person 4 pax = 18000 JPY per person 5 pax = 16000 JPY per person 〈Number of people〉 Minimum 2 pax / Maximum 5 pax 〈Cancel Policy〉 20 days ~ 8 days before the start date of the trip 20%, 7 days ~ 2 days before 30%, The day before the start date of the trip 40%, Before the departure time of the start date 50%, After the departure time and No-show 100% |
Operation day | All year around Tuesday to Friday Only *Exclude Japan National Holiday |
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