Natural dye experience in a traditional house
Visit a hidden mountain village named Oda, located at the east side of Uchiko Town, and have a natural dye experience at 100 old Japanese style house.
In Oda, chestnuts are produced from a long time ago.
An English speaking local guide takes you to a short walk to show you around the village includes to see some chestnuts trees.
The chestnut burrs dye experience will be held at a traditional houses nearly 100 years old.
A local vegetable dying group named "Someya Tetoha" will teach you how to dye with chestnuts burrs. You can leave some marks to make it more original to you.
＜What's included＞
-English speaking guide*
-Short walk
-Natural dyeing experience
-Insurance
*French speaking guide is also arrangeable with additional 15000 yen per a group.
＜Time schedule example＞
9:30AM Meet our guide at the road station Seseragi = 9:40 Short walk = 10:15 Natural dye experience = 11:30 Short walk to the road station Seseragi = 12:00 End
Oda’s specialty "Tarai Udon"
- "Tarai Udon" is Udon noodles served in “Tarai”, a wooden tub.
The dipping sauce for Udon noodles uses broth from dried sardines, shiitake mushrooms, and soybeans. And the noodle are soft not like Sanuki Udon in Kagawa prefecture.
There are some local restaurants serve Tarai Udon in this area.
We recommend to try it for lunch after the experience!
Information
| Contact | Uchiko Tourism Association TEL +81-893-44-3790 E-mail: contact@uchiko.info ★Please apply at least 2 weeks ahead of time from the application form below. |
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| Price | (2026.1.1~) 1 pax = 45000 JPY per person 2 pax = 24000 JPY per person 3 pax = 18000 JPY per person 4 pax and more = 15000 JPY per person 〈Capacity〉 Maximum 6 pax ※Please ask for large groups. 〈Cancel Policy〉 14 days ~ 8 days before 20%, 7 days ~ 2 days before 30%, 1 day before 50%, On the day and No-show 100% |
| Operation day | All year Week day ONLY |
Itineraries
Road side station SESERAGI
Village Walk with a guide
Take a walk around the Oda village with a local guide.
You will see a small chestnut field and some old houses while the guide tells you the story of the Oda village.
You may skip this walk, but the fee will stay the same.
30 minutes
The former Ninomiya residence
The former Ninomiya residence is an old wooden house established as the Ninomiya sawmill in Showa 17 (1942). It is a building with plenty of elaborately designed wood and glass plates, and was designated as a "Registered Tangible Cultural Property" in October 2021.
You get to do the workshop in the backyard of Ninomiya residence.
Design
You get to dye a cotton cloth (58cm x 58cm).
Choose between wood sticks or elastic strap to marks your cloth. The place you put those parts will remain white.
Dyeing
Dye the cloth with a solution made by boiling chestnut burrs.
What color will it be?
Chatting
Enjoy chatting with lecturers and guide during the workshop.
The ladies don't speak English, but their hospitality will tell you are welcomed.
Finish
The cloth can be used for kitchen cloth, big handkerchief, mini scarf and more!
Walking back
After the dyeing workshop, the guide will take you a short walk by the river to the meeting spot. Now you have circled the village.
20 minutes walk
Road side station SESERAGI
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