【Currently out of service】Kurashiki Folk Craft Experience Tour
Experience Mingei with a lecturer, the owner of a longestablished folk craft store, and a guide Interpreter. Visit Ohara House, Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum and Mukai-matsu dormitory. This guided tour includes a sushi-making experience at Mukai-matsu dormitory. Mingei is nothing more than old-fashioned furnitureand tableware. By learning the way of thinking and how to enjoy it, you should change your "view of things" after the tour is over.
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Participant(s) (ages 12+)
JPY 0
Highlights
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【Know】Even a 100-yen cold tofu looks like a wonderful piece of art when served on a folk craft plate. You will find yourself stopping at folk craft shops that you would normally pass by. By letting you know the history and how it is used, we will create the foundation for you to feel the beauty of folk crafts.
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【Look】You can actually see folk crafts at the folk craft museum. We hope that each participant will feel the beauty from their sensibilities and become more deeply absorbed in "folk craft".
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【Choose】We have prepared special folk tableware for you.Participants will make sushi rolls and choose the tableware to serve them on.
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【Taste】Sensitivity to beauty is also different for each person. You can enjoy folk crafts with a combination of tableware and sushi that you yourself feel the beauty of.
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【Share】"Why did you choose this color?" Or, "Why does your neighbor like this shape?" Let's have a conversation among participants to share about the folk craft they have chosen. You will discover many things.
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【Encounter】After enjoying the meal, visit a folk craft store. Each person has his or her own way of using folk craft. You may encounter and discover new things by comparing the products with the culture and customs of each country. If you find something you like, please buy it. It will become a part of your wonderful daily life.
Outline
Schedule
Pickup / Checkin
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Welcome guests at Ohara House
Reception starts at 9:30am.
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融民藝店 店主 山本尚意氏による解説
Commentary by Mr. Yamamoto, the owner of the MINGEI TORU (Local Folk Craft Shop) at Ohara House
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Guided tour of Ohara House Katalyzer
Move to Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum and tour the inside
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Restroom break (tourist information center)
Move to Mukai-matsu dormitory while enjoying the townscape of Kurashiki
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Selection of folk craft tableware at Mukai-matsu dormitory
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Making sushi rolls after lecture by instructor
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Mealtime
Let's share the selected tableware with everyone.
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Head to Local Folk Craft Shop(Kurashiki Mingei, MINGEI TORU). After that, free dissolution.
(The interpreter guide will accompany you until 14:30)
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Plan Information
What's Included
- The Admission Fee for Ohara House Katalyzer
- The Admission Fee for Kurashiki Museum of Folk Crafts
- The Food Costs for Sushi-Making Experience
Restrictions
- Please refrain from participating if you have a fever of 37.5 degrees or higher on the day or if you are not feeling well.
What to Bring
- Please wear shoes and clothes suitable for walking
Additional Info
- The tour is accompanied by National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter.
- Please let us know in advance if you have any food allergies or any foods you can't eat due to your religion..
- Please take measures against infectious diseases, such as wearing amask as necessary and keeping an appropriate distance from others.
- The program may be canceled unavoidably due to the instructor,venue, or other circumstances.
- We are planning to take pictures of this monitor tour for our website and promotional purposes. Depending on the material, your face may be reflected, so if you are concerned, please let us know in advance.
Cancellation Policies
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2 days before to 17:00
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1 day before to 17:00
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