Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 19
Crafts and hands-on
Indigo and tea dyeing
藍染めと茶染め
Hands in the vat: dye a cloth in deep indigo, or a tote in tea leaves that would otherwise be thrown away. The colour keeps changing as it dries.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- About 1.5 hours
- 季節Season
- All year (closed Tuesdays).
- 人数Group
- 1–8 guests
- 移動Getting there
- Meet thereBy trainCome in your own carLicensed hire car, arranged by usThe hire company bills you directly; the partner bills you for the day.Travel by train or in your own car. If you'd rather be driven, we book a private car with a licensed driver, and the hire company bills you directly.
- 集合Meeting point
- Takumi-shuku, Mariko, Shizuoka City.
- 料金Price
- We book it; the partner charges you directly
We book it; the partner charges you directly.
Reserve
Choose a day, and book it
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The story
Hands in the vat: dye a cloth in deep indigo, or a tote bag in tea leaves that would otherwise have been thrown away. A quiet craft that suits families and couples alike; the colour keeps changing as it dries.
In the bamboo-and-dye workshop at Takumi-shuku you fold, tie and dip cloth in indigo, then rinse it and watch the pattern appear. Or print a design on a tote dyed with tea that would otherwise have been thrown away.
A quiet, hands-in-the-vat craft that suits families and couples alike.
Photographs 2
We never photograph other visitors' faces.
Good to know
Included
- Booking the workshop
Not included
- The workshop fee, paid to the workshop
- Travel
- Price
- The partner sets the price and charges you directly. Booking it through us is free; if your host comes along to guide and translate, the guide fee applies.
- Meeting point
- Takumi-shuku, Mariko, Shizuoka City.
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapA4
Takumi-shuku, Kobo Take to Some · About 67 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Takumi-shuku's bamboo-and-dye workshop offers Suruga bamboo craft and dyeing, including indigo and a tote dyed with tea that would otherwise be thrown away.
Source: takumishuku.jp (opens in a new tab) - 02
Takumi-shuku is open 9:30–18:00 and closed on Tuesdays (open on holiday Tuesdays, closed the next weekday instead).
Source: takumishuku.jp (opens in a new tab)
Ask us about a date.
Tell us the day, who's coming and what you'd like to see. Your host replies within a few hours, in English or Japanese.
The partner sets the price and charges you directly. Booking it through us is free; if your host comes along to guide and translate, the guide fee applies.
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- Price
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- Map
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The hire company bills you directly; our fee is for the guiding.
