*The contents of the exhibition booth are subject to change. *The photo below is an image.

• 1Tokyo plain dyeing

  • Tokyo-to senshoku kougyou kyoudou kumiai
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  2. Hand towel tie-dyeing, how to dye to a specified color using various tools, and unraveling will be performed. View the skills and techniques of local Tokyo plain dyeing artisans and experience the joy of creation at the workshop, where you can learn about the wonder of traditional arts and crafts.

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       You can try tie-dying a tenugui hand towel and itajime tie-dying a tote bag.

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       Watch a demonstration of itajime tie-dyeing, in which folded fabric is pressed between two wooden boards and dyed to create various patterns.

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       Hand towels, scarves, and quilted drawstring purses will be displayed.

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       Hand towels and accessory will be sold.

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• 2Tokyo Tegaki Yuzen (textiles)

  • Tokyo Kogei Senshoku Kogyo Kyodo Kumiai
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  2. The demonstration will include “underglaze painting” and “Itome norioki ”. Then try your hand at Yuzen-Sashi dyeing at the workshop by creating a pattern on a cotton handkerchief.

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       Yuzen-Sashi Dyeing Workshop

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       Demonstration with commentary of the processes of outlining the design and applying glue on the surface of the 100% raw silk fabric base for Tokyo Yuzen dyeing.

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       Panel exhibition introducing the Nagoya obi (sash) dyed using the Tokyo Yuzen Dye technique and the main processes of its making.

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• 3Tokyo Shamisen, Tokyo Koto

  • Tokyo Japanese Music Instruments & Commerce Union
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  2. Experiences such as skin-stretching and neck-making for Tokyo shamisen, mini concerts by performers, and shamisen-making workshops will be held.

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       Make your own shamisen and learn how to play the song “Sakura Sakura” on it.

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       Experiences such as skin-stretching and neck-making for Tokyo shamisen and mini concerts by performers will be held.

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       Tokyo shamisen and Tokyo koto will be displayed, allowing you to see their size and shape firsthand.

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       Accessories and other items for use with shamisen and koto will be sold.

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• 4Hachioji Textile

  • Hachioji Textile Industrial Association
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  2. Tama Ori, a type of weaving process with a history and tradition of more than 400 years, is used to produce both Japanese and Western clothes. Please take this opportunity to experience Tama Ori weaving.

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       Experience coaster weaving using silk threads.

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       Traditional artisans weave Tama Ori kimono fabric.

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       Learn about the history of Tama Ori at one of the cultural properties that make up Mt. Takao, the only Japan Heritage Site in Tokyo.

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       Tama Ori products including kimono fabric and other accessories will be sold.

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• 5Tokyo Buddhist Altar

  • Tokyo Karaki Butsudan Industry Association
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  2. Watch demonstrations of polishing and finishing fine woods such as ebony and rosewood, which are so dense, hard, and durable that they sink into water when submerged, also make your very own Kumiko coaster.

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       Experience making Kumiko coasters and fine wood chopsticks.

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       Watch how fine woods such as ebony and rosewood, which are so dense, hard, and durable that they sink into water when submerged, are polished, assembled, and finished.

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       Tokyo Buddhist altars will be displayed.

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       Handmade wooden everyday items will be sold by the artisans that made them.

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• 6Edo Sashimono

  • Edo Sashimono Association
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  2. A highly-skilled traditional Edo-style cabinetwork craftsperson will demonstrate how to make a products. There is also a workshop where visitors can make octagonal chopsticks out of Japanese cypress using a small gunner under the guidance of a craftsperson.

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       Experience making octagonal chopsticks out of cypress.

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       Watch a demonstration on how Edo Sashimono is made. The demonstration will involving using a hand plane, saw, and chisel to work on wood, during which questions can be asked.

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       Edo Sashimono will be displayed and sold.

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• 7Tokyo Hanzome (indigo-Dyed) Yukata (Summer Kimono) and Hand Towels

  • Kanto Chusen Kogyo Kyodo Kumiai
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  2. Experience dying a hand towel using the traditional dyeing technique known as Chusen. Hand towels dyed using the Chusen method are dyed without a reverse side, and the more they are used, the better they look. Hand towels that have been hand-dyed by artisans will also be sold.

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       Experience dyeing a Chusen hand towel.

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       Chusen hand towel dyeing will be demonstrated. After dyeing, products will be washed specially on the spot to show off the finished product.

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       A diorama faithfully reproducing the work process and tools used in Chusen dyeing will be displayed.

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       Japanese sundries such as hand towels, scarves, and tote bags dyed using the Chusen method will also be sold.

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• 8Edo embroidery

  • Tokyo Shishu Kyodo Kumiai
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  2. Edo embroidery artisans will give demonstrations and sell accessories they have created. Visitors can also try their hand at embroidery using silk and gold threads at the workshop.

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       Experience making a brooch, hair tie, and obi sash clip using genuine materials.

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       Creating a pattern on the obi sash and piece stitching using gold and platinum threads will be demonstrated.

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       Beautiful silk obi sashes will be displayed.
       Through these, you will understand not only the beauty but the difficulty of embroidery.

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       Obi sashes, embroidered frames, sukiya pouches, accessories, wallets, and small cloth goods will be sold.

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• 9Edo woodblock print

  • Tokyo Traditional Woodblock Print Association
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  2. Learn about Edo woodblock prints through exhibits of actual printing blocks and tools, and also by making your own uchiwa (Japanese fan).

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       Experience making an uchiwa (Japanese fan) decorated with handmade woodblock stamps.

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       Woodblocks and printing tools that are actually used to make Edo woodblock prints will be displayed.

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       Handmade woodblock prints and ukiyo-e works will be sold.

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• 10Tokyo Shippou

  • Tokyo Shippou Industry Association
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  2. In the cloisonne ware workshop, feel the heat emitted from the electric furnace during the firing process and see how the shimmer of the glaze changes after firing. The highlight of the demonstration is when the different types of glazes are blurred together to add color.

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       Experience Shippo-yaki ceramic.

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       The openwork cloisonne production process and wired cloisonne production process will be demonstrated.

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       Wired cloisonne accessories, including primarily traditional crafts designated by the city of Tokyo, will be sold.

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• 11Edo Kiriko

  • Edo Kiriko Cooperative Association (Shimizu Glass Co., Ltd.)
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  2. Experience using a cutting machine to etch traditional patterns such as chrysanthemums onto glass. You can also take home your creation.

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       Experience Kiriko glass making.

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       The process of making Edo Kiriko glass and Kiriko glass items will be displayed.

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• 12Tokyo carving metal

  • Japan Choukinkai
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  2. The art of metal engraving on copper. There will be a demonstration of inlaying methods, in which silver or other base metals are engraved with a pattern, then inlaid with a different metal.

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       Use silver plate to make a flat pendant or ring-shaped pendant with a hammered finish.

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       As the term “engraving” suggests, a chisel is used to engrave a pattern, which is then hammered out, and then inlaying (line inlaying and damascening) is used to add pure gold wire, gold lead, or silver lead.

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       Decorative items created using engraving methods will be displayed.

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       Products including items made with inlaid designs will be sold.

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• 13Tokyo Yogasa

  • Tokyo Umbrella Association
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  2. Through demonstrations on how umbrella fabric is made using a special sewing machine and how that fabric is attached to the umbrella skeleton, you will feel the beautiful and strength in a Tokyo Umbrella product. You can also make an original miniature umbrella.

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       Write or draw on a miniature umbrella to create an original item.

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       Watch a demonstration on how umbrella fabric is made using a special sewing machine.

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       Tokyo Umbrella will be sold.

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