Wakwak-kan Hemp Accessory Making Workshop

[Details] Time Required: 90-120 min. (9:30AM-5:30PM)

1. Tour, hemp accessory explanation About 15 min.
2. Hemp accessory making workshop About 70 min.
3. Matcha and Machiya (traditional townhouse) tour About 15 min.

[Cost] For 1 guest: ¥16,500 (consumption tax included)
*Please arrange your own transportation to Wakwak-kan.
　We recommend taking a taxi.
*The workshop requires at least 2 participants.
*For children age 4 and older, the workshop fee is that same as for adults.
*The cost for the tour only is the same as for the workshop.
*Reservations can be booked up to 7 days in advance.
　To book reservations, please consult the concierge.
　+81-75-532-1111 Front Desk Concierge
*Cancellation Rules: 2-7 days in advance: 20% fee, 1 day in advance: 60% fee, Same day: 100% fee
Generally, changing reservations (including changing the date or time) will be treated as cancellation. Thank you for your understanding.

Hemp has always been deeply connected to the Japanese way of life, with a profound relationship not only to clothing, but to religious rituals as well, where it has been valued for its purifying aspects.

In this activity project, you can learn about the culture of hemp, and create a hemp accessory in a workshop led by a hemp artisan.

You can choose from 4 hemp accessories exclusively for guests at this Hotel, and you can take your hemp accessory home with you to protect against misfortune and bring good luck.

Yashu Asa Hemp
The Hemp used in this Hemp accessory making workshop is high quality Yashu Asa Hemp fiber from Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, which is used to make sacred rope ornaments (shimenawa) for shrines and The sacred rope belts worn by yokozuna in sumo wrestling.
Furthermore, The Hemp used in The workshop is blessed at Tomisaki-jinja Shrine in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture. Tomisaki-jinja Shrine is dedicated to Amenotomi no Mikoto, a kami(god) who created mirrors, jewels, and Hemp for The Inbe Clan, which was associated with making implements for Imperial Court rituals and building shrines, so this Shrine has a very intimate connection with hemp.

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