Learn about Sakai's traditional local industry from a traditional craftsman and try your hand at ”chu-sen” dyeing
Sakai's traditional local industry of "chu-sen" dyeing requires a practiced and experienced craftsman to perform a variety of processes. A distinctive feature of chu-sen is that the front and back sides of the cloth have identical coloring and patterns. This is accomplished by carefully hand-dyeing both sides of the cloth. Observe the craftsman's skills up close and experience the delicate and meticulous spirit of Sakai workmanship. In the [1 hour 30 minute course], you get a tour of the workshop and listen to the craftsman speak. In the [2 hour course], you can try tie-dyeing a hand towel using the same dye as what is used in chu-sen. In the [3 hour course], you can experience various steps of the chu-sen process, namely itaba (drawing), dotebiki (building embankments), kojin (mixing dyes), and hamakata (rinsing). If you do the 2 or 3 hour course, you will be allowed to take the hand towel you dyed home with you.
Photos
View of the Hoshiba workshop (image)
Observing the work of "chu-sen" (image)
Observing the work of "chu-sen" (image)
Information
- Minimum Number of Passengers
- 2 participants
- Maximum Capacity
- 6 participants
- Participation Restrictions
- We request that you do not bring children in the lower grades of elementary school or younger to participate.
- Meeting and Exchange Areas
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Kitayama Senkojo dyeing shop
Tsukuno-cho 3-5-12, Nishi Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture - Open Period
- Closed on certain days
- Closed Period
- Closed on weekends and holidays. Closed during the Golden Week holiday, summer holiday and New Year’s holiday.
- Meeting Times and Business Hours
- From 10:00 a.m./From 2:00 p.m.
- Tour Schedule
- Tour of the workshop and listening to the craftsman talk about chu-sen (required time: 1 hour 30 minutes). 1) Start time of your choosing (meet up directly at the venue), 2) Listen to the craftsman talk about "chu-sen," Sakai's traditional industry, 3) Workshop observation (makitori [rolling the fabric], norioki [glue application], dotebiki [building embankments], sosogizome [dye application], mizu arai [rinsing], dassui [dehydration], tateboshi [drying], and shiage [adding the final touches]), and 4) Look at products dyed in the chu-sen way in the gallery. *no hands-on dyeing After the tour, the program ends./Listen to the craftsman talk about "chu-sen" and experience tie-dyeing (time required: roughly 2 hours). 1) Start time of your choosing, meet up directly at the workshop, 2) Listen to a talk about Sakai's traditional industry of "chu-sen," 3) Tie-dyeing experience, 4) Look at products dyed in the chu-sen way in the gallery, and after looking, the program ends./Experience each of the procedures of chu-sen (time required: roughly 3 hours). 1) Start time of your choosing, meet up directly at the workshop, 2) listen to a talk about Sakai's traditional industry of "chu-sen," 3) hands-on experience with chu-sen (norioki [glue application], dotebiki [embankment building], sosogizome [dye application], mizu arai [rinsing]), 4) look at products dyed in the chu-sen way in the gallery, and after the tour, the program ends.
- Required Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours.
- Provision of Meals
- Meals are not provided
- Universal accessibility
- The workshop floor is uneven, and there are tight spaces.
- Parking
- Not available
- Notes
- After you make your request for a reservation, the tour will be finalized after the experience facility confirms that it can accept you. Then, the reservation is official.
- Related websites
- https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/61
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