Chuo City Trip Overview
We will learn how to make itayauma, a traditional Japanese toy, with the Product Designer En!
Itayauma date back to Edo period (1603 – 1868) in Akita prefecture (precisely in Kakunodatemachi, Senboku city), a folk toy with 200 years of history!
It was originally made weaving some strips of a beautiful tree trunk called itayakaede (commonly known as “painted maple”).
In this workshop, we will Upcycle unnecessary paper bags and wrapping papers to create a unique interior design product!
Choose the colors and the patterns which you prefer and gives life to a very original itayauma that only you can make!
Join us comfortably from home and create a piece of modern Japanese art.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Chuo City, Japan
Trip Category: Classes & Workshops >> Craft Classes
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We will learn how to make itayauma, a traditional Japanese toy, with the Product Designer En!
Itayauma date back to Edo period (1603 – 1868) in Akita prefecture (precisely in Kakunodatemachi, Senboku city), a folk toy with 200 years of history!
It was originally made weaving some strips of a beautiful tree trunk called itayakaede (commonly known as “painted maple”).
In this workshop, we will Upcycle unnecessary paper bags and wrapping papers to create a unique interior design product!
Choose the colors and the patterns which you prefer and gives life to a very original itayauma that only you can make!
Join us comfortably from home and create a piece of modern Japanese art.
Itinerary
In studio experience is a hybrid-format of entertainment connecting virtual and real experience at the same time. The workshop will be broadcast live to online audience from our studio in Tsukiji, Tokyo.
1. Introduction
2. Lecture on Itayauma Origin
3. “How to Make the Components”
4. “How to Make Itayauma”
