Nagaoka Meichiku: Takuyukan Workshop Tour and Bamboo Craft Workshop
An hands-on experience creating bamboo crafts at a bamboo workshop in Kameoka while listening to explanations from the artisans.
At a bamboo workshop in Kameoka, Kyoto, you’ll experience bamboo crafting while handling bamboo grown in Kyoto. You’ll learn about the characteristics of bamboo and how it’s processed from skilled artisans. In addition to a tour of the workshop, you can choose from a selection of items—such as bamboo baskets, coasters, condiment holders, and bamboo lanterns—to create during the workshop. You can take your finished piece home as a souvenir of your trip—this program offers a hands-on way to experience traditional crafts firsthand.
Reservations & Registration
- Registration Period & Deadline
- Advance reservations required (please call to confirm same-day reservations)
- Cancellation Policy
- To be confirmed
Basic Information
- Season
- Year-round
- Closed Days & Excluded Dates
- Sunday
- Meeting Time & Hours of Operation
- Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. / Start times can be adjusted when making a reservation
- Schedule
- Meet & Check-in → Introduction to Takeya Workshop → Workshop Tour → Selected Bamboo Craft Workshop → Take Home Your Finished Piece
- Duration
- Approximately 60 to 120 minutes (depending on the content)
- Group Size
- Minimum 1 people – Maximum 20 people
- Participation Restrictions
- Children in elementary school or younger are encouraged to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please confirm safety guidelines in advance for activities involving the use of tools.
- Language Support
- Staff: Japanese
Assumes the information is provided via machine translation. - Accessibility
- None (subject to consultation)
Pricing
- List Price
- Please see the URL below.
https://nagaokameichiku.com/%E7%AB%B9%E8%A3%BD%E5%93%81workshop/
Access & Meeting Place
- Meeting Place & Ticket Pickup Location
- Nagaoka Meichiku Co., Ltd., Kameoka Workshop (Chikuyukan)
50 Minotsubo, Hozu-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture - Parking Information
- Available (for about 2 standard-sized cars)
Operator Information
- Operator Name
- Nagaoka Meitake Co., Ltd.
- Address
- 50 Minotsubo, Hozu-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Phone Number
- 075-925-5826
- Official Website
- https://nagaokameichiku.com/%E7%AB%B9%E8%A3%BD%E5%93%81workshop/
Area & City/Town Introduction (Kameoka City)
Kameoka City has long been the center of Tamba Province. Toward the end of the Sengoku period, Akechi Mitsuhide built Kameyama Castle, and the city flourished as the castle town of the Kameyama Domain.
Today, the city is home to its “Three Major Tourist Attractions”: the “Hozu River Boat Ride,” the “Sagano Torokko Train,” and “Yunohana Onsen.” In addition, visitors can enjoy nature-based activities such as “rafting,” “paragliding,” and “BBQ at the River Station and Waterfront Park,” allowing you to fully experience the unique charms of this area. The area is also blessed with the charms of each season: cherry blossoms and rapeseed flowers in spring, bellflowers in summer, cosmos and autumn foliage in fall, and sea of clouds from late fall through early spring.