Nara: Chopsticks Making Class with 100-Year-Old Wood

5.0(1)1 hFree cancellationBy Tea Lounge Navi Cafe

About this activity

• Carve chopsticks from Nara cedar over a hundred years old, shaped to fit your own hand

• Watch a skilled host at work, then make your own pair beside them at your own pace

• Learn how chopsticks are used in Japan, and how the types and shapes differ

• Learn why Nara's cedar forests matter so much within Japan

• Take home a souvenir that nobody else has, because you made it yourself

• Choose a deer chopstick rest of Nara pottery to take home as well

• Ask your Nara-born host where to go next before you leave - the shops and lanes no guidebook lists

What's included

✓Yoshino cedar chopsticks crafting experience
✓Explanation and guidance by a skilled artisan
✓The chopsticks you’ll create as a special souvenir

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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