Private Masterpiece Atelier & Award-Winning Kamakura-bori Seal

New2 hFree cancellationBy Name of Japan. Kamakura HANKO

About this activity

1. Enter the Master's Atelier

Meet your fourth-generation host and learn about the family's seal-making heritage since 1898.

2. Encounter Award-Winning Craft

Discover engraving tools and masterworks, with demonstrations and a deeper conversation about practice and artistry.

3. Practice Calligraphy with the Master

Learn brushwork, create a piece on fine paper, and receive the master's handwritten model.

4. Carve Your Own Stone Seal

Receive detailed personal guidance to design and carve a stone character, then stamp it onto your calligraphy.

5. Choose Your Kamakura-bori Seal and Discuss Your Name

Select an available existing handle design. Explore Japanese name characters and agree on the impression that will be entirely hand-carved later. The annually limited design is offered only while available.

6. Finish and Arrange Delivery

Take home your calligraphy and the stone seal in its pouch, and arrange shipment of the bespoke Kamakura-bori seal, generally completed in about one month.

What's included

✓Individual design/name consultation, atelier tour and English guidance
✓Original Pouch for Your Hanko
✓One selected Kamakura-bori Tsukino seal with an entirely hand-carved name impression
✓Stone seal you carve yourself, with guidance from the craftsman
✓Kimono-fabric craft case for the Kamakura-bori name seal
✓Calligraphy you write, to take home
✓Signed work certificate and digital seal-impression file

Not included

✕Shipping - only if you request shipping instead of picking it up.
✕red ink
✕An express fee (from 3,000 JPY) applies for same-day engraving services.
✕Additional charges apply for custom designs (from 3,000 JPY) or material upgrades (from 5,000 JPY).

Meeting and pickup

Take the west exit of JR Kamakura station, turn left and walk down Onari street. Turn left at the first big 5 way intersection. Kamakura Hanko is on the right side of the street.

Good to know

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible

Cancellation policy

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

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