Learn about Sakai's traditional local industry from a traditional craftsman and try your hand at ”chu-sen” dyeing

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)

View of the Hoshiba workshop (image)

Observing the work of "chu-sen" (image)

Observing the work of "chu-sen" (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
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

This basic information is current at the time of publication and is subject to change.
Please check the official website for the latest information.

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