12 craft workshops in Hiroshima
- Workshops under ¥1,000 include Miyajima shakushi making (¥660), Mihara Daruma face painting (¥800), and Otake papermaking (¥800).
- Kumano brush making is ¥3,500 at Fude-no-Sato Kobo (admission separate), and Koyudo make-up brush workshops start from ¥1,650.
- Most workshops require advance reservations, with deadlines from the day before to 2 weeks before depending on the place.
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Hiroshima craft workshops come in under ¥1,000 for Miyajima rice paddle (shakushi) making (¥660), Mihara Daruma face painting (¥800) and Otake papermaking (¥800). Kumano brush making is ¥3,500 at Fude-no-Sato Kobo (admission is separate), and make-up brushes at Koyudo start at ¥1,650. Most workshops need a reservation in advance, with a deadline from the day before to 2 weeks before, depending on the place.
This page covers 12 places in Kumano, Miyajima, Mihara, Onomichi, Takehara, Fukuyama, Otake, Akitakata, Etajima and Hiroshima City, with what you make, the price, time needed, booking and parking.
In short
- Make a Kumano brush: Fude-no-Sato Kobo (the finishing steps, 60 minutes) or Koyudo (make-up brushes, weekdays only).
- Combine with a Miyajima visit: shakushi making at the Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center (phone the day before) and glass beads at Miyajima Glass Studio (same-day if there is space).
- With children: Mihara Daruma face painting (no age limit, 30 minutes), Otake papermaking (¥600 for elementary school children and younger) and Kagura mask painting at Kagura Monzen Toji-mura.
- To take home a bowl you made: Okiyama Kobo (Etajima-yaki) and POTTER Kanae in Aki Ward, Hiroshima (it is fired and collected or sent later).
Checked with official pages on October 28, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
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1. How to choose a craft workshop in Hiroshima
- To make a Kumano brush: Fude-no-Sato Kobo (the finishing steps, 60 minutes) or Koyudo (make-up brushes, weekdays only)
- To combine it with a Miyajima visit: shakushi making at the Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center (phone by the day before) and glass beads at Miyajima Glass Studio (same-day if there is space)
- With children: Mihara Daruma face painting (no age limit, 30 minutes), Otake papermaking (¥600 for elementary school children and younger) and Kagura mask painting at Kagura Monzen Toji-mura
- To take home a bowl you made: Okiyama Kobo (Etajima-yaki) and POTTER Kanae in Aki Ward, Hiroshima (it is fired and collected later)
2. Prices and booking at the 12 craft workshops in Hiroshima
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| Place | Workshop | Price | Booking | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fude-no-Sato Kobo | Finishing a Kumano brush | ¥3,500 + admission | Reservations first | 166 spaces, free |
| Koyudo | Make-up brush making | ¥1,650–¥5,500 | Up to 3 business days before | Available |
| Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center | Shakushi making | ¥660 | Phone by the day before | None (paid lots at Miyajimaguchi) |
| Miyajima Glass Studio | Glass beads | ¥3,900 | Reservation (same day if space) | Paid lots at Miyajimaguchi |
| Mihara Daruma Kobo | Daruma face painting | ¥800 | — | — |
| Kobo Onomichi Hanpu | Canvas coasters | ¥1,210 | Up to 1 week before | — |
| Machinami Take Kobo | Bamboo craft | ¥1,800–¥3,000 | — | Nearby public parking |
| Aiya Terroir | Indigo dyeing | From ¥3,850 | Reservation | — |
| Otake Tesuki Washi no Sato | Papermaking | ¥800 | Up to 2 weeks before | 3 spaces |
| Kagura Monzen Toji-mura | Kagura mask painting | From ¥1,800 | — | 300 spaces, free |
| Etajima-yaki Okiyama Kobo | Pottery | ¥1,000 + weight | Phone or fax | — |
| POTTER Kanae | Pottery | ¥3,500 + firing fee | Advance reservation | 2 spaces |
A “—” means the official sites and the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation pages give no information. Sources: each facility’s official site and the workshop pages of “Dive! Hiroshima” by the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation (checked October 28, 2026).
3. What to know when choosing a craft workshop in Hiroshima
The traditional craft workshops in Hiroshima are spread out by production area: Kumano (brushes), Miyajima (shakushi), Mihara (daruma), Takehara (bamboo craft) and Otake (washi paper). From central Hiroshima City, Kumano is reached by bus, and Miyajima by JR or streetcar to Miyajimaguchi and then a ferry.
Plan Miyajima workshops on the basis that you do not bring a car to the island. The Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center has no parking lot, and Miyajima Glass Studio also asks you to park near the Miyajimaguchi pier and come by ferry.
Some workshops take only weekdays and others also take weekends. Koyudo’s brush-making workshop runs Monday to Friday (except holidays), and Kobo Onomichi Hanpu takes no workshops on Sundays and holidays. Aiya Terroir is closed on Sundays. On the other hand, Otake Tesuki Washi no Sato has regular open days on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.
With pottery, you cannot take your piece home the same day. It is fired and then collected or sent to you, and POTTER Kanae charges shipping separately.
4. Two Kumano brush workshops (Kumano Town)
For Kumano brush making, Fude-no-Sato Kobo takes workshops every day it is open, and Koyudo only on weekdays.
Fude-no-Sato Kobo (Kumano Museum of Art)
In “Brush Making Demonstration and Workshop”, you watch a craftsman make a brush and try the “finishing” step. The fee is ¥3,500 (admission is separate), it takes 60 minutes and takes up to 8 people, and it is held between 9:30 and 15:30 on open days. Reservations come first, and groups of 9 or more should consult the museum. If you book 2 weeks ahead, your name can be carved on the brush handle (brush making demonstration and workshop page of Fude-no-Sato Kobo, Japanese).
Admission to the permanent display is ¥400 for adults and ¥200 for elementary to high school students, and the price changes during special exhibitions. Parking is free for 166 regular cars (admission information of Fude-no-Sato Kobo, Japanese).
| Name | Fude-no-Sato Kobo (Kumano Museum of Art) |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-17-1 Nakamizo, Kumano Town, Aki District, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (next weekday if a holiday), New Year holidays |
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Koyudo (make-up brush workshop and direct store)
This is the workshop of a make-up brush maker. Brush making costs ¥1,650 to ¥5,500 depending on the course and takes about 15 to 45 minutes. You can have a name or favorite letters put on the handle. Workshops run Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 9:30 to 15:00 (except 12:00 to 13:00), and you reserve up to 3 business days before. A workshop tour (about 15 minutes, free) also needs a reservation (workshop tour and brush making page of Koyudo, Japanese). The direct store and workshop have parking space for 1 large bus.
| Name | Koyudo |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-4-7 Hiradani, Kumano Town, Aki District, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00. Monday–Saturday (except holidays) |
| Phone | 082-854-0418 |
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5. Two Miyajima workshops (Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi)
Shakushi making at the Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center is ¥660 and is taken by phone reservation up to the day before.
Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center (Miyajiman Kobo)
You pick a shakushi (rice paddle) with a wood grain you like and add a pattern with a hot iron. The fee is ¥660 including one shakushi, and it takes about 30 to 45 minutes. You reserve by phone by the day before and give a start time between 9:30 and 15:30. Payment is in cash on the day only. The venue is on the 3rd floor of the building, reached by stairs only (shakushi making page of the Miyajima Crafts Cooperative, Japanese). The same building also has a Miyajima carving workshop (¥2,750).
| Name | Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center (Miyajiman Kobo) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1165-9 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Closed Mondays (next day if a holiday), December 29–January 3 |
| Phone | 0829-44-1758 |
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Miyajima Glass Studio FizzGlass
You make a glass bead (tombo-dama) and turn it into an accessory, for ¥3,900 per person. It is taken on a rolling basis between 10:30 and 14:30. It takes about 30 minutes per person, but the glass needs time to cool slowly after you make it, so you collect it 70 minutes after you make it. It is for ages 13 and over (height 140 cm or more), and you book on the reservation site or by phone, with same-day bookings if there is space (glass bead accessory page of the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation, Japanese).
| Name | Miyajima Glass Studio FizzGlass |
|---|---|
| Address | 557-1 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Workshops 10:30–14:30 (rolling basis) |
| Phone | 080-6304-2397 |
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6. Three workshops in Mihara, Onomichi and Takehara
Mihara Daruma face painting is ¥800, takes 30 minutes and has no age limit.
Mihara Daruma Kobo (inside the Mihara Tourist Association)
Painting the face (“mensogaki”) of the Mihara Daruma, a local folk toy of Mihara, is ¥800, and making a daruma is ¥1,500. It takes 30 minutes for 1 to 10 people and is taken on Monday and Wednesday from 13:00 to 16:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 (except holidays) (Mihara Daruma face painting page of the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation, Japanese).
| Name | Mihara Daruma Kobo (inside the Mihara Tourist Association) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1-1 Shiromachi, Mihara City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Workshops Monday and Wednesday 13:00–16:00, Saturday 10:00–13:00 (except holidays) |
| Phone | 0848-67-5877 |
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Kobo Onomichi Hanpu
You choose a stencil and use fabric paint to make 2 canvas coasters. It is ¥1,210 for an individual (¥1,100 for 10 or more people) and takes 30 minutes or more. It takes 2 to 20 people, and individuals book up to 1 week before. It takes no workshops on Sundays and holidays. Cancelling from 2 days before to the day itself costs the full workshop fee (workshop page of Kobo Onomichi Hanpu, Japanese).
| Name | Kobo Onomichi Hanpu |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1-16 Tsuchido, Onomichi City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Workshops closed Sundays and holidays |
| Phone | 0848-24-0807 |
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Machinami Take Kobo (Takehara)
It is on Honmachi-dori in the preserved townscape district, and you make bamboo crafts under a craftsman’s guidance. The prices are ¥1,800 for “Kazaguruma ichiren” (a pinwheel), ¥2,500 for “Shikainami basket” and “Kazaguruma niren”, and ¥3,000 for a “one-day workshop” (materials are separate). Park at Michi-no-Eki Takehara (48 spaces) or the Shinmachi municipal lot (47 spaces) (bamboo craft workshop page of the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation, Japanese).
| Name | Machinami Take Kobo |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-12-14 Honmachi, Takehara City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–16:00 (closed New Year holidays) |
| Phone | 0846-22-0973 |
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7. Three workshops in Fukuyama, Otake and Akitakata
The Otake papermaking workshop is ¥800 for 2 postcard-size sheets, and you reserve up to 2 weeks before.
Aiya Terroir (Yamano-cho, Fukuyama)
This is an indigo dyeing workshop: a tenugui hand towel is ¥3,850, a stole ¥5,500, a T-shirt ¥11,000, and cloth you bring (natural fiber) is ¥33 per gram. Workshops start at 10:00 or 14:00 and take about 90 minutes. You reserve through a web form or by email or phone, and it is closed on Sundays. Payment is cashless (indigo dyeing workshop page of Aiya Terroir, Japanese). It is in the hills, about 50 minutes by car from JR Fukuyama Station.
| Name | Aiya Terroir |
|---|---|
| Address | 3410 Yamano, Yamano-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–17:00 (closed Sundays) |
| Phone | 080-2905-8845 |
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Otake Tesuki Washi no Sato (Otake)
You make paper from 100% kozo (paper mulberry) fiber. The course with 2 postcard-size sheets is ¥800 (¥600 for elementary school children and younger), the course with 1 A4 sheet is ¥600, and it takes about 90 minutes (including a tour of the facility and drying time). It starts at 10:00 or 13:00, and you apply through a web form or by phone up to 2 weeks before the day you want to come. It also takes bookings on days other than the regular open days (the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, and Tuesday and Thursday mornings each week) (papermaking page of Otake Tesuki Washi no Sato, Japanese).
| Name | Otake Tesuki Washi no Sato |
|---|---|
| Address | 3365 Boka, Otake City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Regular open days: 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month 10:00–15:00, every Tuesday and Thursday 10:00–12:00 |
| Phone | 0827-93-3576 |
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Kagura Monzen Toji-mura Kagura Workshop (Akitakata)
At this facility in the home of kagura (Shinto ritual dance), painting a kagura mask is from ¥1,800, swords and bows and arrows are ¥500 each, and an oni stick is from ¥300. Days off are given in the Toji-mura schedule (Kagura Monzen Toji-mura Kagura Workshop page of the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation, Japanese). Parking is free for 300 cars.
| Name | Kagura Monzen Toji-mura Kagura Workshop |
|---|---|
| Address | 14627 Hongo, Midori-cho, Akitakata City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–16:00 (days off given in the Toji-mura schedule) |
| Phone | 0826-54-0888 |
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8. Two pottery workshops (Etajima and Aki Ward, Hiroshima)
The pottery workshop closest to central Hiroshima is POTTER Kanae in Yano, Aki Ward, where the instructor fee of ¥3,500 is plus a firing fee.
Etajima-yaki Okiyama Kobo (Etajima)
This is a workshop for Etajima-yaki, made by hand-building and on an electric potter’s wheel and finished with a glaze made from oyster shells. The fee is a ¥1,000 lesson fee plus ¥2 per gram of your finished piece’s weight (before tax). It takes about 120 minutes and is for ages 3 and over, you reserve by phone or fax, and the start time is agreed by consultation (Etajima-yaki pottery workshop page of the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation, Japanese).
| Name | Etajima-yaki Okiyama Kobo |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-14-1 Miyanohara, Etajima-cho, Etajima City, Hiroshima |
| Phone | 0823-42-4309 |
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POTTER Kanae Pottery Studio and Gallery (Aki Ward, Hiroshima)
This is a small pottery studio in an old house, with small-group workshops. The instructor fee is ¥3,500 (ages 5 and over), plus a firing fee from ¥600 and shipping. There are morning (10:00 to 12:00) and afternoon (13:30 to 15:30) sessions from Thursday to Sunday (except the New Year period), and a session takes 120 minutes. Reservations are taken by phone, email and Jalan net (old-house pottery workshop page of the Hiroshima Prefecture Tourism Federation, Japanese). Parking is 2 spaces.
| Name | POTTER Kanae Pottery Studio and Gallery |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-28-23 Yanonishi, Aki Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Workshops Thursday–Sunday 10:00–12:00, 13:30–15:30 (except the New Year period) |
| Phone | 090-7505-6364 |
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Sources
18 pages we checked
- Fude-no-Sato Kobo: brush making demonstration and workshop
- Fude-no-Sato Kobo: admission information
- Koyudo: workshop tour and brush making
- Koyudo: direct store and workshop
- Miyajima Crafts Cooperative: shakushi making
- Dive! Hiroshima: Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center
- Dive! Hiroshima: glass bead accessory making (Miyajima Glass Studio)
- Dive! Hiroshima: Mihara Daruma face painting
- Kobo Onomichi Hanpu: workshops
- Dive! Hiroshima: bamboo craft workshop / Machinami Take Kobo
- Aiya Terroir: indigo dyeing workshop
- Aiya Terroir: about us
- Otake Tesuki Washi no Sato: papermaking
- Dive! Hiroshima: Otake handmade washi papermaking
- Dive! Hiroshima: Kagura Monzen Toji-mura Kagura Workshop
- Dive! Hiroshima: Etajima-yaki pottery workshop
- Dive! Hiroshima: pottery in an old house (POTTER Kanae)
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on October 28, 2026 (Japan time).
