Craft workshops in Tokyo
- Adult prices range from ¥1,000 for washi making at Ozu Washi to ¥6,600 for tenugui dyeing at Tenukuri Kobo.
- For Edo kiriko, workshops cost ¥3,630 at Sokichi and ¥5,500 at Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan, both taking 90 minutes.
- For weekend visits, options include Shinohara Furin Honpo on Saturdays, Yamato Sample Seisakusho, and Shirokane Pottery School.
Hands-on craft workshops in Tokyo that take a single person range from ¥1,000 for one sheet of washi paper to ¥6,600 for tenugui (hand towel) dyeing, and most finish in 60 to 120 minutes. Edo kiriko (cut glass) is ¥3,630 for an adult at Sokichi in Asakusa and ¥5,500 at Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan in Kinshicho, and at both you take the glass home after 90 minutes. This page lays out the prices and times of 11 workshops in the 23 wards, covering wind bells, indigo dyeing, stencil dyeing, washi, bamboo blinds, food samples and pottery.
In short
- Prices are for one adult, tax included. Workshops with a child price say so in their section.
- Booking is the norm at every workshop. Some are closed on weekends and holidays.
- Prices and times were checked on October 29, 2026 on each workshop’s official site and on the experience pages of GO TOKYO, the official Tokyo tourism site.
Checked with official pages on October 29, 2026 (Japan time).
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1. How to choose a craft workshop in Tokyo (price, time, days)
To try something for up to the ¥2,000s, the options are washi paper making at Ozu Washi (from ¥1,000), wind bell painting at Shinohara Furin Honpo (¥1,800) and an indigo-dyed handkerchief at Wanariya (¥2,500).
- Cutting a glass (Edo kiriko): Sokichi (30 seconds on foot from Asakusa Station, sessions from 8:30 a.m. on weekends and holidays) or Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan (Tuesday to Saturday).
- Dyeing: Wanariya (indigo, 60 minutes), Somenosato Ochiai (stencil dyeing, 120 minutes) or Tokyo Some Monogatari Museum (fine-pattern komon dyeing, weekdays only).
- On a weekend: Shinohara Furin Honpo (open on Saturdays), Yamato Sample Seisakusho (some weekend workshop days) or Shirokane Pottery School (every day except the year-end and New Year period).
- Near Nihonbashi and Tokyo Station: Ozu Washi (2 minutes on foot from Shin-Nihombashi Station).
2. Comparison table: price and time at 11 craft workshops in Tokyo
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| Workshop | Craft and adult price | Time | Nearest station, on foot | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sokichi | Edo kiriko ¥3,630 | 90 min | Asakusa, 30 sec | Web |
| Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan | Edo kiriko ¥5,500 | 90 min | Kinshicho, 8 min | Web (elementary school children by phone) |
| Shinohara Furin Honpo | Wind bell ¥1,800 / ¥2,400 | 60 min | Mizue, 12 min | — |
| Wanariya | Indigo dyeing from ¥2,500 | 60 min | Iriya, 8 min | Web |
| Somenosato Ochiai | Stencil dyeing ¥4,400 | 120 min | Nakai, 4 min | — |
| Tokyo Some Monogatari Museum | Komon dyeing ¥3,000 / ¥5,000 | 90 to 120 min | Omokagebashi, 2 min | Web |
| Tenukuri Kobo | Tenugui dyeing ¥6,600 | 120 min | Keisei-Tateishi, 8 min | From 2 people |
| Ozu Washi | Washi making from ¥1,000 | About 45 min | Shin-Nihombashi, 2 min | — |
| Edo Sudare Tanaka Seirensho | Bamboo blinds ¥3,000 | From 45 min | Iriya, 7 min | — |
| Yamato Sample Seisakusho | Food samples ¥1,870 to ¥5,280 | 20 to 40 min | Kita-Ikebukuro, 5 min | Web (calendar) |
| Shirokane Pottery School | Pottery ¥3,960 plus firing fee | 60 min | Hiroo or Shirokane-Takanawa, 10 min | Web |
Source: each workshop’s official site and the GO TOKYO experience pages (checked October 29, 2026; Japanese). A “—” means no information was found on the official page.
3. Practical points when choosing a craft workshop in Tokyo
Around Asakusa and Iriya, Sokichi (Edo kiriko), Wanariya (indigo dyeing) and Edo Sudare Tanaka Seirensho (bamboo blinds) are close together, so you can combine two in a day. Wanariya and Tanaka Seirensho are both in Senzoku, Taito Ward.
Some workshops open on weekdays only. Tokyo Some Monogatari Museum and Tenukuri Kobo are closed on weekends and holidays, and Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Sokichi, in contrast, has many sessions on weekends and holidays, starting from 8:30 a.m. up to 5 p.m.
Whether you can take your work home that day depends on the workshop. At the two Edo kiriko workshops you take the glass home, while Shirokane Pottery School fires pieces in a kiln, so a firing fee based on the size applies. To combine this with factory tours, the Japanese guide to factory tours in Tokyo (Japanese) lists when reservations open.
4. Cutting or blowing glass (Edo kiriko and Edo wind bells)
Sokichi Kiriko Taiken Classroom (Asakusa)
An Edo kiriko classroom 30 seconds on foot from Asakusa Station. The 90-minute course is ¥3,630 for adults and ¥2,860 for under 18s, and you choose one of 6 types of clear glass to cut. A colored glass adds ¥1,100 to ¥4,510. Sessions start at 10:15 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays, and at 5 times from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays, with a ¥550 surcharge for the 5 p.m. session. You book through the form on Sokichi’s 90-minute course page (Japanese).
| Name | Sokichi Kiriko Taiken Classroom |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1-14 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Workshop start: weekdays 10:15, 13:00, 15:00; Sat, Sun and holidays 8:30, 10:15, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 |
| Phone | 03-6802-8948 |
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Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan (Kinshicho)
An Edo kiriko workshop and shop, an 8-minute walk from Kinshicho Station toward the Skytree. The experience is ¥5,000 for adults (junior high school age and older), ¥5,500 with tax. You practice cutting first, then cut the real glass, and take it home after 90 minutes. From 4th grade of elementary school, there is a 60-minute lidded-box cutting experience (¥2,500, ¥2,750 with tax), applied for by phone except on Saturdays. Sessions run Tuesday to Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., up to 4 people each (Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan, Edo kiriko experience page, Japanese).
| Name | Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-10-9 Taihei, Sumida-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–17:00 (Closed Mon, Sun, year-end and New Year holidays). Workshops: Tue–Sat 10:30, 13:00, 15:00 |
| Phone | 03-3623-4148 |
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Shinohara Furin Honpo (Edogawa Ward)
An Edo wind bell workshop, a 12-minute walk from the north exit of Mizue Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line. The course where you blow the glass and then paint it is ¥2,400, and the painting-only course is ¥1,800. Both take 60 minutes (GO TOKYO, Edo wind bell making experience, Japanese).
| Name | Shinohara Furin Honpo |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-22-5 Minami-Shinozakicho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–12:00 (Tue–Sat), 13:00–18:00 (Mon–Sat). Closed Sun, holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (irregular holidays Jul–early Sep) |
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5. Dyeing cloth (indigo, stencil, komon, tenugui)
Wanariya (Iriya)
A workshop for indigo dyeing and weaving. Indigo tie-dyeing costs ¥2,500 for a handkerchief (¥2,400 if paid in advance) and ¥3,800 for a tenugui, and takes 60 minutes. Groups of up to 45 people are accepted (Wanariya indigo dyeing page, Japanese). It is an 8-minute walk from Iriya Station.
| Name | Wanariya |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-8-10 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–18:00 (Irregular holidays) |
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Somenosato Ochiai (Futabaen)
A dyeing workshop, a 4-minute walk from exit A2 of Nakai Station. Stencil dyeing, where you dye a table center using 14 stencils and 7 colors, is ¥4,400 for 120 minutes. Depending on the season there is also persimmon-tannin dyeing and fresh indigo leaf dyeing (GO TOKYO, dyeing experience, Japanese).
| Name | Somenosato Ochiai (Futabaen) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-3-6 Kami-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–17:00 (Closed Mon, year-end and New Year holidays) |
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Tokyo Some Monogatari Museum (Tomita Senkogei)
A Tokyo fine-pattern (komon) dyeing workshop, a 2-minute walk from Omokagebashi Station on the Toden Arakawa Line. You dye a komon pattern on white silk: ¥3,000 for a small piece (kogire) and ¥5,000 for a fukusa (a small ceremonial cloth), taking 90 to 120 minutes. Part of the workshop tour is free (GO TOKYO, Tokyo some komon tour and workshop, Japanese).
| Name | Tokyo Some Monogatari Museum (Tomita Senkogei) |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-6-14 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–16:00 (Closed Sat, Sun, holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, Golden Week) |
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Tokyo Wazarashi Sozokan Tenukuri Kobo (Katsushika Ward)
A tenugui workshop, an 8-minute walk from Keisei-Tateishi Station. You dye one tenugui using “chusen”, a method where paste keeps the pattern and dye is poured over it. The short course is ¥6,600 for 120 minutes, for 2 to 6 people (GO TOKYO, tenugui dyeing experience, Japanese).
| Name | Tokyo Wazarashi Sozokan Tenukuri Kobo |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-14-9 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Workshop: 10:00–12:00 (Mon–Fri), 14:00–16:00 (Mon, Tue, Thu). Closed Sat, Sun, holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, Golden Week |
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6. Making washi, bamboo blinds, food samples and pottery
Ozu Washi (Nihonbashi)
A workshop run by a washi paper shop, a 2-minute walk from exit 5 of JR Shin-Nihombashi Station. Making a sheet of A4-size washi starts from ¥1,000 per sheet, takes about 45 minutes, and is limited to 4 people at a time. For how Sundays and Mondays are handled, see GO TOKYO, hand-made washi workshop (Japanese).
| Name | Ozu Washi |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-6-2 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 10:30–16:00 (Closed Sun, year-end and New Year holidays; workshop studio also closed Mon) |
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Edo Sudare Tanaka Seirensho (Senzoku)
A bamboo blind (sudare) workshop founded in the Meiji era, a 7-minute walk from Iriya Station. Watching a certified traditional craftsman at work and making an item such as a coaster is from ¥3,000 for 45 minutes, and you take what you make home (GO TOKYO, Edo sudare workshop tour and experience, Japanese).
| Name | Edo Sudare Tanaka Seirensho |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-18-6 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–18:00 (Irregular holidays) |
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Yamato Sample Seisakusho (Kami-Ikebukuro)
A workshop of a food sample maker founded in 1952. There are 14 menus, including sweets such as parfaits and tarts, tempura and lettuce, priced from ¥1,870 to ¥5,280 and taking 20 to 40 minutes. Check the workshop days on the official Yamato Sample Seisakusho experience menu page (Japanese) and its calendar, then book. It is a 5-minute walk from Kita-Ikebukuro Station.
| Name | Yamato Sample Seisakusho |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-18-2 Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (Closed Wed, Thu, year-end and New Year holidays; workshop days per official calendar) |
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Shirokane Pottery School (Shirokane)
A one-day pottery experience with hand building and an electric wheel costs ¥3,960 per person plus a firing fee. You make the piece in an hour and collect it about 3 weeks later. The firing fee depends on size: about ¥1,000 for a 10 cm cup and about ¥2,000 for a rice bowl (Shirokane Pottery School, one-day pottery page, Japanese). It is a 10-minute walk from each of Hiroo Station and Shirokane-Takanawa Station.
Official information checked: October 29, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and times may change.
| Name | Shirokane Pottery School |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-13-4 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–20:00 (Closed year-end and New Year holidays) |
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Sources
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Checked with official pages on October 29, 2026 (Japan time).
