NEWS (#Hands-on Experience)

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  Try your hand at making Bizen Pottery in Okayama

  At the Bizen Mugen-an pottery studio & shop, you can try your hand at making classic Bizen pottery. Bizen pottery is unglazed stoneware and with a history of over 1,000 years, it is one of the oldest types of pottery in Japan. Visitors can choose ....
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  Make customized jeans in Kojima, Okayama–the mecca of Japanese denim

  Japanese denim is well-known worldwide for being high-quality. Even though the original patterns and designs were imported from the U.S.A., the fabric is dyed with locally-made indigo fabric dye, a color so deep and rich that it is known as “Ja ....
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  Maneki-neko Cat Museum & Painting Workshop in Okayama

  This charming museum is one of only a few of museums in Japan dedicated to maneki-neko or beckoning cats. The maneki-neko cats are symbols of good luck–either in business or in relationships– and have been loved by Japanese people for cen ....
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  Visit the Sword Museum in Okayama

  A must-see for sword lovers! Observe the actual sword-making process by swordsmiths at a workshop in one of Japan’s premier sword production centers: Bizen Osafune Sword Museum, located in Setouchi City, Okayama. The traditional folding and for ....