You may try polishing chopsticks with a machine. The chopsticks are achieved by applying multiple layers of lacquer after placing eggshells and seashells inside.

You can make paper and decorate it with pressed flowers and paper-thin paulownia wood to have a postcard when it's dried. It's easier than it sounds and the workshop is open even for kids.

Why not try making your own Nenjyu/Juzu (Buddhist prayer beads or malas) and have a unique experience as well as a panoramic view of Kitagatako Lake and Kashima-no-Mori (a former island) in a relaxed atmosphere? Here the word "unique" doesn't mean your work will have a particular look but it's sure to have a special meaning to you that makes you want to keep it always close to you.

You will enjoy a wide range of arts and crafts workshops such as pottery, glass blowing, wax-resist fabric dyeing and bamboo works making in the flourishing forest.

You may first take a close look at masters' craftsmanship at their studio and then try making by yourself a bamboo work such as bamboo dolls and bamboo dragonflies that you could take home with you as a souvenir.

Designated as national traditional arts and crafts for its fifteen centuries-old history. Choose one to paint (bowl, picture frame, coffee serving tray or hand mirror) and create your original lacquer work. The museum also has a series of exhibitions to tell the history and the manufacturing process of Echizen Lacquerware as well as "Dashi (Float)" which is achieved by applying Echizen Lacquerware techniques.

Sabae City a.k.a. "Mecca of Eyeglasses" manufactures more than 95 percent of the eyeglass frames made in Japan. The museum displays and sells more than 2,500 eyeglasses of the latest style as well as it has a collection of the eyeglasses worn by celebrities such as Yujiro Ishihara and some exhibitions explaining the old manufacturing processes. You could also try making an eyeglass strap or have a break and enjoy local sweets at the museum café.

You can make a paper knife/letter opener from copperplate. The workshop is open for adults and children aged 10 years or older.

As the largest producer of handmade Washi (Japanese paper) in Japan, Echizen offers this unique Echizen paper workshop available only here where you'll try your hand at paper marbling and making everyday items like Uchiwa (Japanese fan) or paper bags with your handmade paper.

With the help of staff at pottery school in Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics, you will make an Echizen-ware ceramic work with your hands.
*The artworks are not available for international shipping.

[Estimated time required] 120 minutes
[Operating seasons] Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter
[Available languages] Multilingual staff available

You will paint a ceramic work with the help of staff at pottery school in Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics. *The artworks are not available for international shipping.

You can enjoy a good matcha tea served in Echizen-ware tea cup at the tea room located in Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics.

Both the young and the not-so-young will enjoy this workshop. You're spoilt for choice and choosing parts for your work will be just as entertaining as treasure hunting!

The traditional arts and crafts of Wakasa-Obama such as lacquerware, agate works, Washi (Japanese paper), and roof tiles have been developed along with the regional food history and culture. Here you will experience the local craftsmanship through the chopsticks-polishing or paper-making workshops as well as appreciating the artworks made by master craftsmen (which you could also buy as souvenirs).

"Urushi Daruma" (a lacquered wooden doll) is very popular as a lucky charm for bringing academic and school success. This is the only workshop in Japan at which you can to paint it by and for yourself.

You can make your own glasswork at the "Obama Glass" (locally blown glass) atelier.

You may try polishing chopsticks with a sandpaper so that the seashells placed inside them will appear. The chopsticks are achieved by applying multiple layers of paint (artificial lacquer).