Shimizu Glass is offering a factory tour and Hand-cut glass experience package. This is a traditional craft experience programme organised by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
This programme is available by reservation only.
Details
Traditional craft experience in Tokyo
Edo arts born from techniques accumulated over a century. Encounter the techniques and history through an Edo-Kiriko glass crafting activity
Plan 1
Etch your own original pattern to decorate Mt. Fuji pattern
25,000 JPN yen/person
A minimum number of participants: 2 people
https://www.lapita.jp/tokyo-kosha/dentokogei/en/tour/tour007.html
After your studio tour finishes, the Edo-Kiriko crafting activity starts at a work table. Select your choice of a red or blue glass pre-adorned with a Mt. Fuji design on it. You can add whatever you like around the figure of Mt. Fuji already rendered by the hand of an artisan.
Plan 2
Choose one from 3 types of clear (transparent) glasses, which is the origin of the Edo-Kiriko glassware,
15,000 JPN yen / person
A minimum number of participants : 2 people
https://www.lapita.jp/tokyo-kosha/dentokogei/en/tour/tour026.html
After a quick tour to the workshop , it is time to experience Edo Kiriko Hand-cut glass crafting. For the tableware you will engrave with Kiriko cut-glass techniques, select one from the options of a tumbler, a salad bowl, or a flat plate. With an image in your mind of what the clear tableware will look like adorned with patterns, select one to take home after the activity.