Marumasu-Nishimuraya Handicraft Factory

Marumasu - Nishimuraya is a traditional craft workshop in a 100-year-old townhouse and was started by Yoshio Nishimura. Yoshio Nishimura is a traditional Japanese craftsman. He worked in the Kyo-Yuzen dyeing industry after his family was first founded in 1905. He wanted to share this technique with others and decided to hold tutorial classes to people can experience the traditional dyeing technique by themselves. Kyo-Yuzen is one of the famous dyeing techniques in Japan, as it uses distinctive and vivid colors.

Not only the dyeing technique, the Marumasu Nishimuraya workshop also has a tutorial class on how to wrap traditional Japanese towels Furoshiki and how to make chopsticks and decorate chopsticks.

Kyo-Yuzen is a traditional Kyoto dyeing technique with a dyeing technique that originated in the mid-Edo period, to the end of the 17th century. The name of this product was coined by Miyazaki Yuzensai. The dye is applied directly to the fabric, and the designs often showcase the natural and animal beauties of the different seasons in vivid and vibrant colors. What makes the Kyo-Yuzen technique special, is a process known as itome-nori. During this process, the artist coats the edges of the pattern with starch, so that the surrounding dyes do not mix. Thus, one can create precise and thin lines, which is difficult to achieve even with stitch work, and create different beautiful designs according to the seasons. Kyo-Yuzen products are completely handmade and extremely complex, with 26 stages to completion. Throughout the years, there have been tutorials on simpler methods such as fabric printing and pattern painting so that more people can experience and create their own Kyo-Yuzen products.

Furoshiki towel wrapping is an age-old traditional Japanese technique and is gaining popularity again as an eco-friendly way to pack, protect and carry your personal belongings. Furoshiki was originally a way for people to wrap and carry their clothes, but later people used it to wrap and carry things of different shapes and sizes.

With the experience program at the Marumasu-Nishimuraya workshop, depending on the choice of making handkerchiefs, hand fans, T-shirts, small canvas bags, handbags, towels for wrapping, curtains, you can choose by yourself. Choose and color with your favorite material. There are English-speaking staff to guide guests to practice very attentively. There are many classes depending on whether you are a novice or a beginner and you can choose the one that is right for you. Minimum time is 1 hour, longest is 5 hours. If you're smart, you can bring your own work home the same day and you can guarantee it's 100% made in Kyoto Japan

Website : https://www.marumasu-nishimuraya.co.jp/en/

Phone : +81 75 211 3273