Arai Daruma Store. Daruma painting experience
Hiratsuka city is known for its specialty craft, "Soshu Daruma". Arai Daruma Store has continued to handcraft these daruma one by one, preserving traditional techniques...
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Traditional Hands-on Experiences in Hiratsuka
After a hot cup of coffee, visitors can try their hand in preserving traditional handmade techniques by painting a Soshu Daruma doll and washing old kimonos to bring them back to life. This is a course to experience the traditional culture unique to Hiratsuka.
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Lacquer Workshop, NAMIKI (PILOT)
Pilot Corporation, known today for the pens, created a high-end fountain pen utilizing Maki-e lacquer techniques in 1926 (Taisho 15). Later, the Kokkokai (a group...
Darumaya Kyozome Main Store (Kimono Washing Experience)
Visitors can learn about the structure of kimonos, see firsthand how kimonos are washed, and experience a portion of the "washing and stretching" process.
