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Experience Programs — four kinds of experience around Arimatsu.

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Shibori, town walks, conversation, food and culture. Search across four kinds of experience and choose whatever draws you.

2026.09 – 2026.12 4 Categories

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SHIBORI

Shibori & Dyeing

Bind, dye, open the cloth out. Four hundred years of technique, learned at an artisan’s side.

PROGRAMME 01 / SHIBORI Booking open

Mangekyo and tesuji shibori: dye a stole of your own.
- Sep 19 SAT – Dec 6 SUN (41 dates)
- 10:00
- approx. 120 min
- ¥6,000
Aya Irodori
- Runs in the rain
- Meet an artisan
- Beginners welcome
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 02 / SHIBORI Booking open

Sekka itajime: board-clamped snowflake shibori on a tenugui.
- Sep 19 SAT – Dec 6 SUN (19 dates)
- 10:30 / 14:00
- approx. 90 min
- ¥2,500
Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori Kaikan (Shibori Museum)
- Runs in the rain
- Meet an artisan
- Beginners welcome
- Children welcome
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 04 / SHIBORI Booking open

Make an original shibori tenugui or large handkerchief.
- Sep 21 MON – Dec 4 FRI (47 dates)
- 10:00 / 13:00
- approx. 90 min
- ¥3,300
Arimatsu Kogei
- Runs in the rain
- Children welcome
- Beginners welcome
- Meet an artisan
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 06 / SHIBORI Booking open

Shibori and something more: a small tote bag.
- Sep 22 TUE / Oct 27 TUE / Nov 24 TUE
- 13:30
- approx. 120 min
- ¥3,000
Kobo Yuhataya
- Beginners welcome
- Small group
- Meet an artisan
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 07 / SHIBORI Booking open

A shibori eco bag that remembers its shape.
- Oct 11 SUN – Dec 6 SUN (5 dates)
- 14:00
- approx. 60 min
- ¥3,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Children welcome
- Runs in the rain
- English available
- Beginners welcome
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 03 / SHIBORI Finished

Eco print: watch plants print their colour and shape onto cloth.
- Sep 19 SAT
- 10:00 / 13:00
- approx. 90 min
- ¥2,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Beginners welcome
- English available
- Runs in the rain
See what it was
PROGRAMME 05 / SHIBORI Finished

Pick indigo leaves and dye a small piece of your own.
- Sep 19 SAT
- 10:00 / 13:00
- approx. 30–60 min
- ¥2,000
moss ARIMATSU
- English available
- Beginners welcome
- Children welcome
- Runs in the rain
See what it was
PROGRAMME 08 / SHIBORI Finished

Arimatsu unchi-zome: shibori dyed with cow dung.
- Sep 26 SAT
- 10:30
- approx. 240 min
- ¥5,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Beginners welcome
- Runs in the rain
- Talk session
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02

TOUR

Town Walks & Tours

The Tokaido and its post towns, back lanes and festival floats. Walk the memory of the town.

PROGRAMME 01 / TOUR Booking open

A mini Arimatsu tour: looking round the shops together.
- Oct 11 SUN – Dec 6 SUN (5 dates)
- 10:00
- approx. 90 min
- ¥500
Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori Kaikan (Shibori Museum)
- English available
- Guided tour
- Runs in the rain
- Small group
- Meet locals
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 04 / TOUR Fully booked

Digging deeper with Satomi: off-duty Arimatsu.
- Nov 21 SAT
- 10:00
- approx. 5 hours
- ¥4,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Guided tour
- Meet locals
- Meet an artisan
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 02 / TOUR Finished

Arimatsu in English with the Anaibito guides: walking the quiet town.
- Oct 1 THU
- 10:00
- approx. 90 min
- ¥500
In front of the ticket gates, Arimatsu Station
- English available
- Guided tour
- Children welcome
- Beginners welcome
- Walk-ins welcome
See what it was
PROGRAMME 03 / TOUR Finished

Arimatsu in English with the Anaibito guides: joining the float festival.
- Oct 4 SUN
- 10:00
- approx. 90 min
- ¥500
In front of the ticket gates, Arimatsu Station
- English available
- Guided tour
- Children welcome
- Beginners welcome
- Walk-ins welcome
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03

DIALOGUE

Dialogue & Exchange

Meet the artisans and the people carrying the craft forward. In small groups, talk of daily life and handwork.

PROGRAMME 02 / DIALOGUE Booking open

A travelling photographer’s talk: a journey through Tunisia.
- Nov 15 SUN
- 13:45
- approx. 100 min
- ¥1,500
moss ARIMATSU
- Talk session
- Walk-ins welcome
- Runs in the rain
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 01 / DIALOGUE Finished

Dai-chan the Bonbassador's men's kimono class: “Gentlemen, let's wear yukata.”
- Oct 3 SAT
- 13:30
- approx. 90 min
- ¥3,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Talk session
- Yukata
- Runs in the rain
- Walk-ins welcome
See what it was

04

FOOD and CULTURE

Food & Culture

Wagashi, tea and sake, and a machiya table. Taste the hospitality of Arimatsu.

PROGRAMME 02 / FOOD and CULTURE Booking open

Nijiiro furin: make a rainbow wind chime, and offer it to the shrine.
- Sep 19 SAT – Nov 28 SAT (10 dates)
- 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00
- approx. 60 min
- ¥1,000
Nakamachi Nengyoji
- Children welcome
- Runs in the rain
- Small group
- Meet locals
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 05 / FOOD and CULTURE Booking open

Nerikiri: shape a seasonal wagashi sweet, and enjoy it with matcha.
- Nov 16 MON
- 10:00
- approx. 120 min
- ¥3,500
moss ARIMATSU
- Sweets
- Tea
- Beginners welcome
Details & booking
PROGRAMME 01 / FOOD and CULTURE Finished

Ikebana in the Takeda storehouse, with matcha in a historic tea room.
- Oct 31 SAT
- 10:30 / 13:30
- approx. 90 min
- ¥3,600
Takeda House
- Machiya townhouse
- English available
- Ikebana
- Tea
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PROGRAMME 03 / FOOD and CULTURE Finished

The night before the festival: a dinner of the season.
- Oct 3 SAT
- 18:30
- approx. 120 min
- ¥10,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Meet locals
- Sake
- Small group
See what it was
PROGRAMME 04 / FOOD and CULTURE Finished

ARIMATSU KIMONO MARKET: choose a yukata, and walk out in it.
- Oct 4 SUN
- 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00
- approx. 60 min
- ¥5,000
moss ARIMATSU
- Yukata
- Beginners welcome
- Children welcome
- Runs in the rain
- Walk-ins welcome
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