Sekka Cotton Furoshiki Class

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Kyoto, Japan

1 hour (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Swap sightseeing for a deep immersion in Japanese traditional crafts with this dyeing class at the Kyoto Shibori Museum. You'll learn how to dye a silk cotton furoshiki (wrapping cloth) using the sekka shibori method. At the end of the lesson, you'll leave with a beautiful cotton furoshiki to serve as a souvenir of your trip to Kyoto.

Private lesson, exclusively for your party: Ensures a personalized experience
Immerse yourself in traditional Japanese handcraft techniques
Leave with a beautiful souvenir of your visit to Kyoto
Learn the art of sekka shibori from your teacher

What's Included

Admission fee to the museum

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Kyoto Shibori Museum
135-5 Shikiamichō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8261, Japan
We are located southeast of Nijo castle. Only 5 mins. walk from Nijo castle.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Kyoto Shibori Museum

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 20 reviews

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This is actually a 2-part...

Maria_W, Jul 2025

This is actually a 2-part experience. first you create your shibori dyed item, then while its drying you walk through the museum upstairs. I enjoyed the shibori dye process thoroughly and will make more items in the near future.

Wonderful experience

Heather_G, Jul 2025

The experience was really fun, and it was so interesting to learn about the history of shibori. Come with extra money ...there are really beautiful things to buy.

Quality Experience - Learning Opportunity

Michael_B, Apr 2025

Everything about this experience was worth it. It's a fun, family friendly environment with numerous individuals that speak English. My only comment is the dying, hands-on crafting portion is a little too standardized & easy. If you children are young or middle-aged, this is an ideal activity. For those of you in adulthood, the furoshiki is a great souvenir, but you may be underwhelmed with the crafting. The best surprise was the museum afterwards, which you can enjoy while your cotton creation dries. The employees working there shared details about all the pieces and how they were made. Our family spent twice as long just learning & enjoying the art. Their shop is also full of unique pieces that are perfect gifts for all females/styles. Overall, recommend the activity as a fun family experience, or just visit the museum, well worth it.

delightful - loved the artisans here!

Kristie_M, Apr 2025

absolutely delightful experience. fun! quick, different, memorable. wonderful people/artisans run this crafting experience, where you also learn about ancient kimono-making techniques

We would do this again and again!

Molly_M, Dec 2024

This was an absolutely delightful experience. Not only is the family so helpful and kind, but the museum is full of remarkable, beautiful textile art. My teens and I all really enjoyed the furoshiki dyeing class so much, and felt very welcome. We will happily do it again on our next visit to Kyoto, and until then, we will enjoy the beautiful piece of art we purchased from the museum!

Sekka furoshiki

Karen_M, Nov 2024

Super friendly hosts helped make experience quite magical! Highly recommended experience. Shibori museum was also very interesting with many beautiful pieces.

Fun & educational Kyoto experience!

NAN_R, Sep 2024

This experience was so much fun! Folding and dying our own scarves while learning about the craft made for great family bonding time, and the museum tour after was fascinating. Our teachers were knowledgeable and engaging and took the time to thoroughly answer questions. We would definitely recommend this booking!

This museum was a pleasant surprise!

Nicole_T, Mar 2024

The Shibori Museum was awesome. The educational video, Passion and talent of the staff, and beauty of the art was a highlight of our trip. The activity of creating and dyeing the furoshiki was pretty quick and very straight forward.

A personalized piece of Kyoto

Tatje_D, Jan 2024

I wasn’t sure if this was an experience that the instructors did for us or we were able to complete on our own. We did this class entirely on our own and the instructor was very detailed in how to fold and dye the fabric. This studio has been here for 85 years and they were very proud to show us around and explain the different techniques. I would come back here again and do something else.

A great workshop

ANN_D, Nov 2023

Everyone was kind and helpful, fantastic workshop and excellent tuition .would highly recommend. I have a lovely reminder of my holiday.

Excellent experience

beverley_C, Oct 2023

Lovely ladies who gave excellent tutorial. Included in the price was a tour around the exhibition which was amazing and so interesting. I would thoroughly recommend this activity.

Shibori Dyeing

SumikoT, Mar 2023

I enjoyed the process of Shibori dyeing. While dyeing, we had a chance to see the Shibori Museum. There was a wonderful exhibition of the Shibori fabrics which was created by 50 artisans and took 50 years. Just amazing!!