Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A woman in a kimono and a man in a sweater holding a white T-shirt with the character '愛' and a green origami crane, with a blackboard filled with Japanese calligraphy in the background.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. Close-up of a man's hands using wooden tongs to pick up a pink wagashi (Japanese sweet), with a wooden table surface.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. Close-up of assorted colorful origami figures on a wooden table, including a prominently featured blue crane.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. Close-up of hands practicing Japanese calligraphy, focused on a white paper with the character '和' written with a calligraphy brush.

Kyoto
Abeya

Japanese
Cultural
Experiences

Centuries-old traditional arts and crafts are still alive and well in modern Japan. Interested in trying them out for yourself? We offer affordable experience classes in a typical dwelling from the mid-20th century located in central Kyoto. We are a 5-minute walk from Shijo station and open from 8:30 am to 8:40 pm. Classes are held in English.

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Calligraphy
T-shirt Making

Learn the right brush strokes to write your favorite Japanese characters (kanji) using traditional materials. Every effort you make will be unique and individual to you. Then use your best result to print your own T-shirt.

Price : 3800 Yen

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Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A smiling man and woman each holding a T-shirt and calligraphy work with the character '愛'. Traditional Japanese room with wooden walls and shoji screens in the background.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. Close-up of hands practicing Japanese calligraphy, focused on a white paper with the character '和' written with a calligraphy brush.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A smiling man holding two pieces of calligraphy artwork, with the characters '和' and '愛' written on them, standing in front of a wall with Japanese writing.

Origami

Think it’s too hard? Our instructor will show you how. Surprise your friends at home when you make lovely pieces for them using beautiful paper.

Price : 1500 Yen

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Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A woman in a kimono and a man in a sweater displaying colorful origami birds, with a variety of folded origami figures spread on the table in front of a blackboard with Japanese calligraphy.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A woman in a kimono and a man in a sweater creating origami, focused on their hands as they fold colorful paper, with Japanese calligraphy visible in the background.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. The hands of a woman in a kimono and a man in a sweater folding a red and a green piece of origami paper on a wooden table, with a focus on the process of origami folding.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. Close-up of assorted colorful origami figures on a wooden table, including a prominently featured blue crane.

Wagashi
With Green Tea

Make (and eat) traditional decorative Japanese sweets. Japanese tea is served!

Price : 2850 Yen

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Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A woman in a kimono and a man in a sweater are at a wooden table, with the woman teaching the man how to wrap a Japanese wagashi sweet with a bamboo leaf.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. Close-up of a man's hands using wooden tongs to pick up a pink wagashi (Japanese sweet), with a wooden table surface.

Japanese Cultural Experiences at Kyoto Abeya. A man wearing a sweater is having Japanese green tea with Japanese sweets in front of him.