Experience Hall / Accommodation Experience (Training) Facility Spots in Kainan / Arita / Minabe / Tanabe Area

  • Makie (Lacquerware Decoration) Experience
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Kainan-shi Funoo 222
    This hands-on experience is offered at the Uruwashikan, a facility located about a five-minute drive from JR Kainan Station that exhibits and sells Kishu lacquerware produced mainly in the Kuroe district. The experience allows participants to try their hand at makie, a type of lacquerware decoration. Participants need not bring anything but the participation fee. Three types of lacquerware objects to decorate are available: a round tray, oval tray, or a bento box. Some of the decorative patterns available to choose from include cherry blossoms, butterflies, and goldfish. The experience is quite popular with foreign visitors to Japan and is also frequently covered by the media.

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Wakayama prefecture unites pilgrims, food lovers, and culture buffs in a tranquil corner of Japan at the base of the Kii Peninsula. The setting for many a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, Wakayama invites those in search of spirituality from one side of the prefecture to the other, from the 100-plus Buddhist temples of the sacred Mount Koya in the west to the inspiring temples of the Kumano Sanzan set among breathtaking nature in the east. Once the grueling hike is complete, make a beeline for Wakayama city to savor some of the country’s most delicious ramen noodles.

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