Workshop Spots in Hita Area

  • Komorebi Kobo
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Hita-shi Mamedamachi 10-1
    This shop, standing across from the Important Cultural Property-designated Kusano Honke, is owned and operated by a wood sandal company established in 1946. Selling traditional geta sandals as well as modern wood sandals, here you can find footwear that not only goes well with yukata robes and other Japanese clothing, but also original designs perfect for everyday use. In addition, as a company-owned and operated shop, the establishment also offers repair and mending services. Another nice thing about the shop is its wide selection of products suitable for different seasons and purposes.
  • Aizawa Shitsugei Kobo
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Hita-shi Mamedamachi 10-2
    "This shop sells lacquerware on the Mamedamachi Shopping Street' Miyuki-dori Street a 20-minute walk from Hita Station. The shop is owned by one of the few remaining Hita lacquerware craftsmen. The shop's products, which employ an individual style and which are created using a technique called dry lacquering, have won numerous awards. The shop boasts a wide selection, including trays, plates, and flower vases. The shop's Mameda Mame ""Bean"" Hina dolls are as tiny as their name implies and are particularly popular. The shop also repairs broken and cracked tableware and holds kintsugi classes in which participants use lacquer and gold to slowly but surely repair a favorite piece of broken tableware with their own hands."

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A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don’t hesitate to explore Oita a little further.

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