Experience Kumihimo and Kano Musubi, wishing your dream may come true!
【HIGHLIGHTS】
- An experience to make an amulet by using braids and stones
- Experience the knotting method with famous braids "Kano Musubi" that are used in the pouches of lucky amulets at shrines
- After completion, take home it home as a bag ornament or as a key chain
【SCHEDULE】
Arrival♪→Choose your Kumihimo braid and stone♪→Make your Kano Musubi♪→The Kano Musubi is finished♪→End
【DETAILS】
Please listen to a briefing on Kyoto Kimura Family Jewelry Craft Shop "Mizu to Abura" and the history of the Kumihimo braids. You can choose two colors each for your braid and stone. Under the guidance of the cheerful staff, you will start braiding with a lot of fun. Now your own one-of-a-kind amulet is done! You make another to give someone as a present. May all of your wishes come true.
【TRIVIA】
Japanese Kumihimo braids
Do you know the movie called 'Your Name' that became the 2nd place on the all-time list in Japanese cinema history? The Kumihimo braids play an important role in the movie. The two main characters wear the braids as a bracelet and a hair ornament. It became more popular after the release of the movie. Kumihimo, a traditional Japanese handicraft, is a string that consists of a thin silk thread and cotton thread. There are three types; the square 'Kadouchi thread,' the flat ribbon-like 'Hirauchi thread,' and the round 'Maruuchi thread.' Originally, in the process of introducing Buddhism into Japan in the Nara period, it came from China as an ornament for Buddhist alter article, Scriptures, and scrolls. And it was later used as a part of armor and as decoration of tea utensils. Kumihimo braids are currently made in Kyoto, Tokyo as well as Iga in Mie Prefecture. The type differs in each region so Kumihimo in Kyoto is called Kyo Kumihimo, in Tokyo it is called Edo Kumihimo, and in Iga it is called Iga Kumihimo. A fusion with Western culture has been promoted, For example, Nike once adopted the flat Kumihimo 'Sanbuhimo' as the strings of their sport shoes.