Mt. Fuji Ukiyo-e Japan Blue Indigo Dyeing Experience: Make your own
- Learn about the indigo blue known as “JAPAN BLUE” from a local guide and create your own original Mount Fuji hanging scroll.
- Experience traditional Japanese indigo dyeing with an instructor. Choose your favorite from four different shibori dyeing techniques to create your indigo piece.
- After dyeing your tenugui hand towel with indigo, select a Japanese ukiyo-e Mount Fuji design or a popular motif. Apply silk-screen printing to complete your one-of-a-kind hanging scroll!
- Design combinations are limitless! Create a Japanese souvenir you can only make here.
- Local guides provide interpretation and assistance throughout the experience, so you can participate with confidence even if you don't speak Japanese.-
What to expect
Begin your experience by meeting a friendly local guide who introduces the history and meaning of “Japan Blue,” the iconic indigo color cherished since the Edo period. Receive your own tenugui cloth and select from various shibori techniques to design your dyeing pattern, using sample works and silk-screen motifs for inspiration. After folding and tying your cloth, dip it into the indigo vat and watch it transform from green to deep blue as it oxidizes. Rinse and reveal your unique pattern. Once dried and ironed, choose Japanese-inspired motifs such as Mount Fuji or ukiyo-e characters to silk-screen onto your cloth. After final ironing, your original Japanese hanging scroll is complete. Take a commemorative photo and bring home a one-of-a-kind souvenir.
