Workshops in Kanazawa

3 workshops with a verified description

Kanazawa · Craft

Gold Leaf Sakuda

At the Sakuda gold leaf shop in the Higashiyama district you design a pattern with masking tape, apply thin gold leaf to chopsticks, a plate or a mirror, and take the item with you right away. It lasts about an hour and the price depends on the item, including materials: chopsticks ¥1,760 and a round plate ¥2,310. From 1 January 2027 the prices go up, the chopsticks to ¥1,980 and the plate to ¥2,750. There are four sessions a day, at 9:00, 10:30, 13:00 and 15:00, and the website has an English version.

¥1,760 · ≈ $11Maps Source Book on Klook

Price checked September 2026

Kanazawa · Craft

Kaga Yuzen Kimono Center

At the Kaga-yuzen center you hand-paint a handkerchief in the colors of the Kaga-yuzen technique and leave with it the same day. The freehand painting lasts about an hour and costs ¥2,750, with last admission at 15:00, and stencil dyeing, shorter and simpler, costs ¥1,650. A group of up to 4 people can come without booking, from 5 people you book a week ahead, and the place accepts visitors from abroad. The center is closed on Wednesdays, and entry to the exhibition costs ¥500.

¥2,750 · ≈ $17Maps Source

Price checked September 2026

Kanazawa · Food

Morihachi Main Store

On the second floor of the main store of Morihachi, a confectioner that served as sweets supplier to the ruling dynasty of Kaga, you press dry rakugan sweets in wooden molds, eat some with matcha and take the rest home in a box. It lasts 40 minutes and costs ¥1,870, including entry to the sweet mold museum in the same building. You book at least two days ahead, minimum two people, at the 10:00 and 15:00 sessions. The museum has an audio guide in English, and the sweets are not kosher.

¥1,870 · ≈ $12Maps Source

Price checked September 2026