Super fun, interactive experience. I did this activity with my 12yr old (his pick!) and it was a blast.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Use of the Workshop
- Variety of woods (free and paid upgrades available)
- Bilingual Staff
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- One minute walking distance from the famous Yasaka Pagoda in Gion. Located on the 2nd floor of the building.
Return
- One minute walking distance from the famous Yasaka Pagoda in Gion. Located on the 2nd floor of the building.
Itinerary
Choose from a variety of beautiful types of wood, each with its own color, grain, and character. Whether you prefer a lighter or darker tone, or something in between, find the perfect wood to match your taste. Then, select your ideal length; short or long to create chopsticks that truly fit your hand. Once you've made your selections, place your chopsticks on the stand and use a hand plane to carefully carve them into shape. After carving, smooth the surface and edges with sandpaper to bring out the natural beauty and comfort of your chopsticks. Finally, apply a coat of natural oil to protect and enhance the finish, giving them a soft, polished look. As an optional touch, you can have your name engraved in Japanese or your native language, making your chopsticks truly one-of-a-kind.
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Reviews
It was amazing!!! Tara, the lady helping us, made it very easy, and ( somehow) helped someone with the hardest wood! You get ALOT of options, and then you get to carve the wood, into a chopstick shape! When your done, you can choose whether you want it square or circular. If you do fully circular, ( you can just do the bottem circular and the top not, then you can.) Then you can't put the engravings on!
It was amazing. It’s fun, the cost can be cheap or expensive. It’s depends about your budget. They give us a lot of choice.
Thank you Kengo for this great experience!
It was a really great experience. the person who we, Kengo was really sweet and helpful.
It was a really good experience. Kengo was a very kind man and helped us the whole way through. The price for adding your name and emojis to your sticks was well worth it. Overall a great time, I highly recommend it to anyone, even if you won't use them back at home.
Filip was awesome. Great experience
We loved the workshop and our little boy made a wonderful memory. Thanks to Filip! 🙌🏽
We had a great time with Shirin who was our guide for the experience. It was for about an hour. It wasn't too costly. We chose to use the easy wood because both of us were unsure of our skill level but with her guidance they actually turned out alright! It's a fun little experience especially if you have kids. We saw a bunch and they had fun! Highly recommended!
Great experience. Really fun and easy and a lovely souvenir to take home. Our guide Filip was great, very friendly and informative. Would recommend.
Kengo was a great guide. We liked the workshop
Amazing. We worked with Tanvir and he was super helpful and we had an awesome and fun time!! Recommend to everyone to do when in Kyoto!!
Alessandro was so kind, patient and helpful during our experience. Highly recommended.
Tanvir was amazing and incredibly helpful. He went the extra step to ensure our sticks were perfect!!! This was an amazing family activity and would highly recommended to everybody!!!
Tanvir was super great and very helpful and made it a pleasant experience! Lots of fun with my family
Super easy and fun, Tanvir was super nice and made teaching easy
Great experience! Peter our instructor was very helpful and patient with us. Definitely recommend !!
Really nice workers and selection of woods, I enjoyed the experience with Tanvir, super friendly guy. Would recommend 100%
Great experience and Takumi was a great employee will recommend
Had a great experience making our own chopsticks! All the staff were very friendly and welcoming, especially Zen Sensei, who guided us through the whole process. A fun and memorable experience in Kyoto. Highly recommended!
Thank you Mr.Zen who shows us how to make chopsticks. This is so much fun and amazing experience that everyone should try once when they visit Japan.
Address easy to find, workshop has cozy and nice atmosphere. Fun experience here with Zen - guider here. Recommended!
The experience was amazing and flew by. Filip was an awesome guide and was extremely helpful and friendly! It wasn’t too loud or too quiet inside and made for the perfect summer afternoon activity for a family on vacation . This experience was perfect for tourists, locals, and everyone in between. In just one hour, we made memories and really cool chopsticks that we will be able to use forever!
We had a wonderful time making chopsticks today with Filip! It was the perfect activity for a family and you get to leave with a memorable keepsake. While we were working had a great conversation about Japan with Filip as well. You can engrave anything you would like. Kids 12 and 15 loved it too!
Had a great time. Our instructor August was brilliant
We loved the experience and sharing this moment with other people. We are very grateful to Mabia, our teacher in the workshop; she was absolutely delightful!
It was really fun making your own chopsticks. Chi was a fun instructor and made it all very easy. Top.
Honey has been very nice and very good guide in addition to being patient with us she is the best
Our chopstick teacher Honey was really nice with us. She had lot of patience with us.
Honey is the best chopstick teacher. Thank you so much!! Very recommended experience
Perfect experience to do in Kyoto, really cool chopsticks. And Chi was amazing guiding us in this work!
Perfect. Really cool experience.Chi was so kind. We had a really good time.
The experience was great, and we all had a great time creating our chopsticks with Chi.
Really fun and our guide Chi was incredible. It’s an amazing souvenir for your trip
Amaizing experience. Chi was the best
Wonderfully meticulous experience. Different types of wood, sanding, and crafting techniques, which were described all in great detail by our guide (Chi). Would recommend for anyone in Kyoto, in the Yasaka Shrine area!
Our guide Rafa was great 👍😎🇳🇴🇯🇵
This was an amazing experience. Our instructor Rafa was really nice and made the experience unforgettable.
A fun workshop with several options regarding the final result. Sam is a good instructor.
We had an amazing experience especially with Sam! She was very clear about everything, and made our experience really easy and good. Thanks!
Went with some friends and it was alot of fun, our guide Sam was friendly and very clear with her instructions. Would recommend if you'd like to have your own set of chopsticks
It was a lot of fun. We went with friends and we started immediately. Sam helped us calm, friendly and patiently. Would recommend if you’re in the area.
Was really fun to make my own chopsticks
It was a great experience. It is easy and memorable. Agmed helped us to make, he was so kind.
We had such a wonderful experience learning how to make traditional wooden chopsticks. The workshop was well organized, fun, and easy to follow, even for beginners. A special thank you to Ahmed, who was an amazing instructor. He was patient, friendly, and explained every step clearly. He made the experience enjoyable and helped everyone create beautiful chopsticks to take home. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Japan and looking for a unique cultural experience!
Sam was a wonderful instructor. I made a mistake and she helped me fix it. My husband wasn’t excited about it at first but ended up enjoying the experience - we gifted them to our daughters. Would highly recommend. Thank you Sam!
Very good activity with Sam :)
Thanks to Keshavi for very good instructions:-)
An amazing experience! Creating my own chopsticks 🥢 was much more special than I expected. Dany was incredibly kind, patient, and passionate, explaining every step of the process. It’s a fun, authentic activity, and you leave with a unique souvenir from Japan that you made yourself. I highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Kyoto! 🇯🇵✨
Dany was amazing! I knew that worshop would be amazing but with Dany’s help was more than expected! Thank you 🙏
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