The Road from Edo Period
The 63rd Tokyo Traditional Crafts Fair
The Road from Edo Period
The 63rd Tokyo Traditional Crafts Fair
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will be hosted the 63rd Tokyo Traditional Crafts Fair at Takashimaya Shinjuku Store. This fair will features crafts displays, sales, demonstrations and workshops.
Please take this opportunity to touch the traditional crafts of Tokyo, feeling it closely to the daily use, and to see various techniques which have been inherited from generation to generation by craftsmen.
Event Details
| Date | From January 9 (Thursday) to January 13 (Monday), 2020 | ||||||
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| Location | Takashimaya Shinjuku Store 11F 5-34-2, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
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| Contents | Works of Tokyo craftsmen exhibited and sold Demonstrations of traditional techniques and craft Try your hand at traditional handicraft Guided tours and interviews with craftsmen Lottery drawing Limited time discount after 6:00 p.m. (*13th : after 5:00 p.m.) |
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| Sponsor | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | ||||||
| Others | English-and Chinese-speaking staff will be available on site throughout the exhibition period |
Tokyo Ginki (Silverware)
Booth Tour
Demonstrations
Exhibition and Sale (45 crafts)
| 41 types of Traditional Crafts of Tokyo | |||||
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| 1 | MurayamaOshima Tsumugi (Textured Silk Pongee) |
15 | Edo Zoge (Ivory Carvings) |
29 | Tokyo Uchihamono (Hand-Forged Blades) |
| 2 | Tokyo Some-Komon (Tokyo Fine-Pattered Dyeing) |
16 | Edo Sashimono (wood Joinery) |
30 | Edo Hyogu (Scroll Mountings) |
| 3 | Honba Kihachijo (Silk Fabrics from Hachijo Island) |
17 | Edo Sudare (Edo-Style Blinds) |
31 | Tokyo Shamisen (Three-Stringed Musical Instrument) |
| 4 | Edo Kimekomi Ningyo (Posted Material Doll) |
18 | Edo Sarasa (Printed Silk Calico) |
32 | Edo Fude (Handmade Callgraphy Brushes) |
| 5 | Tokyo Ginki (Silverware) |
19 | Tokyo Honzome Yukata-Tenugui (Indigo-Dyed Summer Kimono-Tenugui) |
33 | Tokyo Mujizome (Plain Dyeing) |
| 6 | Tokyo Tegaki Yuzen (Hand-Printed Kimono) |
20 | Edo Wazao (Bamboo Fishing Rods) |
34 | Tokyo Koto (Theteen-Stringed Musical Instrument) |
| 7 | Tama Ori (Tama Woven Fabrics) |
21 | Edo Ishogi Ningyo (Custumed Dolls) |
35 | Edo Karakami (Hand-Made Pattered Paper for Interiors) |
| 8 | Tokyo Kumihimo (Braided Cords) |
22 | Edo Kiriko (Cut Glassware) |
36 | Edo Moku-Hanga (Woodblock Prints) |
| 9 | Edo Shikki (Lacqure Ware) |
23 | Edo Oshie Hagoita (Padded Collage Paddles) |
37 | Tokyo Shippo (Cloisonne Enamelware) |
| 10 | Edo Bekko (Tortoiseshell Products) |
24 | Edo Katchu (Warrior Armor) |
38 | Tokyo Teue Brush (Handmade Brushes) |
| 11 | Edo-Bake (Edo Brushes) |
25 | Tokyo Tokogei (Rattan Craft) |
39 | Edo Glassware (Glasware) |
| 12 | Tokyo Butsudan (Buddhist Altars) |
26 | Edo Shishu (Embroidery) |
40 | Edo Tegaki Chochin (Hand-Painted Paper Lanterns) |
| 13 | Edo tsumami-Kanzashi (Ornamental Hairpins) |
27 | Edo Moku-Chokoku (Wood Sculptures) |
41 | Tokyo Yogasa (Tokyo Umberlla) |
| 14 | Tokyo Gakubuchi (Picture Frames) |
28 | Tokyo Chokin (Metal Chasing) |
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| Others | |||||
| 1 | Edo Furin (wind‐Bell) |
3 | Douki (Copper Ware) |
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| 2 | Oke (Tub) |
4 | Brush (Brushes) |
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Demonstrations by craftmen will be held iat the booth. (Demonstrations will pause for periodic breaks)
* The contants are subject to change on account of the host.
Handicraft Workshops
| Date | Name of the handicrafts | Contents | Fee (with tax) | Time | Age | Capacity |
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| Jan. 9 Tur. | Tokyo Ginki (Silverware) | Making silver rings | ¥2,800 | 30min | over 10 | 10 |
| Tokyo Teue Brush (Handmade Brushes) | Making househair straps | ¥1,650 | 40-60min | over 15 | 5 | |
| Jan. 10 Fri. | Tokyo Mujizome (Plain Dyeing) | Shibori tie-dyeing and Itajime pressure resist dyeing of Tenugui hand towels and tote bags | ¥2,200 | 30min | over 5 | 8 |
| Edo Hyogu (Scroll Mountings) | Minaiture Byobu folding screen with changing patterns | ¥2,200 | 20min | over 6 | 8 | |
| Tokyo Yogasa (Umbrella) | Drawing and handwriting on miniature umbrellas | ¥2,750 | 30min | over 5 | 8 | |
| Jan. 11 Sat. | Tokyo Some-Komon (Tokyo Fine-Patterned Dyeing) | Making Katazome type-dyeing | ¥2,200 | 10min | over 10 | 10 |
| Tokyo Butsudan (Buddhist Altars) | Making Kumiko Coasters (set of two pieces) | ¥1,650 | 30min | over 10 | 10 | |
| Tokyo Tokogei (Rattan Craft) | Rattan basket weaving | ¥2,750 | 45min | over 15 | 10 | |
| Jan. 12 Sun. | Edo Sashimono (wood Joinery) | Making Hinoki octagonal chopsticks | ¥2,200 | 20min | over 10 | 4 |
| Edo Moku-Hanga (Woodblock Prints) | Making multi-colored woodblock print, pasted it to the Hagoita (wooden paddle) | ¥2,750 | 30min | over 11 | 10 | |
| Tokyo Shippo (Cloisonne Enamelware) | Production of Shippo(cloisonne) ware pendants, brooches, etc | ¥1,650 | 30min | over 4 | 6 | |
| Jan. 13 Mon. | Tokyo Tegaki Yuzen (Hand-Printed Kimono) | Stenciling Yuzen designs on handkerchiefs | ¥2,200 | 30min | over 6 | 10 |
| Stenciling Yuzen designs on bags | ¥2,530 | |||||
| Tokyo Shamisen (Three-Stringed Musical Instrument) | Making karaki chopsticks | ¥2,750 | 90min | over 12 | 5 | |
| Edo Tegaki Chochin (Hand-Painted Paper Lanterns) | Drawing on mini paper lanterns | ¥2,750 | 30-60min | over 12 | 10 |
* Handicraft Workshops will be held three times daily during the fair at 11:30 a.n., 2 p.m., amd 4:30 p.m.
* Application registration is available at the information corner during the fair.
* Participation fee is required for workshops.
* The contants are subject to change on account of the host.
Booth Tour
(No Advance Application Required/Free Participation)
In guided tours around the venue with staff, participants will be introduced to the world of traditional craf ts through face to face interviews with craftsmen.
* Tours will be held twice daily during the exhibition at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. (approximately 30 minutes)
* Anyone is free to join. For those interested, please gather in front of the information corner on the 11th floor by the start time.
Lottery Drawing
For each \10,000 spent at the Tokyo Traditional Crafts Fair, purchasers will be eligible to participate in a single-entry lottery drawing for a chance to win a traditional craft.
* Including consumption tax. Participation will be limited to a maximum of \200,000 (20 drawings).
Front Display
We have a photo spot imaged the room in Japanese Castle. You can take a picture in memory of your visit to this Fair and watch the traditional crafts of Tokyo that made using traditional techniques handed down from the Edo period.
