Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Tour highlights
-Make traditional “washi”, or Japanese paper, with a history of 500 years, acclaimed for its use in sliding shoji doors and Japanese umbrellas
-Set in a mountain town using plant-derived materials in its famous, local paper brand
-Explanation by curator of Obara’s washi paper culture and production processes
-Make your own authentic washi from the first step of pounding paper mulberry material to the finished product
-Enjoy local, seasonal bistro at a restaurant in a traditional Japanese folk house
-Take home your own Japanese paper booklet made with your own two hands every step of the way
Tour details
Experience the Toyota Green Life series in Obara, a region famed for traditional washi. Learn how paper mulberry becomes paper as you pound bark, add colors and patterns, and bind your own unique washi booklet. Enjoy lunch in a rustic folk house using seasonal local ingredients. This hands-on tour offers an authentic look into Japan’s traditional papermaking culture.
Options
Toyota Green Life Experience: From Plant to Paper, Washi Booklet
Pickup included
Without hotel pick-up
Without hotel pick-up
Pickup included
What's included
Travel insurance
Lunch
Transportation
Hands-on papermaking experience
English interpreter
Drinks
Transportation to the meeting point (without hotel pick-up option)
What to expect
Nagoya
1h 30m
Your interpreter guide or driver will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel holding a name board.
4h · Admission ticket included
Spend a day in the lush natural setting of Obara in Toyota City. Obara is known for its washi—or Japanese paper—culture, and you have the chance to create your own washi in an authentically bound booklet.
Learn the production process of washi in the surrounding natural paradise where the raw ingredients actually grow. Pound the inner bark of paper mulberry to kick off the papermaking process and add your own color and patterns to the front and back covers for a 100% unique booklet great for journaling, scrapbooking, or just jotting down memos.
1h
Take a break at our dining hall, renovated from a traditional Japanese country house. We serve dishes made with seasonal local ingredients.
Nagoya
1h 30m
We'll take you back to the hotel to end the tour.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Your interpreter guide or driver will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel holding a name board.
Additional information
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please contact us beforehand in case of any dietary restrictions
Children aged 4 and above are charged the adult rate. Children aged 3 and under can join free of charge (no lunch provided).
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
