Private Kyoto Fan Painting & Edo-Style Tosenkyo Game Experience

Kyoto, Japan
Duration2h
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Step into a 150-year-old Kyoto townhouse and enjoy a fully private cultural experience at Onishi Tsune Shoten, a renowned folding fan atelier with over a century of history. This exclusive, one-group-only program invites you to take part in the fan-painting process—one of the most artistic steps in traditional sensu making. Your hand-painted fan will be finished by skilled artisans and shipped to your home overseas, making it a truly personal and lasting keepsake.

After painting, you'll try Tosenkyo, a refined fan-tossing game from the Edo period. Though simple in concept, this elegant pastime blends grace, strategy, and quiet focus. You'll learn how to play from the basics—how to hold, throw, and score—before enjoying a friendly match to test your skills.

This program is conducted entirely for your group, ensuring an intimate and undisturbed encounter with Kyoto’s living traditions. Escape the crowds and enjoy a rare, hands-on cultural experience in a serene, historic setting.

What's included

  • Shipping fee

What to expect

We offer a private cultural experience at Onishi Tsune Shoten, a renowned Kyoto folding fan atelier with over a century of history, located in a Kyoto townhouse over 150 years old.

You will take part in the fan-painting process, one of the key steps in traditional sensu making. Your hand-painted fan will then be finished by skilled artisans and shipped to your home overseas.

Following the crafting session, you’ll experience Tosenkyo, a traditional fan-tossing game that gained popularity during the Edo period. You'll learn how to play from the basics—including how to throw and score—before competing in a friendly match.

Though simple in concept, this elegant game is surprisingly engaging and full of charm.

Come and enjoy a piece of Kyoto’s living cultural heritage, passed down for over a hundred years.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Upon your arrival at the store, please enter and present your reservation screen to the staff on site.
If you have selected the hotel transfer option, our guide will greet you in the hotel lobby with a sign bearing the name of the representative.

End point

Upon your arrival at the store, please enter and present your reservation screen to the staff on site.
If you have selected the hotel transfer option, our guide will greet you in the hotel lobby with a sign bearing the name of the representative.

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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