[Kyoto] A workshop on dyeing silk with seasonal plants and famous spring water - At the long-established Kyoto confectionery shop "Kameya Yoshinaga" -

A new plant dyeing workshop will be held in Kyoto starting in April. The workshop will be held at the main store of Kameya Yoshinaga, a long-established Kyoto confectionery store in Shijo Horikawa, Kyoto.
After enjoying the colors of the plants in a plant dyeing experience using "Samegai Water," one of Kyoto's three famous springs that springs from the venue, you will enjoy seasonal high-quality sweets from Kameya Yoshinaga and seasonal blended tea from Atelier Shimura. This workshop allows you to experience the blessings of nature through both "color" and "food" through the plant dyeing and Kyoto sweets created by hand. We look forward to your participation.

Date and time: Once a month (Sunday)
Morning session: 10:00-12:00 Afternoon session: 14:00-16:00
Venue Kameya Yoshinaga Kyoto Main Store
Participation fee: 13,200 yen (tax included)

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[Kyoto] February/March Special Workshop "Dyeing Kyoto's Cherry Blossoms"

We will be holding a cherry blossom dyeing workshop exclusively at Kotoyori Mall, an online shop that collects Kyoto's finest products and souvenirs. You will have the opportunity to experience dyeing with cherry blossoms grown in Kyoto in a half-day session. At the end of the session, we will offer seasonal Kameya Yoshinaga confections and cherry blossom tea. Please spend a relaxing time enjoying cherry blossoms with all your senses during this spring season of dyeing and tea.

Dates: Sunday, February 16th and Sunday, March 16th
Morning session: 10:00-12:00 Afternoon session: 14:00-16:00
Venue Kameya Yoshinaga Kyoto Main Store
Participation fee: 13,200 yen (tax included)

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Learning Session "Words - Connected by Colors"
2024 Online Seminar "Deepening Understanding of Mingei"
[11th] Taro Okamoto, "Okinawa Cultural Theory - Forgotten Japan" (Chuko Bunko)

This online seminar will use the unique critical essay "Okinawa Cultural Theory - Forgotten Japan" (Chuko Bunko) by Taro Okamoto (1911-1996), one of Japan's leading postwar artists. Okamoto is famous for his phrase "Art is an explosion" and for his work "Tower of the Sun," but in this book he portrays another side of Japan that he saw in Okinawa.
In "Okinawa Cultural Theory," he sheds light on the primitive and fundamental spirituality of Okinawa, such as the coexistence of "kami" and "humans" and the oneness with nature that is alive in Okinawan rites and ceremonies. Okamoto found therein the prototype of beauty that the Japanese had almost forgotten, and the key to revitalizing Japanese culture.
In this seminar, we would like to take a closer look at Okinawa culture theory, which is different from the Okinawa theory of the folk art movement. We look forward to your participation.

Lecturer: Masashi Shimura (representative of Atelier Shimura)
Date and time: Saturday, February 15th, 17:00-18:00 (only the main lecture portion will be available for viewing)
Participation fee: 1,650 yen (tax included)

*Lecture time may be extended depending on the content.

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