Crafting Your Own Unique Edo Kiriko glass Experience in Asakusa

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Cutting Glass Experience Edo Kiriko

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get a hands-on experience of traditional Japanese culture while visiting Tokyo. This small-group glass-carving experience introduces you to the art of edo kiriko, a traditional Japanese craft in which detailed patterns are carved onto the surface of glass. You can take home your finished glass as a one-of-a-kind Tokyo souvenir.

Try your hand at a traditional Japanese craft in Tokyo
Small-group experience: Ensures your guide's full attention
Learn about the craft's history and techniques
Bring home a unique souvenir from Tokyo

What's Included

Experience fee
One clear glass

Colored overlay glass (Available for selection at an additional cost)
Delivery fee

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Sokichi
2-chōme-1-14 Kaminarimon, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0034, Japan
●Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: Exit from Asakusa Station's 4th exit and walk immediately. ●Toei Subway Asakusa Line: From Asakusa Station's A3 exit, it's a few minutes on foot.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Items to bring：We recommend you to bring the following items if necessary. ・Glasses / reading glasses ・Hair bands (provided if required)
Participation requirements：Children aged 9 and above can participate in the experience.
If you plan to accompany and participate with your child, we appreciate it if you could contact us in advance. As the tasks require concentration, there may be instances where accompaniment is not possible. We appreciate your understanding.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.5

26 reviews

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Relaxing and enjoyable

Genevieve_T, May 2024

We really enjoyed crafting our kiriko glasses. It was a nice experience of learning how the kiriko glasses end up with beautiful designs. Yumi our instructor was nice and helpful. Would love to do this again!

Unique and Fun Experience!

Jeanine_N, May 2024

How often do you get to make your own etched glass? Itʻs not as easy as it looks, but we were given excellent instruction to practice the art of edo kiriko. The price of the class includes a small, basic glass--we chose to pay a little more for a larger glass. My sister and I were seated with a young couple from Japan and we enjoyed chatting with them as we learned the craft together. Our instructor was patient and explained everything clearly. We were all happy with our unique glasses and would highly recommend this experience!

If you like detailed work then this is perfect!

Kae_T, Apr 2024

The teacher was super nice and understood English well so it wasn't hard to follow along. There are patterns she gives you to choose from and glasses as well. The clear ones are included but the colored ones are additional. She let's you practice on a test piece first and you need to press a bit harder than you think but otherwise it was quite beginner friendly :> Would absolutely do again and recommend to others 😆

Decent

JoanneOak, Apr 2024

The glass etching was a good activity but not brilliant. We attended at 1015 and were finished before 11. The hosts were lovely but I feel the language difference affected the experience. I would have liked a little more explanation, maybe a history of the art, how it came about, why they continue doing it by hand etc...

A fun and unique...

Tiffany_W, Apr 2024

A fun and unique experience! The instructors are very helpful and good at explaining how to make different patterns.

Unique experience. Great instructor. Very different from the normal tourist activities.

Kevin_B, Apr 2024

Definitely a unique experience. After some quick instructions and plenty of time to practice, you'll make your own carved glass using a small grinding wheel. Plenty of examples were provided. Because of the limitations of the grinding wheel, geometric designs are best, but I was able to create an aquarium scene and my wife was able to do fall folliage. (See the photos.) The class includes your choice of one of several different clear glasses, but we decided to upgrade to colored glass for about 1700 yen each. The instructor was very patient and knowlegeable and we each had our own workspace. The class an accomodate different age groups. A couple of elementary school girls in the class did beautiful work. However, I wouldn't recommend this for young children who can't focus on the task. There's a lot of breakables in the room and the glass and grinder could be dangerous if you don't concentrate and take your time. We will definitely do this again on our next visits.

Fun craft to learn

Linda_L, Mar 2024

Teacher was very kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. My glass piece turned out beautifully! I need to do this again!

Would come again!

Jee_A, Mar 2024

Teacher was super patient and critiqued well to help us grow. Had a very fun time making our own designs!

Excellent experience

Kristine_R, Jan 2024

The studio was clean and neat. The instructor spoke excellent English and was very patient with ask if our questions. The glasses were a lot of fun to make! Definitely would do this again here!

Can really recommend it

Maik_S, Dec 2023

Nice teacher. She explained it very well in English. And carving the glass is not so difficult as you might be afraid of. Nice result and perfect souvenir. 🙏

Great experience with a pretty gift to take home.

Laura_N, Sep 2023

Had a great experience with the class. The instructor was very thorough and explained how to design the glass perfectly.

Super fun and very efficient. I wish I could go back more frequently to practice and carve more glass!

Natalie_R, Sep 2023

Super fun and very efficient. I wish I could go back more frequently to practice and carve more glass. I can see this becoming a really fun hobby!

A really fun way to spend...

Chloe_O, Jul 2023

A really fun way to spend an afternoon. The teacher was very helpful and it's such a special souvenir

Fun and unique experience! Highly recommend to do!

Abdul_S, Jul 2023

Highly recommend! Coming home with great handmade souvenir that I made. Did as small group and was given maybe 15 minute practice of cutting glass and then given samples and picked what I wanted to etch onto glass. Supervised from start to finish.Overall, was pleased with our result!

Great experience

Yumi_R, Jun 2023

So fun and worth the time to do! Get to create a great keepsake! My teens and I did this and would do it again if we visited Tokyo again! Teacher was great.

Awesome experience

Aparna_M, Apr 2023

Great experience. They accommodated us even though we were early. It was a nice cool experience. We did this on my husbands birthday which made it extra special for us.

True delight

michael_b, Mar 2023

Instructor spoke English eloquently. She was everything. Helped everyone in the class get an individual and customized experience. I learned the tactical style of cutting, made plenty of mistakes and got to take home my own etched glass and knowledge of a craft for a pretty cheap price. Im the furthest thing from an artist and had an incredible time. But i did leave with a bit of jealousy from all the beautiful creations by the other students. i compensated with a bunch of purchases from the store downstairs. Easy access in Asakusa

Good

J_O, Jan 2023

Hana teaches you methods of carving glass. She is solemn but patient and lets you practice before engraving your selected glass. Your ticket includes a basic glass and you have the option to chose higher quality glass for additional money. She never pressured us to pay additional. It was a chill experience that is good to fill an open day.

Wish I could do this more often

Hamish_R, Nov 2022

Must do activity for friends family and couples. Very interesting and fun, can't believe how much fun we had

Great memento and experience

Anastasia_T, Nov 2022

The instructor was fluent in English and the location was very easy and close to the station exit. The workshop had a really nice atmosphere and you could enjoy a view of the Sumida river. The glass cutting is not scary at all, you can even touch the grind tip. It was very relaxing to do and it was great to pick my design and bring it to life. They have plenty of beautiful designs and they help you throughout the whole process.