Recommended Craft Experiences

We have a variety of craft, food, and culture programs available, including Yame tea, Kurume Kasuri, indigo dyeing, and more.

If you are interested, please contact te@unalabs.jp as soon as possible (at least one week before your desired date).

Experience the Crafts of Yame Through Matcha Tea

Make Your Very Own Indigo Art at Aizome Kasuri Kobo

Approximately a 20-minute drive from Craft Inn Te
Duration: 2 hours
13,900 yen per person
Minimum 2 participants
Create an indigo art panel at a workshop that uses traditional indigo dyeing methods.

Indigo Dye a Japanese Tenugui Cloth at Tanaka Kasuri Kobo

Approximately a 20-minute drive from Craft Inn Te
Duration: 1-1.5 hours
6,000 yen per person
Minimum 2 participants
A beginner’s course ideal for those who want to experience Kurume Kasuri and indigo dyeing.

Learn to Brew Delicious Yame Tea from a Tea Farmer and Walk in the Tea Fields

Mountain Village Food and Daily Life “Learning the Satoyama Lifestyle”

Approximately a 15-minute drive from Craft Inn Te
The program includes car travel, so you will need to hire a taxi or drive yourself.
Duration: 4 hours
6,500 yen per person
Minimum 2 participants
An experience that preserves traditional food culture through local dishes and konjac making.

Create Your Own Azuma Bag at Nomura Textile

Approximately a 15-minute drive from Craft Inn Te
Duration: 2 hours
7,800 yen per person
Minimum 2 participants
Tour a Kurume Kasuri factory and create a bag made of your choice of Kurume Kasuri fabric.

Visit Baba Watermill (Natural Cedar Incense Maker)

Approximately a 30-minute drive from Craft Inn Te
Duration: 1 hour
An interpreter is required to visit Baba Waterwheel.
Interpreter fee + arrangement fee: 10,000 yen (approximately 1 hour on-site)
Minimum 1 participant
Visit a workshop in the mountains of Yame that uses the power of a waterwheel to make incense from dried cedar needles

Please Note

Travel time is not included in the listed tour durations.
Costs for transportation are not included in the tour prices.
If you need a taxi from Craft Inn Te to your destination, please let us know and we will help with arrangements.
Interpreter fees are not included in the prices except for the Visit to Baba Watermill. If you require an interpreter, please let us know as the craftsmen and hosts of these programs do not speak English. While communication is possible through English handouts and translation apps, we recommend hiring an interpreter.
Interpretation services can be arranged for an additional cost (Approximately 20,000-30,000 yen for half a day, depending on the interpreter).
To make reservations, please contact te@unalabs.jp directly instead of using the above links.