NEW! Traditional Washi Papermaking Workshop: Craft Your Own Sacred Journal

Discover the timeless textures of authentic Japanese paper-making at an exclusive Kyoto workshop run by a historic multi-generational wholesaler.

Immerse your hands in 14 centuries of heritage, design a custom book with delicate pressed flowers, and take your personal travel journal home on the exact same day.

Instant Confirmation • English-Fluent Host Included • Private Group Format

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A top-down view of handmade floral washi paper temple-stamp books laid out alongside a fan of colourful, patterned Japanese Yuzen paper wallets on a dark wooden surface.

Experience overview

  • Duration: 90 Minutes
  • Location: Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto (Central location near transit)
  • Language: English-speaking host support fully included
  • Price: From ¥14,500 per person (Includes all raw materials and custom journal)
  • Availability: Morning and afternoon sessions daily

Why choose this Kyoto washi paper experience?

  • Learn from a Historic Wholesaler
    Step inside Kamitowa, a renowned specialty house managed by a paper dynasty with nearly a century of institutional expertise.

    You will learn authentic raw material production methods directly inside a functioning urban artisan workshop.
  • 100% Raw Customization
    You control every creative layer of your piece.

    From gathering the wet vegetable fibres on traditional wooden screen frames to arranging vibrant seasonal flora, your finished book becomes a completely unique signature statement.
  • Perfect Travel Keepsake
    Your handmade paper is instantly dried using professional heating plates during the workshop.

    It is then bound directly into a sturdy Goshuin-cho (Temple-stamp book), ready to use immediately at Kyoto’s temples.
The warm, well-lit showroom interior of Kamitowa in Kyoto, featuring wooden shelving units filled with handcrafted washi paper products, journals, stationery, and gift items.
An overhead shot of a workshop participant using metal tweezers to carefully select vibrant pressed seasonal flowers and leaves from a curated wooden display board during a traditional washi paper making class in Kyoto.
A close-up view of a person lifting a sheet of soft blue artisanal washi paper to display its delicate, fibrous texture, laid over white and intricately patterned pink traditional Japanese paper sheets on a wooden table.
Close-up of a participant using fine tweezers to arrange delicate purple, yellow, and red dried flowers within a metal template frame on a damp, freshly screened washi pulp base.
Overhead view of a participant at Kamitowa in Kyoto carefully using a flat paste brush to apply adhesive to paper layers, binding their custom handmade pressed-flower washi sheet onto a traditional Goshuin-cho temple-stamp journal.

What to expect during your 90-minute workshop

1. The Heritage of Washi Raw Materials

Gain valuable insights into the botany and history behind high-grade Japanese paper.

Learn how raw mulberry bark transforms into an incredibly durable, beautifully textured medium that outlasts standard wood-pulp paper by centuries.

2. Fiber Harvesting & Screening

Roll up your sleeves and try your hand at nagashi-zuki, the traditional sheet-forming technique.

Gently shake and rock the liquid fibre pool over the screen mesh to build a perfectly uniform, resilient sheet of paper.

3. Floral Artistic Arrangement

Select from an array of colourful seasonal pressed flowers and leaves.

Arrange them directly onto your damp paper base before sealing the composition with a delicate, transparent top layer of liquid fibre applied with a specialized brush.

4. Binding & Journal Assembly

Dehydrate and cure your sheets on hot drying tables.

Once crisp, your custom washi paper is professionally mounted as the durable cover for your personalized journal, safe and ready to travel with you.

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