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🎨 Workshops & cultural experiences

Workshops & cultural experiences in Japan

Hands-on classes you can book on OlaChill: cooking, tea ceremony, kintsugi, traditional crafts and sumo. Open a class to see dates, prices and booking.

📍 Tokyo

📍 Kyoto

📍 Osaka

📍 Nara

📍 Yamanashi (Mt Fuji)

Send a request with your date and group size. We check the date with the class or guide and confirm by email before you pay. Nothing is charged when you send the request.

More classes — on request

📍 Tokyo

  • Chopsticks & woodcraftOn request

    Chopstick-making workshop in Shinjuku

    Plane, shape and finish your own pair of wooden chopsticks with an instructor. The full package adds name engraving and the choice of every premium wood.

    1 h · Ages 6+

    from ¥2,800 · per person

  • Chopsticks & woodcraftOn request

    Chopstick-making workshop in Asakusa

    Plane, shape and finish your own pair of wooden chopsticks with an instructor. The full package adds name engraving and the choice of every premium wood.

    1 h · Ages 6+

    from ¥2,800 · per person

  • Chopsticks & woodcraftOn request

    Chopstick-making workshop in Ginza

    Plane, shape and finish your own pair of wooden chopsticks with an instructor. The full package adds name engraving and the choice of every premium wood.

    1 h · All ages

    from ¥2,800 · per person

  • KintsugiOn request

    Kintsugi workshop in Shinjuku

    Learn the basics of kintsugi, the Japanese way of mending broken pottery with lacquer and gold-coloured powder.

    1 h 30 min · Ages 6+

    ¥3,000 · per person

  • Traditional craftsOn request

    Coin ring making in Asakusa

    Hammer, shape and polish a coin into a ring you can wear.

    1 h

    ¥3,000 · per person

  • CalligraphyOn request

    Japanese calligraphy (shodo) in Shinjuku

    Learn brush basics with an instructor, then write the characters you choose. One option includes an original T-shirt.

    1 h 30 min

    from ¥5,000 · per person

  • Tea ceremonyOn request

    Tea ceremony & wagashi making in Tokyo (Bunkyo)

    Make a seasonal Japanese sweet by hand, then enjoy it with matcha in a tea ceremony. Small groups of up to 10.

    1 h · Ages 7+ · Up to 10 guests

    ¥5,000 · per person

  • SumoOn request

    Sumo morning practice viewing in Tokyo

    Watch wrestlers train at a sumo stable with a guide. Meet at Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station at 8:30. Not held during Grand Sumo tournaments.

    2 h · Ages 6+

    ¥14,000 · per person

📍 Kyoto

  • Chopsticks & woodcraftOn request

    Chopstick-making workshop in Kyoto

    Plane, shape and finish your own pair of wooden chopsticks with an instructor. The full package adds name engraving and the choice of every premium wood. Held in Arashiyama until 31 October 2026; from November 2026 the class moves to Pontocho (Nakagyo).

    1 h · Ages 6+

    from ¥2,800 · per person

📍 Osaka

  • SumoOn request

    Sumo show in Osaka

    Former professional wrestlers explain and demonstrate sumo up close, and guests can step into the ring to try a bout.

    1 h 30 min · Child (2–12) ¥8,000 · Under 2: free

    from ¥9,600 · per person

Guided walks & food tours — on request

📍 Tokyo

  • Guided tourOn request

    Meiji Shrine guided walk (Harajuku)

    Walk the forest approach to the main shrine with a guide who explains its history and how to visit a shrine.

    Child (1–12) ¥2,000

    ¥3,200 · per person

  • Guided tourOn request

    Tsukiji street food & culture walk

    Explore the Tsukiji outer market stalls with a guide. Food is not included: pay for what you choose to try.

    Child ¥2,400

    ¥2,800 · per person

  • Guided tourOn request

    Shinjuku history & backstreets walk

    Old alleys, small shrines and the stories behind Tokyo's busiest district, with a local guide.

    Child ¥1,000

    ¥3,000 · per person

  • Guided tourOn request

    Shinjuku food tour: 15 dishes at 4 eateries

    An evening with a guide through local eateries, tasting 15 dishes across four stops.

    3 h

    ¥10,000 · per person

📍 Osaka

  • Guided tourOn request

    Osaka food tour: 12 dishes

    Taste 12 Osaka favourites with a guide in the city known as Japan's kitchen.

    Child (6–19) ¥8,800 · Under 6: free

    ¥11,340 · per person

  • Guided tourOn request

    Osaka Castle guided walk (tower admission included)

    Walk the moats, stone walls and park grounds with a guide, then enter the main tower. Tower admission is included.

    Child (0–12) ¥2,000

    ¥5,225 · per person

📍 Kyoto

  • Guided tourOn request

    Kyoto Gion hidden gems & geisha culture walk

    Quiet lanes, teahouse streets and the real story of geiko and maiko in Gion, with a guide.

    2 h

    ¥4,000 · per person

  • Guided tourOn request

    Nijo Castle guided tour (admission included)

    See the shogun's palace, its painted halls and gardens with a guide. Castle admission is included.

    1 h 30 min

    ¥6,270 · per person

📍 Hakone & Mt Fuji

  • Guided tourOn request

    Mt Fuji cruise & Hakone Ropeway private day trip

    A private guided day for your group of up to 10: a lake cruise with Mt Fuji views and the Hakone Ropeway. The guide fee is per group; the vehicle is quoted separately (from ¥120,000).

    Full day · Up to 10 guests

    ¥100,000 · per group

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Cancellation

Applies once your booking is confirmed and paid. Groups of up to 8: 100% fee from 24 hours before the start. Groups of 9 or more and private bookings: 50% from 7 days before, 100% from 24 hours before. Private bookings in April, May and October: 15% from 30 days, 25% from 15 days, 50% from 7 days, 100% from 24 hours before.

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