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Hotels near Kyoto Shibori Museum: (0.03 mi) Grace Villa Nijo-jo Castle (0.06 mi) Guesthouse Hitsujian (0.06 mi) Capsule Resort Kyoto Square (0.04 mi) RESI STAY Mayu Grace Hotel (0.04 mi) MOGANA View all hotels near Kyoto Shibori Museum on Tripadvisor

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Neighborhood: City Center

No district of Kyoto is quite as representative of its blended nature as the City Center. By day, the covered shopping arcades along Kawaramachi and Shijo Street bring deal hunters and fashionistas out in droves to peruse the clothing, accessories, gifts, and home goods offerings. When it grows dark, the City Center is a hip spot for nightlife, alive with bars and clubs. A trendy culinary scene and an abundance of local watering holes give the Center its youthful vibrancy. In contrast, the quieter areas of the City Center seem a world away, shielded from noise by the foliage of the public gardens and zen spaces surrounding the area's shrines, castles, and the Imperial Palace. These ancient and sacred spots are seamlessly folded into the scenery, providing a respite from the energy of the city, but close enough to put you directly back onto the pulse of the city when you're ready.

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Emma K

Newcastle, Australia26 contributions

Excellent experience

Jan 2020

The Shibori workshop was a highlight of my trip. I arrived at 10 am and was able to immediately attend a Shibori workshop with an instructor who spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable. As I was the only English speaker there I got a private class. It was great to be able to try my hand at this ancient craft. Following the class I got a private tour of the small museum, I did not realise there were so many techniques. If you enjoy craft I highly recommend doing a class.

Written January 14, 2020

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nobumasayoshioka

Thank you for your comment. This is great to hear that you had fun and spent a nice time in the museum. We try our best to keep this tradition. Thank you so much for your feedback.

Written January 30, 2020

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Kevin L

Boston, MA28 contributions

A class, little shop, and museum

Sep 2023 • Couples

A little place on a side street. Call ahead to sign up for a class in english. We had fun making our shibori wrapping clothes. There are other options as well. The family have been making cloth, clothing and kimono for many years. The museum upstairs (not wheelchair accessible). Is beautiful. Highly recommend.

Written September 27, 2023

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Kristin W

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Shibori Dyeing Class

A fantastic morning! The class is run by a Kyoto local who spent 2 years in Australia, their English is great and communication and conversation were easy and enjoyable.

For ¥3,000 I dyed a silk scarf in two different colours using the itajime shibori method. Classes are one on one and as long as there isn't a class already running, you can turn up and do the class then and there. They also run a class on the shibori style where you stitch and bind tiny little squares as seen on the kimonos.

I really enjoyed the morning and would highly recommend to anyone. It's not completely wheelchair friendly but my class was held on one level, so possible if using walking stick etc.

There is also a museum and shop.

If you're looking for indigo dyeing, they said just north of Kyoto, near Nagoya(?) is the region for that. But don't miss this one, do both!

Written September 17, 2014

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DesertDuneStarGazer

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia197 contributions

Great hands on experience

Jul 2016 • Family

We visited this museum primarily because we wanted to do the hands on experience of Shibori silk dyeing. We made reservations via email prior to our arrival. This would be beneficial if you are on a very short trip like us such that they can make the necessary arrangements before hand. As it happens I severely underestimated the time it took us to arrive there and we were 30 minutes later than our appointment. (The Gion festival does attract a lot of people.)
In total, we spent about 1 hour dyeing the scarves and a quick look around the museum upstairs.
I am embarrassed that I did not ask the name of our instructor and the lady at the reception. Our instructor was very friendly and knowledgeable.
We were very happy with the scarves which we dyed.

Written July 13, 2016

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MissPiggyEats

Datong, Taipei207 contributions

Great fun if you like textiles and fabric

Jan 2016 • Solo

I can highly recommend a visit to the Shibori Museum - lots of fun for textile and fabric lovers. I went in early January 2016 and attended a scarf making class (¥5000) and ended up with a beautiful silk scarf that will serve as a great moments of my trip to Kyoto...and best of all, it's made by me!

They have some beautiful pieces in the museum too. There is a divine shibori kimono is for sale at the Shibori Museum for about US$50,000. It look about 18 months to make and all the knots were hand tied. It's only basted together as it will be tailored to fit its eventual owner and then hand stitched together.

Written January 10, 2016

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emmavegan

hanoi12 contributions

Traditional textile experience

I was fortunate enough to spend a whole day at the Kyoto Shibori Museum. The staff were extremely welcoming and spoke fluent English which was great. I was able to enjoy a one on one class without even booking! I partook in both dyeing classes which were equally enjoyable. I also thought the lessons were very reasonably priced compared to other classes I have taken in Japan.

Written December 18, 2014

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Stephanie C

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Wonderful experience with a beautiful art form

Jun 2019 • Solo

I had a great time taking this shibori scarf class and touring the museum. I learned about this beautiful art form and came home with a nice souvenir. The two gentlemen that run this small museum were very charming and a thoroughly enjoyed the whole visit.

Review of: Kyo-arashi Shibori Scarf Class

Written June 12, 2019

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christinerd

Tucson, AZ93 contributions

Amazing staff and art textiles

May 2018 • Couples

I signed up for an English scarf dying class. Nina was fantastic. Her English is perfect (She studied in USA). I was the only person in the class. After completing my scarf, hubbie and I toured the exhibit upstairs while waiting for the scarf to dry. The video explains how this beautiful labor intensive Shibori art is made. Very informative. I would have never believed that much work goes into Shibori! The owner then kindly showed us around the small exhibit area, explaining some of the pieces. He dressed me in a $10,000 (US) Shibori kimono and we took pictures. Everyone was so warm and friendly.

Written May 18, 2018

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Heloise M

Ilha do Mel, PR102 contributions

Great little museum!

Jul 2015 • Family

We spent nearly two hours in this small museum. In fact it's not exactly a museum, but an actual Shibori crafy center with an organized exposition about every aspect of it. The staff was really friendly and took us step by step, in english, trough all the process of making it. Even my kids who never had any interestelar in textiles were amazed by it and really enjoyed it. You can drop by after Nijo Castle visit, since it's really close.

Written July 24, 2015

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Hanniedutch

Copenhagen, Denmark40 contributions

Shibori

Oct 2019 • Solo

One of a kind exhibition with exquisite colours and shibori tevhniques of Kyoto region.worth visiting if you like textiles and appreciate skills of anancient technique. They speak English

Written October 20, 2019

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