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Payment #2: Travel for Workshops™ Japan Tour 1

$1,500.00

Please pay the balance for this tour. Due 3/15/24 Tour Details

May 17 to May 24, 2024 | 8 days & 7 nights in Arimatsu-Nagoya| Arashi Shibori & Indigo with Kaei Hayakawa

An 8-day & 7-night Travel for Workshops™ program in Arimatsu-Nagoya curated by Yoshiko I. Wada. This tour’s focus is Japan's last practicing Arashi Shibori artist, Kaei Hayakawa, who will lead a 5-day Arashi and Ai (Sukumo indigo) workshop. Two options, hands-on participation or observation, are available. Maximum 10 participants.

Join us for this intimate cultural and rare Arashi Shibori experience! Arrive in Nagoya, Japan, on 5/17/2024 in time for a local temple flea market on 5/18. The temple flea market, museums, Nagoya Castle, and Tokoname pottery town visits are your options on May 18. The program ends in Nagoya on 5/24/2024, with an option to continue with Tour 2.

Travel for Workshops™ Japan Tour 1 Total Cost*: $3000

This amount covers all single occupancy accommodations, local transportation, and most meals–delicious and healthy–to complete your cultural experience (7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, and 6 Dinners). Bilingual WSNF programs director, Tomoko Ferguson, will accompany the group throughout the program. If you have a partner to share one bed, contact info[at]shibori.org for a discount.

*Does not include workshop fee or airfare.

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