Experience
Hand-making experiences
Tonbo-dama glass bead-making experience
Experience making Tonbo-dama (glass beads with holes and complex patterns) in a small glass workshop surrounded by nature. Each one-of-a-kind bead is made by melting a colored glass rod with a burner and winding it around an iron core. The completed beads can be used to make fashion accessories and key chains (at an extra charge).
Organizer
Iida Glass Studio
Dates/hours
All year (excluding the year-end and new-year holidays)
Regular closing day: Monday (open if it is a national holiday)
Price (tax included)
Adults: 1,800 yen (1 piece)
Children: (5th to ninth grade) 1,620 yen (1 piece)
Venue
Iida Glass Studio
Application deadline
Up to 3 hours in advance
Assistance to foreigners
Assistance available if an interpreter is present
Important points/Other
* Workshops can be attended by children in 5th grade and older. Glass beads cannot be taken home on the spot (as time is required for the glass to cool off.) Additional shipping fee required (520 yen or 370 yen).
Promoter
Iida Glass Studio
Location
6-22-6 Sakurabatake, Yamaguchi City
Phone number
Email address
info@iidaglass.com