Satsuma Kiriko is one of Japan’s most celebrated traditional glass crafts, known for its deep, vivid colors and delicate hand-cut patterns.
While usually crafted into luxury glassware, this hands-on workshop offers a sustainable twist. You will breathe new life into waste glass fragments—materials left over from standard production—and recreate them into your own one-of-a-kind pendant.
Under the guidance of professional artisans, you will use a specialized diamond wheel to carefully cut geometric facets into the colored glass. As you grind away the outer layer, the clear glass underneath emerges, creating the beautiful color gradation (bokashi) that defines Satsuma Kiriko. This DIY worksho...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in Japanese
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in Japanese
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Material fee
Experience fees
English guide
Meeting Points
Departure
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SATSUMA KIRIKO GLASS STUDIO DESHIMARU
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Satsuma Kiriko is one of Japan’s most famous domestic glass arts. Let's make your own Satsuma Kiriko Pendant with colorful glass from waste material. That will be your only pendant in the world!!
[SDGs workshop] Satsuma Kiriko Pendant Experience - from waste glass materials
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Satsuma Kiriko is one of Japan’s most celebrated traditional glass crafts, known for its deep, vivid colors and delicate hand-cut patterns.
While usually crafted into luxury glassware, this hands-on workshop offers a sustainable twist. You will breathe new life into waste glass fragments—materials left over from standard production—and recreate them into your own one-of-a-kind pendant.
Under the guidance of professional artisans, you will use a specialized diamond wheel to carefully cut geometric facets into the colored glass. As you grind away the outer layer, the clear glass underneath emerges, creating the beautiful color gradation (bokashi) that defines Satsuma Kiriko. This DIY worksho...
