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Traditional Handicrafts Village Yunokuni no Mori

More than 50 different hands-on classes are available in a forest lined with old houses.

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Eleven pavilions are scattered throughout the lush grounds, where visitors can experience the traditional crafts of Ishikawa Prefecture.
There are more than 50 different courses, such as Yuzen stencil dyeing, Wajima lacquerware, gold leaf pasting, glass blowing, and hand-pulling, allowing visitors to experience a variety of traditional crafts in Ishikawa Prefecture.
There are also tea rooms, restaurants serving local cuisine, and souvenir stores selling famous confections, local sake, local specialties, and traditional crafts, so visitors can enjoy themselves all day long.
Visitors can also enjoy walking in the forest with its cherry blossoms in spring and foliage in fall.

At the Wajima-nuri experience, visitors can try their hand at carving patterns into the lacquer surface and embedding gold leaf and gold powder.
Visitors can make their own original chopsticks, soup bowls, and straps. At the washi paper workshop, visitors can try their hand at making Japanese washi paper with a sense of the season by making pressed flowers, pressed leaves, gold and silver leaf, and other materials.
Visitors can make a variety of small items such as postcards and coaster sets, as well as larger items such as uchiwa fans and tapestries.
Soba noodle making and sweets making are also popular. Visitors can enjoy their creations on the spot or take them home as souvenirs.

Highlights

  • Each course lasts from 20 minutes to 1 hour, so you can combine a number of experiences.
  • Free rental of wheelchairs and wheeled walkers for the elderly are available.
  • There is a special 2-day pass that allows you to enter the village on the same day and the next day.

Photos

  • The pavilions all have an atmospheric appearance in the style of old private houses.

    The pavilions all have an atmospheric appearance in the style of old private houses.

  • Rest areas and other facilities are scattered throughout the forest.

    Rest areas and other facilities are scattered throughout the forest.

  • "Umbrella Sky", a beautiful fusion of old houses (except in winter)

    "Umbrella Sky", a beautiful fusion of old houses (except in winter)

  • Echizen-ware pottery, Lacquerware and Wakasa-nuri lacquerware can be experienced at Echizen House.

    Echizen-ware pottery, Lacquerware and Wakasa-nuri lacquerware can be experienced at Echizen House.

  • Most hands-on classes take 30 minutes to an hour.

    Most hands-on classes take 30 minutes to an hour.

Reviews

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  • LINSU_CING

    面積廣闊風景優美,有很多手作體驗和紀念品販售。

  • Always.No1

    入園需要購買門票,每個工芸坊都有主題性可以DIY體驗。

Details

Name in Japanese
加賀伝統工芸村 ゆのくにの森
Postal Code
923-0393
Address
Na 3-3 Awazu-onsen, Komatsu City, Ishikawa
Telephone
0761-65-3456
Closed
Open every day (There might be some temporary closing days)
Hours
9:00am-4:30pm (Last entry to the village: 3:30pm, Experience course registration: until 3:00pm)
Admission
Adult: 550yen / Junior High/High School Student: 440yen / Child (over 4 years old): 330yen (Additional fees will be charged for the experiences)
Directions
20 minutes by cab from JR Kaga Onsen Station
Credit Cards
Accepted
Official Website
Official Website (English)