Great Fun Experience - I recommend doing the class if visiting museum. Anyone can create beautiful design with easy helpful staff instruction.

You will enjoy making your scarf! - Kenji and his staff are just wonderful. Making our scarves was fun and the museum upstairs included a movie on the process plus the most beautiful art. If I return to Kyoto I will definitely visit again.

A Very Memorable Repeat Visit! - 5 years ago, I visited Kyoto Shibori Museum and had a memorable experience, so when I brought friends from CA to visit for their first Japan trip, I definitely added this shibori scarf experience. As expected, they thoroughly enjoyed it! More over, they were in awe of learning about the process of making the many kinds of shibori on the informative video and seeing the many masterpieces in the upatairs museum. They developed such appreciation for the intricate work in doing some styles of shibori. My friend purchased a beautiful leather and shibori purse and said she will treasure the hard work that went into making it. Before leaving, I shared the story if my daughter's experience 5 years ago, and that she had recently married. The "cute grandpa" as she called him back then, gifted her with a shibori "lucky ball: charm to commemorate her marriage. Upon my return, I gave.it to her and she was touched by his kindness. She's possibly returning to Japan in December and taking the shibori scarf class will be on their itinerary.

Try your hand at Kyoto Arts - Shibori Scarf - If you love textiles and making beautiful things, this class is for you! Our group of 6 easily booked the Itajime Shibori Scarf Class with the online request form. The response was immediate, even after the Museum was closed. I requested the class to be taught in English - no problem! I was even able to add our 6th guest at the last minute since the family owned business is so responsive. We were shown a variety of patterns and colors to choose from and were helped thoroughly for each step. The excitement was incredible when the finished scarf was revelead, quite a memorable souvenir. While the scarves were drying, we viewed the small museum that was filled with incredible shibori artwork. There is also a gift shop with a nice price range of beautiful shibori clothing, scarves, accessories and purse. The Yoshioka Family was there on staff to welcome and assist us. Their hospitality was a highlight along with the beautiful artwork the family has produced for several generations!

Amazing experience - It was great, so educational! The scarf class was amazing, and it turned out beautifully. This is a true gem, and the people there are so sweet and have been working there for generations. We went twice :) Truly a unique experience that you have to try!

Lovely people lovely scarf. - Lovely crafty activity with something nice to take home. Learnt all about the skill which is more interesting than I would have thought!

Must Do Class - My husband and I loved this class. It was amazing and the staff was all super friendly. It was such a great way to learn some of the history of Kyoto and Japan.

Fun for everyone. Not just for ladies. - Agree with all the reviewers. You cannot go wrong with this activity. I wanted to add that this is not just for ladies....my husband really enjoyed the experience too! The enthusiasm of the staff made it so fun.

Perfect crafty outing - This was so fun!! The team is very attentive and courteous. You start with selecting your desired colors and pattern, dye the fabric, and then get to explore the museum and exhibitions showing the talent and time it takes for this craft. By the time we were done looking through the displays and shopping our scarves were dried and packaged ready to go. Highly highly recommend!!

Great museum and learning about Shibori - Enjoyable time at Shibori museum, they have a very nice exhibit and good way to learn about this ancient technique