Kyoto Shibori Museum

The place

What this place is

Opened in 2001, Kyoto Shibori Museum offers shibori workshops where you make something to take home. The choices include silk and cotton scarves, cotton furoshiki wrapping cloths and silk fukusa cloths.

The Itajime silk-scarf course starts at ¥6,600 including tax; the silk-fukusa course starts at ¥11,000. Workshops carry an additional ¥1,100 charge on Saturdays and public holidays. Museum admission is included with the workshop, and you can take your work home the same day.

English support is available across the courses. Same-day reservations are accepted by telephone, with availability still to be confirmed. The museum opens from 09:00 to 17:00 and closes on Sundays and irregular days.

Museum opened in 2001. Shibori museum and workshops for silk and cotton scarves, cotton furoshiki and silk fukusa.

The catch

Why this place, specifically

Choose the course before fixing the rest of your day. The Itajime silk-scarf workshop is listed from 30 minutes; the silk-fukusa course starts at 90 minutes. These are course durations, so allow room in your plans for the included museum visit too.