Workshops and Lessons

Learn intricate arts and have a deeper understanding for Japanese craftsmanship as you try your hand at traditional Japanese arts and crafts in Kyoto. Make a geisha kanzashi hair ornament, use gansai natural paints, learn embroidery, fold beautiful origami, add designs to lacquerware, craft your own uchiwa fan and more. A variety of crafting experiences await you at VELTRA.

Learn the delicate and elegant art of ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) while in one of Japan's most elegant cities. Step into a traditional machiya townhouse or your instructor's own home to learn this graceful art of arranging flowers to suit the Japanese aesthetic. For those who just want to watch Japanese flower arrangement in action, you can choose to watch an ikebana demonstration.