"Tombodama" Making - Gold Leaf & Silver Leaf Course

【OUTLINE】

Come visit a "tombodama" specialty shop in Asakusa, where you'll find a colorful, striped awning above the entrance. Tombodama is a kind of colorful glass bead with beautiful decorations. In this experience, you can make your own original tombodama by processing a glass ball. First time? Don't worry! You will receive a detailed explanation and have many models to refer to, so even beginners can enjoy the workshop without difficulty. And of course, you can bring home your own pieces as a memorable souvenir of your trip or as nice gifts for your loved ones. What are you waiting for? Come create your one-of-a-kind, cute tombodama!

【HIGHTLIGHTS】 

• Melt a glass tube and create your own design.
• Make vibrant tombodama with Japanese-style design using gold and silver leaves.
• If you wish, you can make the finished tombodama into a hair ties, earings, or a necklace.

【SCHEDULE】

Visit our shop・Listen to an explanation →Choose your design→Hands-on lesson→Make Tombodama→Pick up your finished piece (approx. after 60 minutes)→End of tour

【DETAILS】

At Edo Tombodama Miharu in Asakusa, put yourself in the shoes of an authentic tombodama craftsman and make your own in this hands-on workshop tour! In this course, create brilliant tombodama with Japanese-style designs using gold and silver leaves.

Your finished tombodama can be made into accessories such as earings, necklaces, keychains, bracelets, or hair ties, so we recommend making matching items with your sweetheart and friends for a fun and memorable experience! 

The shop has various kinds of pretty Tombodama on display that you can buy. Please have a look at them--they would make great gifts!

It will take about an hour before you can pick up the finished pieces. So while you wait, enjoy the beauty of Asakusa by strolling around the Sensoji Temple and Hanayashiki amusement park.

Processing Tombodama into accessories (Required time: 5 minutes)

・Necklace
・Bracelet

【THINGS TO NOTE】 

• Time：60 minutes (+60 minutes before picking up the finished items), an additional 5 minutes for processing into an accessory

• Meeting point：Edo Tombodama Miharu
  1-32-14, Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
• Access： 
  A 2-minute walk from Exit 1 of Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Asakusa Station
  A 2-minute walk from Central Exit of Tobu Skytree Line Asakusa Station
  A 3-minute walk from Exit A4 of Toei Asakusa Line Asakusa Station
  A 7-minute walk from Exit A4 of TX Tsukuba Express Line Asakusa Station

• Language support：Japanese, English 

• Included ： Experience fee, the material cost for Tombodama (3 pieces), consumption tax

• Excluded：Processing cost into an accessory

• Items to bring：Hat

• Participation requirements：
  ・12 years old and over
  ・All the people in the same group need to select the same course

• FreeWi-Fi：×

• Toilet：◯

• Other things to note ：
  ・You can pick up the finished pieces in approx. 60 minutes after the workshop is finished.
  ・All the people in the same group need to select the same course
  ・The size of a Tombodama: approx. 12 mm in diameter
  

【CANCELLATION POLICY】

7 to 4 days before the tour date 40% of the tour price
3 to 2 days before the tour date 60% of the tour price
The day before the tour date, on the day of the tour 100% of the tour price
※Right after the online settlement is made, a cancellation fee of 10% will be incurred in case of cancellation.
※The cancellation fee includes handling charges.