{"id":9578,"date":"2019-01-01T13:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T05:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=9578"},"modified":"2018-12-28T17:16:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T09:16:33","slug":"japan-travel-echizen-lacquerware-at-urushi-no-sato-kaikan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/01\/01\/japan-travel-echizen-lacquerware-at-urushi-no-sato-kaikan\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN TRAVEL: Echizen Lacquerware at Urushi-no-Sato Kaikan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lacquerware in Echizen City has long been regarded as the best in Japan. Its 1,500-year history is backed by an environment perfect for lacquerware which even Japanese royalty has recognized.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From simple bowls and hand mirrors to more elaborate displays of technique, like their local festival vehicle, the level of expertise that Echizen\u2019s lacquerware artisans have is second to none. They can create stunning designs by incorporating different techniques which you can learn yourself through workshops held at the Urushi-no-Sato Kaikan or Echizen\u2019s Lacquerware Industry Hall<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can take a tour and see the limits of lacquerware pushed by looking through the exhibits, but joining one of their one-hour workshops for <\/span>e-tsuke <\/span><\/i>(drawing, \u00a51,500 per person), <\/span>chinkin <\/span><\/i>(carving, \u00a52,000), and <\/span>fuki-urishi<\/span><\/i> (lacquer applying and wiping, \u00a52,500) is where it\u2019s really at.<\/span><\/p>\n

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First-time visitors may want to try them all, but those pressed for time might want to try their hand at e-tsuke. It\u2019s like being back to the days of art class in grade school, except you\u2019re using lacquer instead of crayons or watercolor.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of their local masters will let you choose a design which you can then trace onto a red or black bowl, photo frame, coffee tray, hand mirror, or a mini hand mirror. You can opt to create your own design, of course, but be sure you know what you want!<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve got the design you like on the item you want, the master will then teach you how to use a simple 8-colored palette of lacquer to paint with. From there, he leaves the rest of the process up to you!<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can go as crazy as you want with the colors and even ask for multiple designs to be printed on the same item, as long as you have enough space and time to color them all in. The best part: you get to take home your creations as a souvenir!<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting there<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Your Hokuriku Arch Pass comes in handy if you want to experience Echizen\u2019s lacquerware industry for yourself. Just ride a JR train to Sabae Station and take a taxi (20 minutes) or hop on the Tsutsuji bus to Urushi-no-Sato Kaikan. You can also take the Kawada Line from Sabae Station and asked to be dropped off at Urushi-no-Sato Kaikan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Details<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Address: 40-1-2 Nishibukuroch\u014d, Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture 916-1221<\/span>
\n<\/span>Operating hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on Tuesdays)
\nWebsite: echizen.org<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>Workshop fees (inclusive of equipment and items, a\u00a0minimum of two participants required):
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u2022 E-tsuke \u2013 \u00a51,500 per person
\n\u00a0\u2022 Chinkin \u2013 \u00a52,000 per person
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u2022 Fuki-urishi \u2013 \u00a52,500 per person<\/p>\n

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Written by Andronico Del Rosario<\/em><\/span>
\nSupported by GCP<\/em><\/span>
\nThis first appeared in Philippine Primer Magazine Vol. 33 \u2013 December issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From simple bowls and hand mirrors to more elaborate displays of technique, the level of expertise that Echizen\u2019s lacquerware artisans have is second to none. Visitors can go through their exhibit and even make their pieces by joining the workshops that are conducted by the local masters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565,20,21,1639,1583],"tags":[1588,1589,1650,1651,1652],"class_list":["post-9578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japan-international","category-museum","category-souvenir","category-fukui-prefecture","category-new-golden-route-2018","tag-new-golden-route","tag-hokuriku","tag-echizen-lacquerware","tag-urushi-no-sato-kaikan","tag-echizen-lacquerware-at-urushi-no-sato-kaikan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9578"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9588,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9578\/revisions\/9588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}