Miyajima: Cultural Experience in a Kimono
Enter Tokujuji Temple and enjoy traditional Japanese cultural experiences, combining your choice of a tea ceremony, calligraphy lesson, amulet making, ar all while wearing traditional Japanese dress. During the calligraphy lesson, you'll learn how to draw the lines with step-by-step instructions. You'll have plenty of time to practice one or more of the Kanji, Chinese Characters. While you practice, your instructor will make a sample of your name. Once you have practiced the Kanji, practice how to write your name in Japanese alphabet, either in Hiragana or Katakana. Sign your work with Japanese and you are done. Wrap your art work to safly take them home. The tea ceremony has strict percedures. Starting from greeting, tea master will purify the tools, make the tea, clean the tools and close the tea ceremony. Enjoy sweets and matcha tea. Learn how to drink the tea in the correct manner and how to make the tea. We will have tea ceremony in Ryurei style, which means using table and chairs. Take a walk in the beautiful Japanese garden and have pictures taken. Other option is Amulet Making. The activity is done in our mail hall of the temple. We have more than 300 amulet bags for the guests to choose from. All the amulet bags are hand made from kimono. Also choose Kumihimo, a code that are tied in special way to make the wish come true. Choose the wish and write or stamp then onto mini rice scoop which carry your wish. Put it all together and make the original one of the kind amulet for yourself. Once the amulet is done, greet our Buddha, Kinseki Jizou, to report that you are here to make a wish. There will be the time for guests to enjoy photo taking in our garden. The picture of kimono outfit will stay in your memory forever.