Kyoto folding fans with traditional and modern patterns
Kyoto fans are made by craftsmen in Kyoto and Shiga. It is made through about 88 processes, including bone making, paper making, painting, and assembly, and is truly a masterpiece created by craftsmen. Founded in the Edo period during the reign of Shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa, Hakuchikudo offers a wide range of items including traditional Kyoto fans and classic fans, stylish fans with lace and rhinestones, and collaboration items with artists from different industries. The Kyoto-sensu (Kyoto folding fan) painting experience, in which you can make your own drawing or letters into a Sensu, and the traditional Japanese parlor game "Tosenkyo" in Kyoto are also popular.
The Kyoto Yuzen and Kyoto Sensu collaboration "Ayazome" is 13,200 yen each. It has lucky patterns such as blue birds, butterflies and clover. Perfect as a gift.
Cute accessories with modern designs and colors are popular for daily use.
You can experience throwing a fan for 2,500 yen which is unique to a fan shop. Aiming for the purpose called 'butterfly,' a special fan is thrown, and the score is determined by the position and shape of the fan and the butterfly.
Experience painting Kyoto folding fans with your favorite pictures and letters on special Japanese paper for folding fans. The artisan's carefully finished one-of-a-kind folding fan arrives about a month later. From 2,500 yen.
Hakuchido Kyotohonten
075-221-1341
448 Shirakabe-cho, Rokkaku-agaru, Fuyacho-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
7 minutes’ walk from Kyoto-shiyaku-sho-mae Subway Station
10am-6pm
Closing dates : Wednesdays (open every day from May to August)
WEBSITE : https://www.hakuchikudo.co.jp/
