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Japan: An Insider’s Cultural Study Tour

Exploring Past and Present, Art and History, on Five Islands

A program curated and led by Yoshiko I. Wada with Matko Tomicic
October 30 – November 12, 2025
Tokyo, Izumo, Omoricho, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Art Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, and Kyoto.

We are pleased to invite you to an exceptional 14-day Japan study tour encompassing art, crafts, history, and culture. This tour is to experience all that is Japan — culture and cuisine, art and architecture, artisans and artifacts … and to experience an unprecedented glimpse into Japanese daily life. Join us!

Participants will explore past and present through many of Japan’s greatest traditional and contemporary artistic and architectural achievements, all while enjoying Japan’s exquisite cuisine and distinctive hospitality. Be welcomed into the studios of Japan’s premier artists, designers, dyers, weavers, and potters. Visit some of the world’s best contemporary museums. Experience firsthand one of the most successful community sustainable projects at an abandoned silver mine village, and visit the must-see temples and gardens in Kyoto.

From immersion in rural town life to visiting fashion designers’ flagship stores, you will be delighted with our diverse program.

For Details and Pricing: please contact info[at]shibori.org, subject line: JTO-25.

For more information, please email
info[at]shibori.org