Hyogo: Tanba Sasayama Unique Plant Dyeing with Fluffy Cotton by SASAYAMA COTTON BASE

Overview

"SASAYAMA COTTON BASE" is a hands-on experience and tour facility operated by a Japanese jeans' maker SAMURAI JEANS.

Do you know that there is such a Japanese jeans manufacturer who making jeans from growing their own cotton in Japan?

Manufacturing starts from the raw material, cotton.

You can see our commitment in action.

We take pride in such as

Aiming for “pure made in Japan production,” we make our unique fabrics from home-grown Japanese cotton by using traditional Japanese dyeing and weaving techniques. We aim to create fabrics and products with a texture and atmosphere unique in SAMURAI JEANS.

※ For a limited time only, a “SAKURA” pink dye color is also available.

Highlights

• Organic cultivation of ancient Japanese varieties!
• It's an intellectual education! Souvenirs are also included to make memories with your children!
• During harvest time, the cotton that covers the entire field is a sight to behold!
• Free design dyeing using local specialty black beans and Tanba chestnuts!
• Experience and observe machines that you would not normally touch or see!

Important Information

Conditions for participation: Elementary school students and older

Maximum of 4 students per experience slot (approx. 2 hours)

Cancellations must be made by 6:00 p.m. 2 days prior to the experience. After that time, the default cancellation fee will apply.

The cotton ginning experience uses a machine. Visitors with long fingernails or nail polish may get scratched or peeled off by the machine. The machine is designed to rotate, so we may ask you to remove long earrings, necklaces, and scarves, and to tie up long hair to prevent it from getting caught in the machine.

The dyeing experience involves the use of dyes. Aprons, etc. are available for rent (free of charge), but we recommend that you wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty, as there is a possibility that dye may get on your clothes. After dyeing, each item will be dried using a dryer, etc., and then the names will be sewn on. In that case, our staff may attach the name to the item and ship it to you later.

Sewing machines are used in the sewing experience. This is a dangerous experience, so our staff will accompany you and help you with the sewing. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to ask our staff to help you.

Please be aware that our staff may ask you to leave the venue for safety reasons.

Please refrain from any activities that may disturb the neighborhood.

We will not be responsible for any problems that may occur at the parking lot during your visit or after you leave the venue.

Description

• At the facility, in addition to experiencing “cotton ginning”, “weaving”, ‘dyeing’, and “sewing”, visitors can observe the fields and yarn spinning using a principle invented in the early Meiji era.

  No preparation is required! You can experience it on a whim without any preparation.

  [Start time] 10:00, 13:00, 16:00

  [Duration] Approx. 2 to 2 hours and 20 minutes

  [Flow of the experience]

  Cotton ginning (20-30 minutes) --- Experiencing to separate cotton into seeds and fibers using a special machine. Mini-cushion included!

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  Weaving (approx. 10 min.) --- Hand weaving experience using a loom.

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  Dyeing (80-90 min.) --- Dyeing experience using locally produced black beans and Tamba chestnuts as dyes, with a choice of items to be dyed from a course of your choice.

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  Sewing (approx. 10 minutes) --- Experience sewing the facility's original name on the dyed items using a sewing machine (*Staff can also sew on behalf of the customer).

  You can chose a course from A or B.

Course A: Bandana or socks

Course B: Tote bag or T-shirt

• When making a reservation, please inform us of the course (A or B), the item to be dyed (bandana, socks, tote bag, T-shirt), and the dyeing color (black bean or chestnut) in advance.
• For a limited time only, a “SAKURA" pink dye color is also available.

[Visiting Tours]

• Please contact us separately for a tour and experience of the fields.

Fields --- You can also visit our organically grown cotton fields. If you wish, you can also experience it for yourself! (free of charge).

• The content of the tour/experience will change depending on the time of year.

Yarn Spinning --- See the special machines (carding machine and gara-spinning). Simple operation is also available.

Total

5,500 JPY

Rakuten Point:

+50

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