As you know that there are traditional industries all over Japan, Miyajima
also has its own traditional industry.
Wouldn't you also like to experience by yourself more than just see the
products of traditional industries?
Please come visit "Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center"!
You can select from 3 activities as below.
Miyajima Carving Experience
This is an experience that you can carve the drawing that represents
Miyajima on the wooden obon -tray-.
Traditional craftsman who has been making prestigious souvenirs will teach
you friendly.
You can also see his work at "Miyajimarine" (Miyajima public
Aquarium).
Maple Buns Making Experience
Maple bun, which we call Momiji manju, has actually been made since
1906 and is very popular sweets.
It is maple shaped and contains sweet red bean paste inside the cake bun.
When you walk around the town of Miyajima, you can see the maple buns being
made by automatic mold machines here and there.
But here, you experience baking maple buns by rotating the mold machine one
by one.
Bake your own maple buns while feeling the weight of the mold machine and
the nice smell of baking.
Freshly baked maple buns are exceptionally delicious!
Rice Scoop Making Experience
Speaking of Rice Scoop, why do you think you see Rice Scoop all over
Miyajima?
In Miyajima, where the island itself is the sacred object of worship, it was
impossible to farm.
About 200 years ago, one of monks in Miyajima wondered if there were any
industry possible there; one day, Benzaiten, one of the Japanese
goddesses, appeared in a dream, and the monk noticed her holding a musical
instrument called Biwa. (Biwa is an instrument that looks like a
Mandolin.)
When he made a Rice Scoop that resembled the shape of a biwa from Miyajima
wood, it became popular as a lucky charm, and making the Rice Scoop became a
major industry in Miyajima.
In this experience, the wooden Rice Scoop itself is already shaped, so after
polishing it, you will use various shaped branding irons and add original
patterns it.
Why don't you make your original lucky charm for your trip memory?
For further information: http://miyajimazaiku.com/mtcc/
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