In collaboration with Honma Woodworks Ltd, established in 1929, and the Honma Marquetry Museum, Hakone Gora Karaku will hold a Hakone marquetry workshop on 22 (Sat) and 23 (Sun) February 2025, as part of its efforts to pass on the history and culture of the Hakone region.
Traditional craftsman Hirotake Honma is invited to explain the history of Hakone marquetry and to finish the marquetry coasters by carefully combining natural colours.
Provides a venue for introducing the history and culture of Hakone to the local community.
The marquetry workshop programme includes an explanation of the history and production process of Hakone marquetry and a demonstration by a traditional craftsman, which is only open to the public at Honma Woodworks, to give visitors an idea of how the craftsmen work. Visitors will also have the opportunity to experience Hakone marquetry by making hexagonal coasters using the Muku technique, which combines the natural colouring of the trees in the Hakone mountain range and works with the thickness of the wood.
Mr Hirotake Homma, traditional craftsman of Hakone marquetry.
The yosegi workshop on the premises of Honma Woodworks offers visitors a window view of the production and workshops of the craftsmen who have inherited the techniques and traditions of Hakone marquetry, which is recognised as a traditional craft designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Regional co-creation project ‘Hakone marquetry workshop overview’
| Date: |
22 (Sat) and 23 (Sun) February 2025 |
| Time: |
17:00-18:00 for the first session, 19:30-20:30 for the second session |
| Registration fee: |
5,500 yen (including tax) |
| Content: |
Parquet coaster making, historical explanation |
Honma Museum of Yosegi Art
The Homma Marquetry Museum houses and exhibits a wide range of marquetry and wood inlays collected over many years by the museum’s director, Noboru Homma, a traditional craftsman. Visitors are invited to come to Hakone to see the historical development of marquetry and the beauty of the craftsmanship and beauty of marquetry.
Location: 84 Yumoto, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
Opening hours: 10:00 – 16:00 (with occasional days off)
Admission fee: Adults (junior high school students and above) 500 yen / Children (elementary school students) 300 yen
Parking: Yes
| Location: |
84 Yumoto, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Opening hours: |
10:00 – 16:00 (with occasional days off) |
| Admission fee: |
Adults (junior high school students and above) 500 yen / Children (elementary school students) 300 yen |
| Parking: |
Yes |
＞Honma Yosegi Museum official website
