Local Washi and Paper Craft Cycling Tour in Uchiko Town

1: JR Uchiko Station or Uchiko Visitor Center Meet your guide, pick up your bicycle, and receive a brief orientation to Uchiko's washi heritage and the day's route.

2: Tenjin Sanshi Washi Workshop Work alongside skilled artisans to create your own handmade washi sheet through the traditional kamisuki (papermaking) process. (Paper making: 20 -30 minutes, Factory tour 20 -30 minutes, while drying papers) Then craft a unique handbound notebook using your paper as the cover—a one-of-a-kind keepsake to take home.(60 minutes)

3: Hidden Origami Vending Machine Discover Uchiko's quirky hidden gem: a vending machine dispensing miniature origami crafts. You get to buy some of the Origami art from the vending machine. (Origami art are sold from 10 yen to This tour includes the purchase of 50 yen worth of Origami art per person.) If you are lucky, you can meet the Origami artist and make an art with her.

Explore a delightful collection of traditional Japanese kites (tako) intricately crafted from washi paper. Learn how this durable material has been essential to kite-making for centuries. (Museum entry included)(Weather permitting, kite flying is possible.)

5: JR Uchiko Station or Uchiko Visitor Center Return your bicycle.