Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture
Many types! Let’s make a mini tatami mat!
A little over an hour drive from Sendai brings you to the charming town of Kurihara and its wealth of traditional culture activities and crafts.
Established in 1836, Tadami Kogyosho is a tatami mat maker with a long history. We receive orders from domestic as well as international clients. We handle standard- as well as curved-design tatami mats, proposing many different design options to suit the changing times.
This hands-on experience offers guests the opportunity to use the tools of a tatami craftsman to make their own mini tatami mat. Select from some 10 kinds of tatami mat bases, and over 300 styles of tatami mat borders. After selecting your base and border, make your original mini tatami mat—the only one like it in the world! Receive instruction from a tatami craftsman, even first-timers will feel at ease with the crafting process. Then, take a break at a tatami table and bench, using your completed mini tatami as a tray to enjoy tea and sweets. Pass some time relaxing in our shop, a modern space redolent of igusa rush.
Schedule
- Check in (Simple explanation of mini tatami making)
- Explanation of tools use and precautions
- Selection of materials from workshop: Mix and match materials from the workshop to find a combination you like
- Making of mini tatami: A Tadami Kogyosho staff member will lead the workshop
- After you finish making your mini tatami, take a break in the factory store: Using the mini tatami you have made as a tray, enjoy tea and sweets in the factory store, a modern space redolent of igusa rush
- Take your mini tatami with you as a memento
Optional add on: (Time required: about 30 minutes) For an additional fee, in addition to mini tatami making experience listed above, it is also possible to learn more deeply about the history of tatami with a lecture and demonstration of tatami artisan techniques, followed by trying your hand at the needlework used to stitch together the straw base of the tatami. More specialized experiences are available upon request; contact us and we will be happy to discuss details such as content and length.
Experience Snapshot
What's Included
Mini tatami making experience, tea and sweets (1 set per person), arrangement fee
Cost
Please inquire below.
Experience Availability
Available April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026
*Excepting Sundays and the Obon (mid-August) and New Year’s holiday periods
Average Duration
2 hours
Participants
From 4-15 guests.
Meeting Location
Tadami Kogyosho, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture,
Important notes
Reservation availability may vary. Reserve to confirm availability.
Please notify us at least 3 days before if you must cancel or modify your reservation.
Requests for reservations for this experience must be made at least five weeks in advance.
Inquire about a Mini Tatami mat workshop today
You can send a booking inquiry below. After we receive your inquiry, we will confirm the booking with our partners and send you a booking confirmation email at least two weeks before your desired date.
Please note this form does not confirm the availability of the experience.
Cancelation policy
Our cancelation policy for this experience is below.
2 days before date of experience
No charge
1 day before date of experience
50% of total price
Same day
No refunds
