Updated March 19, 2019
Pre-Main Program: September 16-22, 2019 (6 nights, 6 days)
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- Buddhist pilgrimage sites and traditional soy sauce maker on Shodoshima
- Inland-Sea Art Islands, Shodohima, Inujima, Teshima, and Naoshima, with surprising art installations and sculptures in the year of the Setouchi Triennale
- Picturesque islands with rice paddies and fishing villages against the gentle waters of the Inland Sea
Himeji (1) → Shodoshima (2) → Benesse House on Naoshima (2) → Kurashiki (1)
Arrive 16 September, Himeji (accessed from Kansai Osaka airport & airport shuttle, or Chubu Nagoya airport & Japan Railway)
Join Main Program on 22 September, Kurashiki.
Program Cost: $3250 | Optional Single Room Supplement Cost: $700
Main Program: 20 September-07 October (17 nights, 17 days)
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- Old canal town, forgotten silver mine town, grand Shinto shrine of Izumo, and Ancient History Museum on Japan Sea Coast
- Thatched-roofed villages, a master indigo dyer, Buddhist temples and gardens, art museums and contemporary design studios
- Imperial Capital Kyoto and Shogunate Capital Edo, now cosmopolitan Tokyo; handmade paper, pottery, sericulture and textile mills
- A wide variety of culinary experiences, including monks’ food, exquisite kaiseki, bohemian fusion, sushi counter, and casual eateries
- Culminate your Japan experience by celebrating an Autumn Festival with local friends.
Himeji (1) → Kurashiki (1) →Omoricho (1) →Izumo →Matsue (1) →Miyama →Kyoto (3) →Miho Museum →Nagoya (1) →Tokyo (3) →Takasaki (1) →Kiryu (1) →Nagoya (4) Depart on 07 October from Nagoya, total 17 nights.
Arrive 20 September, Himeji (accessed from Kansai Osaka airport & airport shuttle, or Chubu Nagoya airport & Japan Railway)
Program ends 07 October, Nagoya (accessed to Chubu Nagoya airport or to Kansai Osaka airport by Japan Railway).
Program Cost: $6150 | Optional Single Room Supplement Cost: $700
Pre-Main + Main Program: 16 September-07 October, 2019 (21 nights, 21 days)
Himeji (1) → Shodoshima (2) → Benesse House on Naoshima (2) → Kurashiki (1) →Omoricho (1) →Izumo →Matsue (1) →Miyama →Kyoto (3) →Miho Museum →Nagoya (1) →Tokyo (3) →Takasaki (1) →Kiryu (1) →Nagoya (4)
Arrive 16 September, Himeji (accessed from Kansai Osaka airport & airport shuttle, or Chubu Nagoya airport & Japan Railway)
Program ends 07 October, Nagoya (accessed to Chubu Nagoya airport or to Kansai Osaka airport by Japan Railway).
Program Cost: $9400 | Optional Single Room Supplement Cost: $1400
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Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada is an artist, curator, textile scholar, president of World Shibori Network, founder of Slow Fiber Studios, producer of the Natural Dye Workshop DVD series, and co-chair of the 1st – 11th International Shibori Symposiums. A Berkeley resident since 1973, she continues to lead a wide range of workshops, lectures, international programs, and international symposia, emphasizing sustainability, tradition, and innovation in design.