Kyoto Tour Itinerary 2020

Itinerary:	Planned Activities October 2020
Monday 12th	Arrival in Kansai airport, travel to Kyoyo, settle in Accommodation and orientation
Tuesday 13th	Ukiyo-e galleries, Chion-in temple area, Sannenzaka Museum, Kiyomizudera, Shopping, Gion Temples and shops, Yasaka Shrine
Wednesay 14th	Mokuhanga workshop with Richard Steiner 1pm—6pm Morning visit to Shimogamo-jinja
Thursday 15th	Mokuhanga workshop with Richard Steiner 1pm—6pm
Friday 16th	Mokuhanga workshop with Richard Steiner 1pm—6pm
Saturday 17th	Kawaii Kanjiro's House, Kyoto Ceramics Centre, National Museum, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine (Sunset Viewing)
Sunday 18th	Gallery visits - venues to be confirmed*
Monday 19th	Visit to Shoichi Kitamura Studio, Yamashina, Daigo-ji Temple Yamashina Kyoto Tower & Kyoto Station Building Skywalk(evening)
Tuesday 20th	Day trip to Echizen no washi sato (Paper making Village)
Wednesday 21st	Teramachi-dori Shopping precinct, Art / Paper shops, Unsodo Mokuhanga publishers shop
Thursday 22nd	Leave for Kansai Airport and return to Australia
	*Museums and Galleries haven't released their schedules for the second half of 2020 yet
	The schedule is dependant on workshop and visit confirmations, and is also flexible to accommodate weather, museum / gallery open days etc.

What is Mokuhanga?

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Detail of traditional print "Haru Nano Higashi Genji" by Kunichika Toyohara

Mokuhanga is the traditional water based printing technique, originating in China and perfected in Japan.

A print is created through design, carving blocks for each colour, then printing each colour successively until the print edition is completed.

Mokuhanga is the Japanese word for wood block print. The Japanese characters 木版画 are 木 wood, 版 block and 画 picture.

In Japan its meaning is the print itself, but in general contemporary use it means both the print and the technique. Mokuhanga is growing in popularity worldwide as learning becomes more accessible to people outside of Japan.

Mokuhanga is chemical free, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, uses relatively simple hand tools and equipment and requires little space to produce beautiful work. The natural beauty of the materials - wood, pigment and hand-made paper are all retained and enhance each other. A great choice for Artists or any creative person!