Sanuki Temari Hand Balls

Vegetable dyes create cute colors in these traditional Kagawan crafts

Kagawa (traditionally called Sanuki) is home to the temari, or hand ball. These traditional crafts are made from cotton threads dyed using natural vegetable dyes. First, plain threads are wrapped into a base, then the dyed threads are used to embroider designs. The design is painstakingly hand-stitched, creating a finished product that is cuter than anything else.
Though the temari are created using a variety of common patterns and motifs, they are all made individually and no two are exactly alike. Come find the unique hand ball that speaks to you.

【Sanuki Temari Workshop】
Craftsperson Sogawa will teach you how to make a 5cm diameter temari.
\2500 (includes materials and instructor's fees)
Reservations required
Workshops are currently suspended due to COVID-19. For online instruction, please inquire directly.
*Please note that workshops are conducted in Japanese.

• No two are exactly alike
• Craftsperson Sogawa crafts each one by hand, carefully stitching the designs line by line

Address

1334-4 Motoyama Ko, Toyonaka-cho, Mitoyo, Kagawa (香川県三豊市豊中町本山甲1334-4)

Phone

090-8976-5004 (9:00am - 5:00pm, Jpn only)

Hours

Please confirm directly

Closed

Irregular Clousures

Parking

5 Spaces

Additional
Information

【Where to Buy】
Kokiriko　(1 minute from Chichibugahama Beach on foot)
Address: 264 Nio Otsu, Nio-cho, Mitoyo, Kagawa (香川県三豊市仁尾町仁尾乙264)
Hours: 10:00am-5:00pm
Closed: Sundays, holidays (incl. obon, new years, and golden week), 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month (will be open if there is an event)