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Learn urushi lacquer and gold-joinery repair in the city where the technique is still a working trade, not a hobby class.
- How long
- ~7 days
- Cost
- $400 – $1,200
- In rupees
- ₹0.4L – ₹1.1L
- Starting level
- Beginner
2–21 days
$114/day
₹10,900/day
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Price covers: 1-week workshop series, tuition + materials. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Kit & materials
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $114 a day this sits right at the $108 median for craft & artisan. It is cheaper than 8 of the 19 craft & artisan options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Japan
- 7 other options in Japan, starting with tea ceremony and ikebana in Kyoto from $250.
- When to go
- Runs year-round, so this one bends around your calendar rather than the other way about.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 7 days, but the honest range is 2 to 21. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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