Your Experience

Craft your own wooden chopsticks in Ginza with a hands-on workshop and cultural insights session in Tokyo.

Getting started

On arrival at the Ginza chopsticks-making workshop, check in and meet your expert guide. You get set up at your workstation as all tools and materials are provided, so there is no need to bring anything. The instructor introduces the session outline and explains how the cultural insights segment connects to the practical chopsticks-making workshop.

What to expect

Ginza Chopsticks-Making Workshop and Cultural Insights

This experience takes place at Chopsticks Studio Ginza in Tokyo, where you learn traditional craftsmanship while creating a personal souvenir. The format combines a practical chopsticks-making workshop with a cultural insights session led by a professional guide.

Features

• The hands-on chopsticks-making workshop is the core of your visit, giving you time to plane, shape, and refine your own pair of wooden chopsticks under step-by-step guidance from an expert guide.
• You can choose from more than 10 types of wood, with 3 types free to use, so each person selects a material that suits their preferred look and feel before starting to craft.
• A dedicated cultural insights session is included, where your professional guide explains the role of chopsticks in Japanese daily life and etiquette, connecting each crafting step to local traditions.
• All tools and materials are provided at Chopsticks Studio Ginza, and English-speaking staff are available on site, so you can focus on learning techniques and asking questions without any language barrier.
• During the session you create your own original chopsticks from raw wood to finished shape, then add final touches so they become personalized chopsticks to take home as a one-of-a-kind souvenir.
• At the end of the workshop, you take home your personalized chopsticks, completed on site, as a practical reminder of your time in Tokyo and of the cultural insights segment that accompanied the crafting process.
• If you wish, premium woods are available for an additional fee, giving you the option to upgrade the material while still following the same guided process.

Highlights

• Leave Tokyo with a personalized set of chopsticks you crafted yourself at a Ginza studio, a keepsake from your time in the city to use every day.
• On arrival, meet your guide and English-speaking staff, receive an intro, then take your seat at a fully equipped workstation for the session.
• Join a chopsticks-making workshop, selecting from 10+ wood types, three included at no extra cost, then using provided tools and materials.
• End with a cultural insights session where your guide connects the workshop to chopsticks in daily life, giving meaning to skills you practiced.