{"id":67,"date":"2026-08-03T06:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imprintjapan.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:46:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imprintjapan.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand-print a piece of Japan hiding in plain sight\u2014 not bought, made by you."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Take home what the crowds walk past \u2014 not another souvenir.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guided by J.S. \u2014 19 years in Japan, a PhD spent studying how meaning hides in symbols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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25 min. from Kyoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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90 min. activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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6 guests max.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOW IT WORKS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pick your workshop<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two ways in: choose a character that means something to you, or print a piece of the city almost no one else has the rights to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Check availability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We’ll email you to finalize date, time, designs, payment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hand-print and take home<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

90 minutes, hands-on. Leave with a t-shirt, a furoshiki\u3000wrapping cloth, and a palm-size personalized stamp booklet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kanji Printing Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the traveler who wants a meaningful personal keepsake, not a knick-knack.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Choose one kanji character that means something to you, learn its origin \u2014 then practice with \u6c17 (ki, energy) first, so there’s no pressure to get your real print right on the first try. You’ll leave with two ways to keep it: a t-shirt you’ll actually wear, and a traditional Furoshiki cloth to wrap, carry, or gift once you’re home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No payment required \u2014 just a quick request.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kanji Printing Workshop Details<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Manhole Cover Printing Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the traveler who wants a piece of urban subculture, and a truly unique experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Choose one manhole plate design, practice the tricky press-and-lift technique first, then print a second version of the chosen design. Take home a t-shirt you’ll wear right away, plus a Furoshiki wrapping cloth with a piece of the city most people walk straight past \u2014 an experience no other tour currently offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No payment required \u2014 just a quick request.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn Furoshiki<\/a> Wrapping Techniques too!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A really informative workshop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We absolutely loved this activity\u2014which was both educational and fun\u2014during our visit to Kyoto. We discovered the world of kanji and furoshiki, which the instructor shared with such passion!<\/p>\nEric, Canada<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Meet J.S.<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Two months into teaching English through the JET Program, it hit me: I could use kanji \u2014 the character’s actual etymology \u2014 to design things. That one realization sent me back to grad school, down a rabbit hole of ‘meaning’ meets ‘creativity’ and ultimately led to this manhole covers’ fascination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imprint Japan<\/em> is a slower, more personal way to see what is hiding in plain sight and take a piece of it home.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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