Torch-Making Demonstration & Traditional Shimenawa Rope-Making Workshop
- NEWS
- EVENT
- WORKSHOP
As part of the pre-events leading up to the main edition in 2027, we are holding a Torch-Making Demonstration & Traditional Shimenawa Rope-Making Workshop. Led by members of the Association for Passing Down Traditional Torches as Cultural Heritage, the programme lets you watch the time-honoured craft of torch-making up close and try making a shimenawa (sacred straw rope) with your own hands.
- Date & Time
Sat 7 November 2026
13:30–16:00
- Venue
KICHOU
12 Nagahara-cho Moto, Omihachiman, Shiga
- Fee
¥2,500
- Capacity
12 participants
- Instructors
Association for Passing Down Traditional Torches as Cultural Heritage
Minoru Onishi and two others
* The exhibition “Pre BIWAKO BIENNALE 2027 -Resonance-” is currently on view at KICHOU. Admission to the exhibition is charged separately (¥1,000; free for elementary and junior high school students and younger).
◯ Bookings & Enquiries
Bookings for this workshop are accepted through the reservation form below.
* For enquiries or cancellations, please contact the BIWAKO BIENNALE office below.
International Art Festival BIWAKO BIENNALE Executive Committee Office
12 Nagahara-cho Moto, Omihachiman, Shiga 523-0847, Japan
Email: info★energyfield.org (please replace ★ with @)
Tel: +81 748-26-3669
