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• About kintsugi
• About the Tokyo Kintsugi Workshop TSUGUTSUGU?
• Kintsugi at home, with international shipping available
• Experience sustainable Japanese culture through kintsugi
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About kintsugi

In Japan, repairing cracked or chipped pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi and coating them with gold is known as a traditional art of kintsugi. Kintsugi gives new life to broken vessels, giving it a one-of-a-kind appearance as if it had always been designed that way.

Although the culture of repairing damaged parts with urushi has existed in Japan since a while, the art of kintsugi has evolved alongside the tea ceremony culture in Japan over 700 years ago. In recent years, assembling pieces for both restoration and art purposes has been drawing attention as a model for sustainability. More and more people are discovering it during their stay-at-home lifestyles in the wake of the pandemic.

About the Tokyo Kintsugi Workshop TSUGUTSUGU?

During the Tokyo Kintsugi TSUGUTSUGU workshop, you can discover a traditional Japanese art of repairing broken vessels, from the comfort of your home. Aiming to create a sustainable society, this workshop connects people who want damaged items to be repaired, people who want to repair and people who want to try kintsugi by themselves.

Kintsugi at home, with international shipping available

TSUGUKIT includes:

-Paper manuals and videos available in English.
-Kit, made from natural materials and safe to use for meals.

This is a great kit for kintsugi beginners who live outside of Japan. If you take a liking to it and use it more than once, you can buy each item separately. In addition to the kits, there are also online lessons available in English.

There are two types of kintsugi, traditional  kintsugi and simple one called “modern kintsugi” which uses synthetic glue. TSUGUKIT is a traditional kintsugi made from genuine urushi and natural materials.

Kintsugi how-to guide

STEP 1: Make sure the broken pieces of ceramic are clean and ready for assembling.

STEP 2: Glue the areas of breakage with an urushi adhesive and dry in the urushi box (drying box) for at least one week. Fill the cracks with urushi paste and leave it to dry for one day.

STEP 3: Use urushi paste to smooth out cracks and chips and dry it in the urushi box for one day.

STEP 4: Apply black urushi and dry it in urushi box for one day.

STEP 5: Apply red urushi and sprinkle gold powder on it to finish. Dry it in the urushi box for a day, and you’re done!

Check out kintsugi kit here:
https://tsugu-tsugu.shop-kintsugi.com/

You can also join a Zoom class where experienced teachers with overseas experience can teach you the art of kintsugi online. Feel free to send us an email if you are interested in:

-Having a direct lecture at first.
-Getting help in the middle of the process.

How to book Kintsugi online lesson

If you would like to take online lessons, please contact us directly at info@kintsugi-girl.com

(English OK!)

After the confirmation, our staff will contact you to schedule the date and time for the lesson.

Experience sustainable Japanese culture through kintsugi

Many people hesitate to buy a favorite ceramics because they are worried it might break, or buy it but keep it dusted on the shelf. If you master the art of kintsugi, you can repair broken pieces by yourself, so there is no need to give up even if they are broken. You will become even more attached to the vessel you have restored.

If you are interested in Kintsugi, try the TSUGUKIT and experience sustainable Japanese culture!

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