Kamakura: Meet a 4th-Gen Hanko Master & Create Your Name Seal

1. Meet a Fourth-Generation Master Visit a working Kamakura atelier with a family craft dating back to 1898. Discuss your name directly with the craftsman in English. 2. See Award-Winning Craft View award-winning engravings and tools. Both husband and wife hold Japan’s First-Grade National Trade Skill Certification. 3. Watch a Live Demonstration See traditional engraving techniques up close and ask the craftsman questions. 4. Carve and Stamp a Stone Seal Carve one character with guidance, stamp a keepsake card, and take both home right after the workshop. 5. Design Your Name Hanko A wooden katakana hanko, hand-finished after the session, is included. Collect it at the atelier about four hours later, that afternoon. Kanji and upgrades cost extra. 6. A Small, Unhurried Morning Enjoy a small-group experience in a private atelier setting. Your host, a Zen monk and engraver, creates each seal with good wishes for its owner.