Handmade Goshuin Book Experience Eco Friendly Upcycling in Tokyo

【Activity description】 A craft course which you can make your own original stamp book in Asakusa. Goshuin book (stamp book) is used by visitors to Japanese temples and shrines to commemorate their visit. You can make an eco-friendly upcycle stamp book by reusing scraps generated in the kimono manufacturing process, used paper bags and wrapping paper as materials. Choose your favourite pattern from the materials and make your own favourite stamp book! The staff will support you, so even beginners can enjoy creating. If you visit shrines and temples with your hand-made Goshuin book, you will have a deeper memory. ●What is upcycling It is to give new added value to things and disused items that would normally be discarded, upgrade them to new products, and give them a new life. Upcycling is a keyword that should be paid attention to in order to switch from a consumer society where things are produced and consumed in large quantities to a sustainable society. 【Activity details】 ①Choose your favourite materials which are to paste on the cover. ②Cut and paste it on the cover using the glue. ③Paste the cover and the bellows text together. ④Write a title on the cover.