Kamakura: Carve Your Own Stone Seal with a 4th-Gen Master

5.0(3)40 minutesJapanese, EnglishKamakura, Japan

From

$71

1. Meet a Fourth-Generation Engraver Visit a working Kamakura atelier with a family craft dating back to 1898. Meet the craftsman and learn in English.

2. Discover Japanese Hanko Culture See traditional tools and award-winning engravings. Learn how personal seals express names and identity in Japan.

3. Choose a Meaningful Character Select one character from the available options and learn its meaning before creating your own mark.

4. Carve Your Own Stone Seal Follow the craftsman's step-by-step guidance. No carving experience is needed, and all tools are provided.

5. Reveal Your First Impression Apply red seal ink and stamp a keepsake card. Take your stone seal and card home immediately after the workshop.

6. Keep a Personal Piece of Japan Enjoy a compact experience alongside your Kamakura sightseeing. Create a seal to cherish and use, in an atelier that welcomes you with good wishes for your happiness.

Included

Stone seal you carve yourself, with guidance from the craftsman

Not included

HANKO case
Shipping - only if you request shipping instead of picking it up.
Calligraphy
Red INK
display
Artistic Hanko seals carved by artisans.

What you'll do

Create a mark to use and treasure at KAMAKURA SIGNET
Step inside an atelier in Kamakura and carve your own stone seal with a fourth-generation engraver whose family craft dates back to 1898. See traditional tools and award-winning engravings, and learn in English how hanko connect names, identity, and meaningful moments in Japanese life. Choose one character from the available options and discover its meaning. With the craftsman's step-by-step guidance, learn how to handle the carving tool and bring your character to life in stone. No previous carving experience is needed, and all tools are provided. Then apply red seal ink and press your finished seal onto a keepsake card—the moment your carving becomes your own personal mark. Take your stone seal and card home immediately after the workshop. Our atelier welcomes each guest with good wishes for their happiness. Your seal carries the meaning you choose and the memory of making it in Kamakura: a small keepsake to cherish and use on cards, letters, or journals. A compact cultural experience to enjoy as part of your day exploring Kamakura.

Meeting and pickup

1 location

Pickup details

Take the west exit of JR Kamakura station, turn left and walk down Onari street. Turn left at the first big 5 way intersection. Kamakura Hanko is on the right side of the street.