DEPOSIT | OCT 2025 Blue Japan Indigo Tour
12-day Tour :: Blue Japan Indigo Tour WED October 1 to SUN October 12, 2025 Tour Deposit: $1,750Total Tour Cost: $10,950 Single OccupancyTour limited to 16 participants Tour Leaders: Victoria Stone & Patricia Belyea, co-owners of Okan ArtsJapanese Travel Expert and Guide: Yumi Sugai You venture into the mountains to dye indigo at a 13th-generation family business that makes huge koinobori. You go behind the scenes at a banner factory to dye a koi wall hanging. You tour an indigo farm in Tokushima prefecture. You make paper embellished with indigo at a famous washi factory. You wander Kojima Jeans Street, the heart of Japanese denim. And more! Your tour gives you a more in-depth understanding of indigo, as well as memories for a lifetime. Your home base for your indigo adventures is Hotel Okura Kyoto. When you head off to Tokushima Prefecture, the indigo-growing region of Japan, you maintain your room in Kyoto and just take your carry-on bag! On the third night of your getaway, you return to your Kyoto nest for the last few nights of the tour! ITINERARYB=Breakfast L=Lunch T=Tea D=Dinner DAY 1 Arrive at KIX | Transfer to Kyoto HotelDAY 2 Philosopher’s Path | Temple Lunch | Museum of Crafts & Design BLDAY 3 Day Trip to Miyama: Little Indigo Museum | Naoko Omae Visit BLDAY 4 Koi Banner Dyeing Workshop | Netsuke Museum BDAY 5 Day Trip to Gujo: Indigo Dyeing Workshop at Watanabe Dye House BDDAY 6 Botanical Dyeing Workshop at Tezomeya | Nijo Castle BDAY 7 Day Trip to Ohara: Persimmon Dyeing Workshop at Mitsuru Kogei | Jakko-in BLDAY 8 Tokushima Area: AiAii Visit | Indigo Dyeing Workshop at Aizumicho Historical Museum BLDAY 9 Tokushima Area: Tour of Watanabe Indigo Farm | Washi Paper Workshop at Awagami BDDAY 10 Kurashiki: Kojima Jeans Street | Bikan Historical Quarter BDAY 11 Kumihimo Workshop at Adachi | Tea Party | Free Afternoon BTDAY 12 Shosei-en Garden | Transfer to KIX BNOTE: This itinerary is subject to change. To read many blog posts about indigo adventures in Japan +click here