Wednesday 24 May 2023

Gold leaf museum

 This was just along from the Geisha house. Lots to see here and all within walking distance. We had walked up, not really up from the hotel, it was about 800m on the bus loop road. On the way we found the phonographic museum with the dog and the Grammer phone.

Also saw a guy who was making wood things.

This was a set of postcards with wood cravings on them.
This was the street that he was on, shop at the front living quarters behind and up.

Outside his store, the bonsai was real.
Gold leaf table and chairs, could sit at them

The gold is put between sheets of washi paper then pounded to make it bigger, done several times.
We could have bought gold leaf ice creams in the street behind, looked impressive but I couldn't imagine eating gold, price was 700yen, without the gold it was 400yen.

This is a replica of a small shrine with gold leaf on it.






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