The FEB 2027 Okinawa tour features three mornings with Fujisaki-sensei, a bingata dyeing master, in his expansive studio.

Each participant will be working on their own intricate bingata project.

The participants of the FEB 27 Okinawa tour will visit the Kijoka Bashofu Industrial Cooperative Association to learn about the 23 meticulous steps to make this traditional textile.

Then they will venture out to the plantation and participate in u-hagi, the process of stripping the ito-basho stalks. 

The FEB 2027 Okinawa tour includes a flight to the lush island of Kumejima for a day with tsumugi weavers.

This textile is amazing — ikat dyed with natural materials found on the island, including mud, and woven into the finest silk.

Okan Arts travelers will weave coasters on the hand looms!