Akatsuka Bekkō

Tortoiseshell (bekkō) workshop since 1966: free one-hour visit, two-hour hands-on experience.

If you book, you see sea-turtle shell (bekkō, the material used in Yanaka for glasses and accessories since 1966) cut, heated and polished by hand during the free visit of about an hour, or you try working it yourself in the hands-on experience of about two hours, which is paid and must be booked.

Workshop and shop making glasses and accessories in genuine tortoiseshell (bekkō), in business since 1966. You can watch the craftwork for free or do a paid hands-on experience; both require you to contact the workshop in advance, by phone.

ℹ️ ⚠️ Two official sources give conflicting hours: the Tokyo Metropolitan Government states 9:00–18:00 on weekdays and until 17:00 at weekends, while Taitō City states 8:30–19:00 with irregular closing days (定休日不定休). Free workshop visit, about an hour, groups of up to 6 people from elementary school age up, can be booked with no date restrictions. Hands-on experience, about two hours, from 2,000 yen (junior high school students) to 3,000 yen (adults), groups of up to 4 people from junior high school age up, booked by phone one month before the desired date.

🚉 Nippori · 7 min walk

Sources: dento-tokyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp

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