Painting Experience

【With wishes on the brush, colors in tradition】 Weaving your own Aizu story through the "painting experience"

As you walk through the streets of Aizu, you will surely see the charming red cow "Akabeko" and the "Okiagari Koboshi" that always gets back up no matter how many times it falls. These traditional toys, which have accompanied people's lives for over four hundred years, come to life through your own hands in the "painting experience," creating a vivid memory of your journey in the most creative moment.

■ Unleashing creativity on a white canvas

The stage for the experience is in front of a pure white canvas that has not yet been dyed with any colors.

• Free brushwork: Whether faithfully reproducing traditional patterns or adding modern colors, everything is up to the artist's freedom. Using acrylic paints, the process of bringing the expression of the "beko" to life with each stroke possesses a mysterious charm that makes both adults and children lose track of time.
• A unique guardian deity: The Akabeko wishing for protection from misfortune, and the Okiagari Koboshi, which is arranged to have one more than the number of family members to wish for good health. By infusing your own wishes and thoughts into it, it transforms from a mere craft into a lifelong treasure.

■ Bringing the brilliance of your journey back home

Once the painting is finished, you can take your work home on the same day.

• An eternal memorial: The "one and only" piece you created yourself is the best souvenir of your journey. Every time you display it at home, the essence of Aizu's landscape and the excitement of being engrossed in something come vividly back to life.

While inheriting traditional forms, we infuse new sensibilities. Why not visit a workshop in Aizu to experience the small miracles born from your fingertips?