Painting Experience

【Wishing with a brush, conveying colors through tradition】 Weaving your own Aizu story with the "Painting Experience"

As you walk through the streets of Aizu, you will surely see the charming red cow "Akabeko" and the "Okiagarikoboshi" that stands up no matter how many times it falls. The "Painting Experience," where you breathe life into these traditional toys that have been a part of people's lives for over four hundred years, is the most creative moment that leaves the memories of your journey in vivid form.

■ Unleashing your sensibility 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, it is all up to the artist's freedom. Using acrylic paints, the process of bringing the expression of the "Beko" to life with each stroke has a mysterious charm that captivates both adults and children, making them forget the passage of time.
• A unique guardian deity: The Akabeko wishing for warding off evil and the Okiagarikoboshi wishing for health by having one more than the number of family members. By infusing your own wishes and thoughts into it, it transforms from a mere craft into a lifelong treasure.

■ Bringing back the brilliance of your journey as it is

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

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

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