@airplanemodemama: Turning flaws into art ✨ When we were in Kyoto, we stopped by for a hands-on Kintsugi workshop, and watching my daughter work on her piece made it one of our favorite cultural memories. Kintsugi (金継ぎ), or “golden joinery,” dates back to 15th-century Japan during the Muromachi period. Legend says Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent a favored tea bowl to China for repair, only for it to return bound with metal staples. Japanese artisans stepped in to create a far more poetic solution: mending broken ceramics with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. It’s deeply rooted in the philosophy of wabi-sabi—finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. Instead of hiding the fractures, Kintsugi highlights them, creating something even more unique than when it was whole. This craft studio offers several traditional crafts, but doing Kintsugi with a 5-year-old was definitely an adventure! 😅 High-key shoutout to the amazing staff who basically stepped in and handled all the tough parts for my daughter—because filing down two separate ceramic pieces at once was NOT on my itinerary! 👉 Comment “BROKEN” and I’ll DM you the exact location and details for this Kyoto workshop! 🇯🇵📍

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