Main Matsuri 2026 Workshops
Welcome to the Main Matsuri Festival Workshops!
Experience Japanese culture up close – creative, authentic and hands-on! This year’s workshop programme offers exciting insights into traditional and modern arts: take part in expressive Bunraku puppet theatre, discover the power of haiku, learn about the soothing art of Shiatsu or immerse yourself in the elegance of Japanese calligraphy.
Important information for participants:
- Bookings are only possible in advance through our online shop.
- Payment on site is not available. Remaining tickets, if available, can only be purchased online.
- Workshops can only be booked and attended with a valid festival ticket.
- Tickets are not personalised and may be passed on or given as a gift.
- A maximum of 4 tickets per workshop and order can be purchased.
- For safety reasons, the number of participants is strictly limited. Overbooking is not possible.
Look forward to expert guidance, a welcoming atmosphere and a special experience in the heart of Japanese culture!
Please note that a festival ticket for the respective day is required to attend the workshops. Workshop tickets do not grant access to the workshops. You can order them here:
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- Plan Your Trip to Japan – Tips and Tricks with Arian Rahmatzai until Sale over
- Role-playing One-shot: Cyberpunk Red with Ralf until Sale over
- Sumi-e Masterclass – Beginner Level: Let’s Draw Animals with Kazuya Usui until Sale over
- Clip Studio Paint Workshop with YaYa-Chan & Friends until Sale over
- Furoshiki – the Japanese Art of Wrapping with Keiko Wakita until Sale over
- Understanding Japanese Spaces with Flora Immler until Sale over
- Clip Studio Paint Workshop with YaYa-Chan & Friends until Sale over
- Button-making Workshop with Mamehoshi until Sale over
- Role-playing One-shot: Savage Worlds with Ralf until Sale over
- Origami Folding with Cagla until Sale over
- Bringing a Piece of Japan into Your Own Space with Flora Immler until Sale over
- Furoshiki – the Japanese Art of Wrapping with Keiko Wakita until Sale over
- Kimono Workshop with Anica from KimonoDreams until Sale over
- Printmaking Studio Workshop with Dominik Gußmann until Sale over
- Bringing a Piece of Japan into Your Own Space with Flora Immler until Sale over
- Bunraku Workshop with Hachioji Kuruma-ningyo until Sale over
- Mini Taster Course in Acting with Konrad Bösherz until Sale over
- Mini Taster Course in Dubbing with Sven Plate until Sale over
- Tea Ceremony Demonstration and Workshop with the Japanese Cultural Centre until Sale over
- Clip Studio Paint Workshop with YaYa-Chan & Friends until Sale over
- Role-playing One-shot: Savage Worlds with Ralf until Sale over
- Sumi-e Masterclass – Intermediate Level: Let’s Draw Flowers with Kazuya Usui until Sale over
- Haiku – How Are They Created? With Petra Klingl from Rothkiefer Verlag until Sale over
- Planning a Trip to Japan with Japanspecialists Peter Schmidt & Manuel Meister until Sale over
- Furoshiki – the Japanese Art of Wrapping with Keiko Wakita until Sale over
- How Do You Get Scared in Japanese? The History of Horror Manga in Japan with Cheyenne Dreißigacker until Sale over
- Cosplay Make-up Workshop with TitaniaCosplay until Sale over
- From the Battlefield to Form: The Development of Japanese Armour with Luis Reitmajer until Sale over
- Making Anime Figures Out of Leather at the German Leather Museum until Sale over
- Making Bags from Japanese Newspapers with Shigemi Muroi until Sale over
- Printmaking Studio Workshop with Dominik Gußmann until Sale over
- Midday Shiatsu with Renate Köchling-Dietrich until Sale over
- Obon – Japan’s Fascinating Culture of This World and the Afterlife with Cheyenne Dreißigacker until Sale over
- The Manga Success Formula! What Is Behind It? with Stefan Zeidenitz until Sale over
- Voices from Fukushima – Remembering, Understanding and Shaping the Future until Sale over
- Oh My Giri (OMGiris) – Sewing Workshop with Anuma Handmade until Sale over
- Role-playing One-shot: The Witcher with Ralf until Sale over
- Sumi-e Workshop with Eva-Maria Adamczyk until Sale over
- Oh My Giri (OMGiris) – Sewing Workshop with Anuma Handmade until Sale over
- Painting Fox Masks with Vivi until Sale over
- The History of Matsuri with Dennis Latifovic, SAMURAI Museum Berlin until Sale over
- Understanding Japanese Spaces with Flora Immler until Sale over
- Yubiami – Hand Knitting with Shigemi Muroi until Sale over
- Iaido Workshop with Fabian Freisinger until Sale over
- Bunraku Workshop with Hachioji Kuruma-ningyo until Sale over
- Role-playing One-shot: Cyberpunk Red with Ralf until Sale over
- When the World Grows Quieter! A Dream Journey to Japan with Giuliana Jakobeit until Sale over
- Ikebana Demonstration with the Japanese Cultural Centre until Sale over
- Taster Tattooing: Irezumi – the Japanese Art of Tattooing with Sasei until Sale over
- Evening Shiatsu with Renate Köchling-Dietrich until Sale over
- Temari – an Underrated and Fascinating Japanese Craft with Stella Oppl until Sale over
- Ikebana Workshop with the Japanese Cultural Centre until Sale over
- Cooking Class with Mr Okamoto from the Consulate General until Sale over
- Yukata Workshop with Anica from KimonoDreams until Sale over
- Printmaking Studio Workshop with Dominik Gußmann until Sale over
- Mini Taster Course in Acting with Konrad Bösherz until Sale over
- Mini Taster Course in Dubbing with Sven Plate until Sale over
- Morning Shiatsu with Renate Köchling-Dietrich until Sale over
- Understanding Japanese Spaces with Flora Immler until Sale over
- Clip Studio Paint Workshop with YaYa-Chan & Friends until Sale over
- Naruko Workshop with Nahoko Masutani until Sale over
- Role-playing One-shot: The Witcher with Ralf until Sale over
- Sumi-e Masterclass – Advanced Level: Let’s Draw a Hawk with Kazuya Usui until Sale over
- Believe in Yourself – More Than a Manga Reading with Giuliana Jakobeit until Sale over
- Furoshiki – the Japanese Art of Wrapping with Keiko Wakita until Sale over
- Kendo for Beginners with Khanh until Sale over
- What Does Blood Sound Like? Practical Talk on Translating Horror and Mystery Manga with Cheyenne Dreißigacker until Sale over
- 100 % Human Made – Wie erkenne ich generative KI? Mit Arian Rahmatzai until Sale over
- From the Battlefield to Form: The Development of Japanese Armour with Luis Reitmajer until Sale over
- Making Anime Figures Out of Leather at the German Leather Museum until Sale over
- Posing Insights: Posing for Cosplay Photo Shoots with TitaniaCosplay until Sale over
- Printmaking Studio Workshop with Dominik Gußmann until Sale over
- Enjoying Japanese Tea with All your Senses with Mayumi Inayama-Thenent until Sale over
- Haiku – How Are They Created? With Petra Klingl from Rothkiefer Verlag until Sale over
- Making Flower Hair Clips with Anuma Handmade until Sale over
- Metamorphoses of the Cat in Japanese Mythology with Cheyenne Dreißigacker until Sale over
- What You Should Know Before Starting a Creative Degree – Portfolio Tips and Tricks with Mamehoshi until Sale over
- Painting Fox Masks with Vivi until Sale over
- Visual Storytelling: Effective Paneling in Manga with LIAN until Sale over
- Bringing a Piece of Japan into Your Own Space with Flora Immler until Sale over
- Bunraku Workshop with Hachioji Kuruma-ningyo until Sale over
- Iaido Workshop with Fabian Freisinger until Sale over
- Hokushin-Ittō-ryū-Hyōhō-Workshop until Sale over