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Knife Making Experience in Samurai Sword Town 1
Make Your Own Damascus Kitchen Knife in Samurai Sword Town 2
Make Your Own Damascus Kitchen Knife in Samurai Sword Town 3
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Seki Damascus Knife Making Day Tour with Lunch & Blade Heritage

By MOST JAPAN
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $298 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Craft your own professional Damascus kitchen knife in the legendary sword town of Seki, Gifu!
Guided by a master blade-smith who have experience over 50years, you’ll sharpen, polish, and engrave your own knife — then test its sharpness on fresh vegetables.

This is not a rushed group workshop. Each guest is patiently guided step by step at their own pace.
And also enjoy a delicious Japanese lunch after making knife.

・Personalized Damascus knife-making experience
・Choose your favorite style Knives from Santoku, Gyuto, Nakiri, and Bunka
・Hands-on polishing, sharpening, engraving and assembly
・Test the sharpness of your finished blade
・Signed certificate of completion

Seki has a long history of blade making and is known today for high-quality kitchen knives used by chefs and home cooks around the world. Through this experience, you will not only create a beautiful Damascus knife, but also learn about the care, precision, and spirit behind Japanese blade craftsmanship.

Activity location

  • Knife Museum
    • 7-3, Hiraka
    • Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sekitomioka Station
    • Hidase
    • 501-3911, Seki, Gifu, Japan

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Make Your Own Damascus Kitchen Knife in Samurai Sword Town

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:30AM
Price details
$297.58 x 1 Adult$297.58
Total
Price is $297.58
Until Tue, Jun 23

What's included, what's not

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    English speaking guide and support
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    Name engraving on your knife
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    Licensed Private transportation in Luxury Vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Certificate of completion
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    Entry fee (Museum)
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    Japanese traditional cuisine with local fresh vegetables
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    Souvenir of necklace (limited-time gift)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Knife-making workshop with a Damascus Kitchen Knife - choose from Santoku, Gyuto, Nakiri, Bunka
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Step-by-step guidance by a master knife craftsman

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • You can easily join for a day trip, roughly 1.5~2 hours by train from Kyoto

Activity itinerary

Knife Museum

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Make Your Own Samurai Knife at the Knife Museum in Seki city, Gifu pref. You can see several kind of rare and unique knives all over the world. You can have experience for making your own knife with craftsman as your treasure of Japanese memory. G.SAKAI is a leadingJapanese knife producer with trade partners all over the world. The variety of their products and their high-quality knives have been acknowledged by many customers around the globe, in fact they exhibited at the Milan trade fair "Salone del Mobile Milano"in 2017-the global benchmark event for the furnishing and design sector. G.SAKAI's knives are now used in various professional fields, such as cookery, hunting, outdoor sports, and even military training. In this activity, you will visit the Knife Museum just next to G.SAKAI's factory. There you will see interesting rare items and exhibits from all over the world. You will construct your own knife in the atelier by assembly, polishing, sharpening, and writing your name.

Seki Swordsmith Museum

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit at Swordsmith Museum, you can learn deeply Samurai and Japanese swords history in Japan. Seki City in Gifu Prefecture developed as a major center for Sword making as early as the 13th century thanks to rich deposits of iron sand in the local Nagara River. During the Edo period, there were several hundred blacksmiths producing a large number of Samurai Swords and Knives.

Gifu Cutlery Hall

  • 30m
Seki City in Gifu is one of the three cutlery-producing regions in the world and boasts the highest cutlery production volume in Japan. Seki's cutlery has inherited skills and techniques with tradition of more than 700 years. Even today, it continues to produce high-quality blades rich in functionality and design by interesting traditional techniques with the latest technology. You might also find something new here.

みやこ鮨

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Lunch at local Japanese restaurant

Location

Activity location

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    Knife Museum
    • 7-3, Hiraka
    • Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Sekitomioka Station
    • Hidase
    • 501-3911, Seki, Gifu, Japan

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