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Free cancellation available
Price is $964 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Feel the heat and sparks as you watch a swordsmith forge a real sword
    • Learn about the process of forging a Japanese sword from a master
    • Get a behind-the-scenes look at the forging and fire-forming stages
    • Enjoy a narrated experience in English, making it easy to follow
    • Benefit from a free pickup and drop-off at Seki Station

Activity location

    • Seki
    • Seki, Gifu, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Seki
    • Seki, Gifu, Japan

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Seki: Japanese Master Swordsmith Demonstration with Pickup

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$482.12 x 2 Travelers$964.24
Total
Price is $964.25
Until Sun, Nov 15

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    1-hour live Japanese sword forging demonstration (approx. 1.5-2-hour total experience including round-trip transfer from Seki Station)
  • Inclusions
    English-speaking host who explains everything and drives your round-trip transfer
  • Inclusions
    Free pick-up and drop-off at Seki Station
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pick-up
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Gifu or Nagoya Station transfer surcharge
  • Exclusions
    Any physical souvenir

What you can expect

  • Begin your experience with a pickup from Seki Station or make your own way to the meeting point. A dedicated English-speaking host explains everything throughout and also drives you to and from Seki Station, making the experience easy and engaging for international visitors.

    Stand just steps from the forge as tamahagane, the same steel used for samurai swords, is heated and hammered, and feel the sparks, heat, and ringing rhythm of the hammer up close. It's a powerful, immersive window into one of Japan's most revered traditional crafts.

    Watch the swordsmith heat and hammer the steel through the forging (tanren) and fire-forming (hizukuri) stages, up close. After the demonstration, return to Seki Station or continue your exploration of the area.

Location

Activity location

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    • Seki
    • Seki, Gifu, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Seki
    • Seki, Gifu, Japan