Seki Damascus Knife Making Day Tour with Lunch & Blade Heritage

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Seki Damascus Knife Making Day Tour with Lunch & Blade Heritage

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5h
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Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Craft Your Own Damascus Knife in Seki, Japan’s Historic Blade-Making Town

This one-day tour offers more than a standard workshop. In Seki, Gifu, a city with a long history of Japanese sword and knife craftsmanship, you will make your own Damascus kitchen knife, enjoy a local Japanese lunch, and learn about Japanese blade making and take home your own knife.

Hand-draw your own name, message, symbol, or artwork on a Damascus blade, then finish, sharpen, and test it side by side with a master craftsman with more than 50years of experience.

Choose your preferred kitchen knife style from Santoku, Gyuto, Nakiri, or Bunka, depending on availability.

One highlight is the sharpness test with vegetable. You might be surprised.

This is not a rushed group workshop. Each guest is guided step by step at their own pace, making it comfortable even for beginners.

You will leave Seki with a Damascus knife you helped create and a deeper appreciation for 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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Travellers

Seki Damascus Knife Making Day Tour with Lunch & Blade Heritage

5h
English

Pickup included

Language options: English

Starting time: 10:30 AM

Price details

AU$421.08 x 1 AdultAU$421.08

Total

Until Sun, 26 July

What's included, what's not

English speaking guide and support
Licensed Private transport in Luxury Vehicle
Polishing, sharpening, and test-cutting experience
Certificate of completion
Choice of Santoku, Gyuto, Nakiri, or Bunka, subject to availability
Hand-drawn blade design and Damascus etching
Full-size Damascus kitchen knife to complete and take home
Japanese traditional cuisine with local fresh vegetables
Personal instruction from a master knife craftsman with over 50 years of experience

Know before you book

Public transport options are available nearby
Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Not recommended for travellers 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 centre 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

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

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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