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Private Sakai - Knife Artisan and Craft Walking Tour

Sakai, Japan

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Number of Travellers	Price Per Person (USD)
1	396
2	200
3	134
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Number of Travellers	Price Per Person (USD)
1	396
2	200
3	134
4	102
5	82
6+	69

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Part of our revenue from this experience
will go to a charity in the region

This is a Private Experience.

Visit the Sakai City Craft Museum and discover what this city is famous for.

Get the privilege to step into the ''Yamawaki Hamono'' company office, a knife maker with over 120 years of history, where the raw blades arrive directly from the Blacksmith.

Visit the Sharpening Station and the main office and watch the blades being turned into proper handmade cooking knives. Learn and practice the traditional Sharpening technics with a trained guide, and get the chance to order your own customizable knives that you can watch being made in front of you. Isn't it amazing?.... We sure think it is!

Duration

3 hours

The tour starts at

Sakai, Japan

YAOGEN CINNAMON MOCHI

Sakai is very famous for traditional Japanese sweets, especially those to eat with Japanese tea. After we get off the tramway, we first stop at a traditional sweet shop and relax. One sweet of your ch...

Sakai is very famous for traditional Japanese sweets, especially those to eat with Japanese tea. After we get off the tramway, we first stop at a traditional sweet shop and relax. One sweet of your choice included per guest

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SAKAI KNIFE & CRAFTS MUSEUM

This local museum was specifically made to introduce everything that makes Sakai city special, such as handmade crafts, Bicycle, as the brand "Shimano" was first created in Sakai and local products: S...

This local museum was specifically made to introduce everything that makes Sakai city special, such as handmade crafts, Bicycle, as the brand "Shimano" was first created in Sakai and local products: Sweets, Sake and Craft Beer, and more. The real treasure is located on the second floor. Join us and check it out!

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YAMAWAKI KNIFE COMPANY BACKSTAGE EXPERIENCE

This is probably the reason why you will join our Walking Tour in Sakai. Visit a traditional Japanese Knife Factory with over 100 years of family history. Go inside the sharpening station and watch pr...

This is probably the reason why you will join our Walking Tour in Sakai. Visit a traditional Japanese Knife Factory with over 100 years of family history. Go inside the sharpening station and watch professional working on the blades that comes directly from the Blacksmith. Step inside the main office, where you can see those blades being cleaned, engraved, put together with a high-quality handle to become a real Japanese Cooking Knife. On the second floor, the staff welcomes us to their office to introduce us to their product and to teach us how to sharpen a knife traditionally and properly with a stone. Our guests can practice and learn on-site. To finish, only if you want to (no obligation), you have the chance to order your own knife (or knives), to choose the type of blade, handle, material, color (if possible) and engraving. You can watch the staff making the knife in the office, in front of you, and follow the process step by step until it is finished. Amazing!

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