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Highlights
- Choose some blades and handles combinations to make your ideal Japanese knife.
- Sharpen, fit the handle, and finish your own Japanese kitchen knife.
- Personalize your finished knife by stamping your initials onto it.
- Learn Japanese knife-making techniques with step-by-step guidance.
- Take home the finished knife you made as a practical Kyoto souvenir.
Your Experience
Instead of simply buying a Japanese knife in Kyoto, make one yourself. Join a hands-on Japanese knife-making workshop in Arashiyama and create a knife that reflects your own style. Start by choosing your preferred blade and handle. With step-by-step guidance from your instructor, sharpen the blade, fit the handle, and complete the finishing process yourself. Once your knife is finished, make it even more personal by stamping your own initials onto it. No previous knife-making or sharpening experience is required. Your instructor will guide you through each step, making the workshop suitable even for complete beginners. At the end of the experience, the finished Japanese knife is yours to keep. Rather than bringing home an ordinary souvenir, leave Kyoto with a practical Japanese knife that you chose, worked on, personalized, and finished yourself — a one-of-a-kind reminder of your trip to Japan. Located in Arashiyama, the approximately 1-hour workshop is easy to combine with sightseeing in one of Kyoto's most popular areas.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- 包丁作り体験(約60分)
- 材料費(刃・柄)
- 完成した包丁1本のお持ち帰り
- 指導・サポート
- 道具の貸出
- Tips
- Postage fee
- Parking fee
- Hotel transfer
- Transportation
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Must Know
- A minimum of 1 traveler(s) are required for the tour to depart. If the number of participants does not reach the minimum requirement, the tour will be canceled. An email regarding tour cancellation will be sent 3 day(s) before the departure date
- Please arrive at the designated location 15 minute(s) before the scheduled departure time, as the tour will depart on time
- 5分以上の遅刻をされた場合、無断キャンセル扱いとなり返金不可となります。
- 会場は嵐山スクエア2Fになります。入り口は建物側面の階段からお越しください。
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Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.