Workshops, Classes, Tours and Day Trips
Every Sakai Knife Workshop and Tour, Compared
All eleven knife products on this site: the handle and engraving workshop, a whetstone class, walking and private tours in Sakai, a day by car from Osaka, three days from Tokyo, and, for comparison, forging in Kyoto and a Damascus workshop in Seki.
Authentic knife making experience at a blacksmith in Kyoto
Kyoto, not Sakai: Kendo Experience's 3-hour class at a Sakyo Ward studio. You heat raw iron and forge it with a hammer, and the 13-15 cm knife you finish by sharpening and polishing is yours.
Craft Your Own Knife in Sakai: Handle-Making, Name Engraving
ENA inc.'s private 2.5-hour workshop from Sakai Station: Sakai Tohji's knife museum and a film, then you fit the handle on your own knife and a master engraves your name. You keep the knife.
From Osaka: Sakai Artisan & Cultural Walking Tour
HopGo's walk of about 4 km from the West Exit of Sakaihigashi Station: the Shimano Bicycle Museum, Sakai Denshokan, Sakai Knife Museum CUT and Sen no Rikyu sites. No knife is included.
From Osaka: Sakai Knife Maker or Blacksmith Walking Tour
Japan Tour Adventure's 3.5-hour walk from Nankai Sakai Station: a sweet shop, the crafts museum, then a sharpening lesson at Yamawaki Hamono (Tue, Thu) or a smith's forge (Wed). No knife is included.
From Tokyo: 3-Day Sakai Knives & Kofun Customizable Tour
Yamaguchi Motors' private three days by van from your Tokyo hotel. Day 2 in Sakai: a sharpening demonstration at the crafts museum, a craftsman's knife workshop and Daisen Kofun. Knives you buy are extra.
Osaka Sakai Cultural Tour: Traditional Crafts, Tea & Incense
Osaka JOINER's 5.5-hour tour around Sakai by tram: a knife workshop, factory or smith's exhibition, the 1615 Yamaguchi Residence, matcha incense you shape, and matcha with a tea master. No knife.
Osaka: Sakai Knife Experience Private Tour
Kansai Holiday's private 10-hour day by car from your Osaka hotel: Sumiyoshi Taisha, Otori Taisha, a beginner knife activity, the crafts museum and Shinsekai. Forging and personalized knives are extra.
Sakai Knives: Private Access Tour with a Native Expert
ENA inc.'s private 3-hour tour from Sakai Station: tea at Risho no Mori, the Hankai tram, a knife showroom or forge, and help choosing steel. Knives are not included; anything you buy is extra.
Sakai: Japanese Knife Sharpening Experience
UGX's 1.5-hour class at a Sakai knife shop: its knife museum, then whetstone sharpening and handle fitting on practice knives. You leave with the technique; no knife to take home is included.
Sakai: Shōgun’s Story, Samurai, Knives & Tea Ceremony
ENA inc.'s private 5-hour day from Porto no Suke Bridge: a kaiseki lunch, a tea ceremony at Risho-no-Mori, then you fit a handle at Sakai Tohji and have your own knife engraved to take home.
Seki: Create Your Own Hand-Designed Damascus Japanese Knife
Seki, not Sakai: MOST JAPAN meets you at Sekitomioka Station for a workshop at the G. Sakai Knife Museum. You polish, draw on, etch and sharpen a full-size Damascus blade, and the knife is yours.
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