From Osaka: Sakai Knife Maker or Blacksmith Walking Tour

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Before you book

About 3.5 hours from Nankai Sakai Station and back, for up to 10 people. An old sweet shop (one sweet included) and a self-guided visit to the Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum and Knife Shop come first.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: Yamawaki Hamono, a knife maker founded in 1927, with its sharpening station and a sharpening lesson. Wednesdays: the De Sakai blacksmith's forge.
Included: a bilingual guide, shopping time, access to the knife factory and the sharpening lesson. A custom knife can be ordered as an option; extra food, drinks and shopping are not included.
Every guide speaks English; a French-speaking guide cannot be guaranteed on a shared tour. The tour needs two guests to run, so a lone booker may be offered another date or a full refund. Bring a passport or ID card.
Wheelchair accessible. Cancel free of charge up to 24 hours ahead; you can reserve now and pay later.

About This Experience

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.

Highlights

Order your own customizable knives (Optional)
Discover traditional sweets from Sakai and get a sweet snack to eat on the tour
Walk into the Sakai City Craft Museum and learn about knives history
Visit the ''Yamawaki Hamono'' knife Maker, or the "De Sakai" Blacksmith forge
Learn how to sharp the knives using the traditional Japanese technic

What's Included

✓ Bilingual Local guide
✓ 1 Sweet at the sweet shop
✓ Shopping time
✓ Access to the Knife Factory
✓ Knife sharpening technic lesson
✓ Customizable knife order (option)

Not Included

Extra food
Drinks
Shopping and souvenirs

Good to Know

While single travelers can book this tour directly, there is a "2 guests minimum" rule to give the tour a GO. in case of a single guest, the session might be cancelled and the guest will be notify as soon as possible, offering a rescheduling, or a full-refund.
⚠️FRENCH SPEAKING GUIDE - PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY⚠️
All guides can speak English. Some of Japan Tour Adventure's guides can also speak French. The operator cannot guarantee the French language on a shared tour. Please contact GetYourGuide Customer Service to confirm the french-speaking guide availability on your preferred date. Thank you.