From Tokyo: 3-Day Sakai Knives & Kofun Customizable Tour

Before you book

Private, 3 days, for 1 to 6 guests in one van with an English-speaking driver-guide (Hindi and Urdu also spoken), from and back to your central Tokyo hotel. One price covers the group.
Day 1 is the drive to Osaka, about 7 hours with breaks. Day 2: a sharpening demonstration at the Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum, a hands-on knife workshop with a craftsman, the Daisen Kofun moat path and free viewing floor, and the Sakai City Museum. Day 3 is the drive back.
Hotels are not included: you book your own in Osaka or Sakai. Meals, gratuities, knife purchases and international shipping are extra; the knife workshop fee, Sakai City Museum entry, parking, fuel and tolls are included.
If the knife workshop is closed or cancelled on your date, you can take a full refund, or the operator can arrange a workshop with another Sakai craftsman.
Knives must go in checked luggage on flights; carry them in their box. No reviews yet. Cancel free of charge up to 24 hours ahead; you can reserve now and pay later.

About This Experience

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.

Highlights

Join a hands-on knife workshop with a Sakai craftsman
Visit the Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum for a sharpening demonstration
See Daisen Kofun, one of the largest tombs in the world by area
Walk the moat path of a UNESCO World Heritage tomb group
Discover Sakai City Museum and the story of the giant tombs

What's Included

✓ Private van and English-speaking driver-guide (Hindi and Urdu also spoken)
✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tokyo
✓ All parking, fuel and road tolls
✓ Knife workshop fee
✓ Sakai City Museum entry fee

Not Included

Hotel accommodation (you book your own hotel in Osaka or Sakai)
Meals and drinks unless listed as included
Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
Optional knife purchases
Optional international shipping of knives

Good to Know

Knives must go in checked luggage on flights. Carry them in their box and do not wear them in public
Daisen Kofun cannot be entered. You view it from the moat path and a viewing floor
Dietary needs can be added in the booking form
If the knife workshop is closed or cancelled on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, the operator can instead arrange a knife workshop with another Sakai craftsman