Make your own kitchen knife with a master blacksmith in Shimanto

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About this activity

In this activity you can experience traditional Japanese craft culture through "Kaji".

In a contemporary society that emphasizes digital networks, old handicraft techniques have become far from everyday life.

Imagine crafting your own knife or scissors from steel, using fire and ancient Japanese techniques. You can commemorate your wedding, or remember your trip, through engraving.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: Japanese, English
Operated by: Trip Designer Inc.

Ages: Adults (15–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Teaching in English.
Included: Training experience.
Included: A set of equipment necessary for the experience (work clothes, protective glasses, raw materials, a set of tools)

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Hotel pickup and drop-off (Available for an extra fee from Shimanto City)
Not included: Transportation to/from attractions

Itinerary

You can experience blacksmith cutlery production as inherited from ancient times in Japan at "Tatara Iron & Steel Forging Workshop Kurogane," surrounded by the Shimanto River area of Kochi Prefecture, with mountains and river wilderness in abundance. Imagine crafting your own knife or scissors from steel, using fire and ancient Japanese techniques. You can commemorate your wedding, or remember your trip, through engraving.

Stop 1
Shimanto River
Workshop Kurogane
Kachima Chinka Bridge
Iwama Chinka Bridge

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Using your ticket

Please come in clothes that you do not mind getting soiled.

Since the temperature in the workshop will also rise from June to September in the summer, please bring some drinks.

Depending on the number of people in the experience and the degree of refinement of the cutlery, we may send it after finishing at the workshop at a later date.