Private Japan experience
Make Your Own Japanese Knife
Create a practical souvenir in Asakusa while learning how Japanese kitchen knives are shaped, sharpened, and assembled. Bilingual staff help you choose a blade, guide the sharpening process, and personalize the handle before you take the finished knife home.
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Detailed program
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We coordinate the activity as part of your Japan itinerary, allowing enough time for arrival, check-in, and the complete program.
Choose the knife that suits you
The workshop begins with an introduction to Japanese kitchen knives and swords before you select from the blade types available that day. Certain shapes, steels, or upgraded options may require an additional charge.
Learn controlled sharpening
Bilingual staff demonstrate how angle, pressure, water, and repeated movement affect the edge. You then work with sharpening stones under close supervision, gradually refining the blade’s geometry and sharpness rather than merely watching a demonstration.
Personalize and assemble it
Finish by adding an available cherry-blossom motif or Japanese-name engraving to the handle and attaching it with a traditional hammer. Staff explain basic care, while travelers remain responsible for checked-baggage, airline, and customs rules governing knives.
What to expect
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Final timing and program order are reconfirmed with the selected operator for your date.
Introduction and blade selection
Put on a light samue-style jacket, enjoy a Japanese soft drink, and learn about the history and cultural role of Japanese knives and swords before choosing an available blade.
Sharpen the blade
Bilingual staff demonstrate angle, pressure, and movement, then provide close guidance as you work with sharpening stones to refine the blade’s shape and edge.
Personalize the handle
Select a cherry-blossom motif or your name in Japanese for engraving, subject to the designs and character limits available that day.
Assemble and take it home
Attach the handle using a traditional hammer, review care instructions, and leave with your one-of-a-kind Japanese kitchen knife.
Included in the experience
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- Available base knife and handle
- Workshop tools and sharpening stones
- Bilingual instruction
- Selected engraving
- Samue-style workshop jacket
- Japanese soft drink
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