Kumamoto Japanese Sword Forging Experience with Master Swordsmith
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Learn directly from Genrokuro Matsunaga, a government-certified swordsmith with 50 years of experience and over 1,000 katana forged. Watch the legendary folding-and-forging technique up close, featuring glowing steel, flying sparks, and thousand-year-old craftsmanship. Take up the hammer and strike red-hot steel yourself under the master's direct guidance. Meet the craftsman who recreated a National Treasure sword from the ancient Eta Funayama burial mound. Optional matcha tea experience at the forge and a name-engraving keepsake are available.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hands-on forging experience
- Talk and live forging demonstration by the master swordsmith
- The *Standard + Matcha Tea Experience* includes the Matcha Tea Experience and Japanese sweets.
What's not
- Hotel pickup / drop-off
- Food and drinks (Standard)
- Name engraving (¥1,000, payable on site)
- Take-home forged items (not permitted under Japanese sword regulations)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- - 10 minutes by car from Arao Station - 15 minutes on foot from Youme Town City Mall
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- TAKUMI JAPAN TOURS
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Japan, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 92% above the median of the 1684 experiences we list in Japan, outside the cities.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
Special offers in Japan, outside the cities
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
