Toyota Green Life Knife Making with a Master Blacksmith
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
Tour highlights -Create your own authentic Japanese knife with a blacksmith in service for 200 years -Pound iron with your own two hands in the historical setting of a rural Japanese living museum -Learn the rural lifestyle techniques of a seasoned craftsman -Stroll through Asuke’s historic townscape with its roots in prehistory -Finish your totally unique, handcrafted knife in one day, ready to take home. Tour details This Toyota Green Life Experience tour invites you to craft your own knife in historic Asuke under the guidance of seventh-generation blacksmith Yuto Hirose. Learn traditional forging techniques as you shape a blade from scratch over open flames. In the afternoon, explore Asuke’s Edo-period streets and enjoy local specialties such as wild boar dishes or gohei mochi. Finally, pick up your finished knife, expertly sharpened and fitted with a cord-wrapped handle by the master blacksmith, and take home a unique memento of your experience.
Inclusions
What's included
- Travel insurance
- Black smithing experience
- Professional, English-speaking guide
- Transportation
What's not
- Lunch and drinks
- Transportation to the meeting point (without hotel pick-up option)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet at the parking lot of Hirose Shigemitsu Cutlery shop
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Tourism Designers Co., Ltd.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please contact beforehand in case of any dietary restrictions.
How it compares in Japan, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 218% above the median of the 1684 experiences we list in Japan, outside the cities.
- It is longer 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.
