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Symphonies of Steel: Create Your Original Damascus Knife

Symphonies of Steel: Create Your Original Damascus Knife

Central Gifu

Tradition & History

Make your very own knife with your own hands from start to finish, from blade and handle sharpening, assembling, to engraving your name onto your handmade masterpiece. Choose from Gyuto and Santoku Damascus cooking knives, Damascus hunting knives and Damascus folding knives. ​Then, enjoy a visit to the nearby Knife Museum and buy from a wide variety of top quality knives available onsite. To finish, tuck into a delicious meal at a local restaurant where dishes like sushi, tempura, eel, and miso katsu can be prepared to your preferences.

Recommended points

● Look forward to the warm welcome and excellent hospitality from experienced assisting staff SUMIO and YOSHIRO.
● Bring along any rusty coins and tarnished precious metals you have, and they can be polished to a brilliant shine!
● Enjoy delicious food like sushi, tempura, eel, miso katsu, and more at a local restaurant (5 minutes by car), arranged to your preferences. You can eat the freshly made tempura at the counter. (Please note that the restaurant cannot adjust to schedules on their days off) - optional

Overview

Season
2025/4/1~2026/3/31 (Monday - Friday)
Activity Time
Without lunch: 3 hours
With lunch: 4 hours
Place

Knife Museum

7-3 Hiragacho, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, 501-3821

Number of Participants
1 to 5 people
Reference Price
From 31,800 yen per person
Starting Point
Knife Museum
Ending Point
Knife Museum
Meeting Time
10:15
Schedule
・10:15 - Arrival at the Knife Museum, orientation, knife-making
・13:00 - Completion of handmade knife, photo-taking, handing over of certificate of completion

*This itinerary is an example. Adjustments to your schedule can be made with at least 2 hours' notice.
Important Information
(Transport option) If required, pick up from and drop off to the Nagaragawa Railway Sekitomioka Station and JR Minoota Station are available free of charge. Please let us know your required time at the station in advance.

(Lunch option) Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. Dishes like sushi, tempura, eel, and miso katsu can be arranged to your preferences. After lunch, you will be given a lift to the station.

Adjustments to your schedule can be made with at least 2 hours' notice.
Contact Information
Discover GIFU
Phone number: +81-(0)58-265-4831 (weekdays 9:30-17:30)
Email address: customer@gifu-tj.jp

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