Miraculous Edge: Cemented Carbide Original KISEKI: Pocketknife-making and Factory Tour
Take on this very special hands-on tour of the factory behind the wildly popular (to the point it's especially hard to buy before it's sold out), high-grade, cemented carbide kitchen knives - a first in Japan! Watch the production process, help with sharpening and testing blades. After the tour, create your very own original pocket knife by affixing the cemented carbide (said to be the hardest material next to diamond) blade to the handle, made in Gifu Prefecture. You can also buy knives and sharpening stones. Lunch will be miso sukiyaki made with delicious Hida beef and salad, sliced and diced with KISEKI: knives at Hana, a restaurant in a traditional Japanese house.
Recommended points
● Gain exclusive access to the only cemented carbide knife production factory in the world that offers tours and various activities, at present.
● This tour also offers insight and hands-on participation in the state-of-the-art production behind cemented carbide knives - a cut above conventional knife production.
● When testing out the KISEKI: knife, you will indeed be using a specialized diamond whetstone for blade sharpening. "So sharp, it brings out the tastiness of your food" best-selling KISEKI: knives (to the point of selling-out) are available for purchasing during your visit.
● The owner of the "Hana" restaurant is herself a huge KISEKI: fan and will personally share about its many excellent features.
Overview
- Season
- 2025/4/1~2026/3/31 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri (Excluding Weds, weekends and public holidays)
- Activity Time
- 3 hours
- Place
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FUKUDA HAMONO
353 Koyaname, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, 501-3941
- Number of Participants
- 2 to 8 people *Please inquire in the case of 1 person.
- Reference Price
- From 25,600 yen per person.
- Starting Point
- FUKUDA HAMONO (Enter the gate and look for the building furthest on the right, wait at the red door)
- Ending Point
- Hana (Lunch restaurant)
- Meeting Time
- 10:30
- Schedule
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・10:30 - KISEKI: Factory tour and hands-on activities (Watch video for 10 mins, cutting activity to demonstrate the sharpness of cemented carbide, cutting cemented carbide out activity at the factory, wooden handle processing activity at the machinery center, blade affixing activity, quality check activity, slice vegetables using a cemented carbide knife to test its sharpness, blade sharpening using a specialized whetstone)
・11:30 - Original pocketknife-making activity (you can have your name decorated on the wooden handle using a soldering iron)
・12:30 – Enjoy a lunch of miso sukiyaki made with delicious Hida beef at “Hana”, a restaurant at a traditional Japanese house
* This itinerary is an example
- Important Information
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・Please wear comfortable shoes so you can easily walk around in the factory.
・Please do not wear heels as you might slip in them.
・Please take off your shoes when entering the meeting area. There are stairs.
・(Optional) Return trips between Gifu Station (hotels in Gifu City) are available if required.
- Contact Information
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Discover-GIFU
Phone number: +81-(0)58-265-4831 (weekdays 9:30-17:30)
Email address: customer@gifu-tj.jp
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