Can you make a katana in Japan? What sword-making experiences in Kyoto, Tokyo, Seki and Okayama really offer: forging a small katana-style…
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Read the guide →Seki in Gifu Prefecture has forged blades for 800 years. Damascus knife-making days, a full-day forging class, the swordsmith museum, the October…
Read the guide →Sakai, 15 minutes from Namba, is Japan's capital of professional chef knives. Blacksmith walking tours, handle-making and engraving classes, forging sessions, the…
Read the guide →Knife forging in Kyoto compared: the 3-hour blacksmith workshop, private sessions at a historic Nakagyo smithy, the Masahiro sword forge in Kameoka…
Read the guide →Where to take a knife-making class in Tokyo: sharpening, handle-fitting and engraving workshops in Asakusa, Kappabashi sharpening lessons, and when to go…
Read the guide →The best knife-making workshops in Japan compared: forge a blade with a blacksmith in Kyoto, sharpen and engrave in Tokyo, or visit…
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