Living Craftsmanship & History
From Guns to Japanese Knives: Discover the Living Craftsmen of Sakai
From gunsmiths to knife craftsmen, discover how Sakai's skills survived change through adaptation. A private encounter with the people keeping its craftsmanship alive.
From ¥38,000 per person
Contact usAbout the experience
What happens when a city no longer needs the weapons its craftsmen once made? In Sakai, the answer is still alive in the hands of its artisans. Step into the world of merchants, gunsmiths, tatami makers and knife craftsmen, and follow a story of skills that survived centuries of change by adapting. Come meet the people keeping Sakai's craftsmanship alive — and discover the story behind the knives.
Essential information
- Location
- Sakai, Osaka
- Experience type
- Private
- Price
- From ¥38,000 per person
- Languages
- English, French, Japanese, Chinese
- Pickup
- Pickup from Osaka included
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Meet the people behind Sakai's craft traditions
Contact us to enquire about this private experience in Sakai and the story behind its knives. Pickup from Osaka is included.
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