Discover the ancient art of Japanese knife-making in Sakai City on a walking tour that includes local sweets, the Sakai City Craft Museum, and a visit to the Yamawaki Hamono Company, where you can watch blades transform into handmade cooking knives and learn traditional sharpening techniques.
What's included
Food and drinks
One sweet per guest included All Fees and Taxes Bilingual Guide Tramway Tickets (Round-Trip)
What's not included
Extra Food Shopping and souvenirs
Cancellation policy
The booking is non-refundable if you cancel within 1 day of the start time.
My girlfriend motivated me to join the Sakai knife factory walking tour, and to be honest, I’m not really into knives and not a big fan of walking either...BUT it was actually super interesting and felt really authentic, plus, there wasn’t too much walking! It’s totally way off the usual tourist track, and among other things we did during that tour, walking into the knife workshop really felt like a special VIP behind-the-scenes experience :)
Oliver
July 13, 2025
Authentic and informative.
Really interesting look around a small knife making company with a demonstration of knife-sharpening technique. Of course you can buy knives and we found them much better priced than in Tokyo. There's also a visit to a local knife museum and a random but interesting diversion to an authentic old shop selling the local sweet delicacies. The tour guide was knowledgeable and fun.
One reservation: if you buy a knife you will need to go and grab some lunch and wait around for a couple of hours before it is finished off and engraved for you, so plan for the whole morning and half the afternoon. We had another place to be so had to return the next day to collect.
Rob D
July 5, 2025
VIP behind-the-scenes experience!
My girlfriend motivated me to join the Sakai knife factory walking tour, and to be honest, I’m not really into knives and not a big fan of walking either...BUT it was actually super interesting and felt really authentic, plus, there wasn’t too much walking! It’s totally way off the usual tourist track, and among other things we did during that tour, walking into the knife workshop really felt like a special VIP behind-the-scenes experience :)
Oliver
July 13, 2025
Authentic and informative.
Really interesting look around a small knife making company with a demonstration of knife-sharpening technique. Of course you can buy knives and we found them much better priced than in Tokyo. There's also a visit to a local knife museum and a random but interesting diversion to an authentic old shop selling the local sweet delicacies. The tour guide was knowledgeable and fun.
One reservation: if you buy a knife you will need to go and grab some lunch and wait around for a couple of hours before it is finished off and engraved for you, so plan for the whole morning and half the afternoon. We had another place to be so had to return the next day to collect.
