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Seki: Create Your Own Hand-Designed Damascus Japanese Knife

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Highlights

  • Hand-draw your own name, message, symbol, or small artwork on a Damascus blade
  • Reveal your design together with the Damascus pattern through etching
  • Learn polishing and sharpening from a craftsman with over 50 years of experience
  • Take home the full-size Japanese kitchen knife you worked on the same day
  • Enjoy authentic Japanese Cuisine lunch after completing your knife

What's Included

  • ✓ Full-size Damascus kitchen knife to complete and take home
  • ✓ Choice of knife styles: Santoku, Gyuto, Nakiri, or Bunka
  • ✓ Hand-drawn blade design and Damascus etching
  • ✓ Polishing, sharpening, and test-cutting experience
  • ✓ Personal instruction from a master knife craftsman with over 50 years of experience
  • ✓ Japanese cuisine lunch
  • ✓ Souvenir of necklace (limited-time gift)
  • ✓ Certificate of completion
  • ✓ English speaking guide and support
  • ✓ Entry fee (Museum)
  • ✓ Licensed transportation in luxury vehicle

Good to Know

  • You can take home your personalized knife on the same day
  • You can choose from Santoku, Gyuto, Nakiri, or Bunka, depending on availability on the day
  • This experience is suitable for beginners
  • Seki is easiest to visit as a day trip from Nagoya or Kyoto
  • If you plan to continue to Gero, Takayama, or Magome-juku after the experience, please check train and bus schedules in advance
  • Please contact us in advance if you are traveling with large luggage