Asakusa Knife Workshop Guides: Booking, Prices, Kappabashi
Which Asakusa knife workshop to book, what each costs, Kappabashi knife shops, a half day with Senso-ji, the sharpening class, and getting the knife home.
A Half Day in Asakusa: Senso-ji Early, a Knife Workshop, Then Kappabashi
A half-day Asakusa plan: Senso-ji before the crowds, a 40-minute knife workshop mid-morning, then Kappabashi's knife shops. Timings, Sundays, options.
Read guide →How Much Is a Knife Making Workshop in Asakusa?
Asakusa knife workshop prices in October 2026: $88 to $177 a person, the knife usually included, the upgrades that cost extra, and what a knife costs to buy on Kappabashi.
Read guide →How to Bring a Japanese Knife Home from Tokyo
Getting a knife from an Asakusa workshop or Kappabashi home: Japan's 6 cm rule, wrapping it for trains, checked luggage only, the Nov 2026 tax-free change.
Read guide →Kappabashi Knife Shops: How to Buy a Japanese Knife Next to Asakusa
Kappabashi knife shops near Asakusa: when they open, why to avoid Sundays, cash and tax-free, Kama-Asa, Kamata and Tsubaya, what to ask, guided tours.
Read guide →Japanese Knife Sharpening Class in Asakusa: The 2-Hour Class vs the 40-Minute Workshop
Taimatsu's two-hour knife sharpening class near Kappabashi against the 40-minute Asakusa workshop: what each teaches, price, group size, who it suits.
Read guide →Which Asakusa Knife Making Workshop Should You Book?
The four Asakusa knife workshops compared: length, price, what you actually do (sharpen, fit a handle, engrave), what you take home, and who each one suits.
Read guide →Want the 40-minute knife workshop booked first? See dates and prices →