Knife workshops and Kappabashi knife tours
Every Asakusa Knife Making Workshop, Compared
The eight knife products this site covers: four sharpening workshops in and around Asakusa, and four guided walks to the knife shops of Kappabashi. Prices, ratings and review counts come from the booking platform.
Asakusa: Kitchen knife store visits after history tour
A 3.5-hour walk from Burger King Asakusa Azumabashi: Senso-ji, Nakamise and Hozomon with a certified guide, then an hour in Kappabashi's knife stores. Any knife you buy is yours to take home.
Japanese Knife Craft & Sharpening Workshop in Asakusa
A 40-minute whetstone workshop in Asakusa with bilingual instructors: learn blade angles, sharpen and refine a Japanese knife yourself, then take the knife and its handle home.
Japanese Knife Making Workshop (Sharpening, Engraving)
A 1.5-hour workshop in Asakusa: wear a light haori, hear the history of Japanese knives, sharpen a blade, engrave the handle and hammer it on, then take the knife home gift-packed.
Kappabashi Knife & Kitchen Town Tour with Licensed Guide
A private four-hour walking tour with a licensed guide, met in a set area of Tokyo: Tsukiji market, then Kappabashi's knife and kitchen shops, with Asakusa as an option. You take home what you buy.
Tokyo: Asakusa to Kappabashi Japanese Knife Tour
A three-hour walk from Kaminarimon: Senso-ji, Nakamise and a local lunch, then three or four Kappabashi knife stores with help choosing. Knives are not included; you take home what you buy.
Tokyo: Japanese Knife Craft Workshop (Sharpening)
A one-hour knife craft workshop in a Tokyo studio, up to ten people: learn the materials and tools, then shape and sharpen an edge. Guests report taking the knife home.
Tokyo: Kappabashi Kitchen Town & Buy a Real Japanese Knife
A private four-hour Kappabashi tour with hotel pickup by van in central Tokyo: steel, bevels and shops explained, then help packing what you buy for checked luggage. Knives are extra.
Traditional Japanese Knife Sharpening Class in Tokyo
A two-hour sharpening class at 1-9-8 Nishiasakusa, near Kappabashi: steel types, a demonstration and whetstones of several grits, then sharpen and test your own knife and keep it.
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