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Japan's sword town for 800 years, now its knife capital — forge, grind and sharpen a blade you take home.
- How long
- ~3 days
- Cost
- $600 – $1,300
- In rupees
- ₹0.6L – ₹1.2L
- Starting level
- Beginner
2–7 days
$317/day
₹30,300/day
moderate pace
Price covers: 3-day workshop, tuition + steel + your finished knife. Rough estimate. Treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Kit & materials
Best months — Mar-Nov
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $317 a day this sits near the top of the range, against a $108 median for craft & artisan. It is cheaper than 0 of the 19 craft & artisan options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Japan
- 7 other options in Japan, starting with tea ceremony and ikebana in Kyoto from $250.
- When to go
- Workable across 9 months of the year — Mar-Nov. Outside that the season is against you, not the school.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 3 days, but the honest range is 2 to 7. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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