Kyoto Knife Guides: Workshops, Shops, Whetstones
Kyoto knife guides: forging or a sharpening class, the sharpening classes compared, Kyoto knife shops, the whetstone museum, Kyoto or Sakai or Tokyo, and flying home with a knife.
Kyoto Knife Making Class: Which Kind?
Forging a knife from iron against sharpening, handle fitting and finishing classes in Kyoto: what your hands do, how long each takes and what the price buys.
Read guide →Kyoto Knife Sharpening Class
Kyoto's knife sharpening classes side by side: one-hour workshops in Arashiyama and with HIRAI, a whetstone class, a 2-hour class on Sanjo and the whetstone museum's own lesson.
Read guide →Kyoto Knife Shops
Where to buy a knife in Kyoto: Aritsugu on the Nishiki Market street, its hours, closed days and sharpening service, the walk from Gion-Shijo, and the other shop names.
Read guide →The Natural Whetstone Museum
The Natural Whetstone Museum is in Kameoka, not Kyoto city: free entry, Thursday to Sunday, a JPY 3,000 sharpening workshop, and the train and bus from Kyoto Station.
Read guide →Kyoto, Sakai or Tokyo for Knife Making?
Where to make or buy a Japanese knife: what Kyoto offers, forging, sharpening classes, Aritsugu and a whetstone museum, against Sakai near Osaka and Tokyo, chosen by itinerary.
Read guide →Taking a Japanese Knife Home
Flying home with a knife from Kyoto: Japan bans blades from the aircraft cabin, the TSA allows them only in checked bags, and how to carry one on Japanese trains.
Read guide →Short on planning time? See dates for the forging workshop →