Kyoto Traditional Knife Crafting Workshop

★★★★★ Absolutely amazing experience and one of the highlights of our time in Kyoto! Marble was our instructor and he was fantastic — friendly, patient, knowledgeable, and made the whole workshop fun and easy to follow. Everything was very well organized, and you could really feel the passion and craftsmanship behind the experience. We learned a lot, had a great time, and left with something truly special that we made ourselves. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Kyoto and looking for a unique, hands-on Japanese experience. Five stars without hesitation! instructor:Amazing!!!!

This was a really fun activity to do in Kyoto! Rick walked us through choosing knives, how to sharpen at home, and how to up keep our knife when we leave. He was so great while making the knives as well. Definitely recommend for a one of a kind knife experience and you get a keep sake to take home that’s super useful as well!

Great experience! The session included a smaller knife but offered the opportunity to upgrade for a really reasonable price. Our instructor Nour told us about the history of knife making in Japan and was thorough in his sharpening instructions. I definitely reccomend this experience.

Had a great time with our hosts Zen, Mariz and Layla. We had a great time learning the ways of sharpening while also having some great conversations along the way. We could take home the knife you sharpen and also got one engraved. Highly recommended for an hour or so of your time

it’s great experience if you wanna have knife from Japan! there are few knife types to choose from, few wood types too. obviously for extra fee :) Keshavi was patient and passionate about the workshop, she explained everything perfectly! recommend the place and workshop!

mariz and ash where absolutely lovely i was here the day prior for another class and had to come back and so glad i did. i booked the 4pm class and had the both privately great experience for the price and i now have a knife i made that i can keep forever ! highly recommend:)

we had a wonderful time with Marble as our knife making guide. he was friendly, spoke great English and super helpful with guiding us to ensure our knives were perfect! we absolutely would recommend coming here, it’s in a super walkable area near temples and lots of food and good matcha places as well!

this workshop was so much fun! highly recommend! my friend and I did it together and we both agreed it's somehow relaxing and therapeutic 😋 learned how to sharpen our knives, customized them with engravings and received proper care instructions to maintain our knives. 10/10 recommend!

This knife sharpening and handle install experience was amazing. Marble was our instructor, and he was so kind, patient, and knowledgeable. he cared a lot about the culture around Japanese knife making.

We had a great time Knife crafting! we got to choose the handle wood type and the blade type. Our instructor Layla made the process easy to understand and a lot of fun, our knives turned out beautifully. Would do again next time I’m in the area!