Clear Stream Shimanto River Sightseeing and Blacksmith Experience
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Shimanto River Valley Holiday: Japan's best kept secret.
Authentic experiences in harmony with nature and local people.
Authentic experiences in harmony with nature and local people.
A convenient set of the blacksmith experience at the workshop on the bank of the clear stream Shimanto River and the Shimanto River sightseeing.
You, coming all the way, can enjoy the nature of the Shimanto River by stopping at the sightseeing spots such as a low-water crossing and a sightseeing boat (houseboat) on the way from Shimanto city to the workshop located at a place taking about 30 minutes to reach by shuttle car. In the blacksmith experience, you firstly receive a brief explanation, then strike and forge red-hot iron to shape it in a form of a knife while being instructed by an instructor. The charm of the blacksmith experience is the mysterious fun that makes you feel like your mind is gradually getting into the iron that you hit over and over again. Blacksmith knife-making experience is an experience unique to Japan that is especially popular among foreign tourists. The organizer as an instructor is proficient in speaking English. He is even evaluated to the highest degree by foreigners who have experienced this tour.
*A knife to be made is a small one.
If you wish to make one as large as a kitchen knife, it takes you more time by about two hours to do so than to make a small knife.
*Your work is honed and then sent to you by post.
8:20 A taxi picks you up at the hotel
8:40 Strolling on Takase Chinkabashi (submersible bridge) *15 minutes
9:00 Boarding a houseboat on Shimanto River *45 minutes
10:10 Arriving at Kurogane Workshop Blacksmith Experience
12:30 Each participant has lunch (We recommend Shaenziri, a farmer restaurant)
14:00 Afternoon work of Blacksmith Experience
17:00 Closing
We send you by taxi to the hotel
17:40 Arriving at the hotel
*Finishing time depends on what a knife to be made is like.
*Please bring your own lunch.
You, coming all the way, can enjoy the nature of the Shimanto River by stopping at the sightseeing spots such as a low-water crossing and a sightseeing boat (houseboat) on the way from Shimanto city to the workshop located at a place taking about 30 minutes to reach by shuttle car. In the blacksmith experience, you firstly receive a brief explanation, then strike and forge red-hot iron to shape it in a form of a knife while being instructed by an instructor. The charm of the blacksmith experience is the mysterious fun that makes you feel like your mind is gradually getting into the iron that you hit over and over again. Blacksmith knife-making experience is an experience unique to Japan that is especially popular among foreign tourists. The organizer as an instructor is proficient in speaking English. He is even evaluated to the highest degree by foreigners who have experienced this tour.
*A knife to be made is a small one.
If you wish to make one as large as a kitchen knife, it takes you more time by about two hours to do so than to make a small knife.
*Your work is honed and then sent to you by post.
8:20 A taxi picks you up at the hotel
8:40 Strolling on Takase Chinkabashi (submersible bridge) *15 minutes
9:00 Boarding a houseboat on Shimanto River *45 minutes
10:10 Arriving at Kurogane Workshop Blacksmith Experience
12:30 Each participant has lunch (We recommend Shaenziri, a farmer restaurant)
14:00 Afternoon work of Blacksmith Experience
17:00 Closing
We send you by taxi to the hotel
17:40 Arriving at the hotel
*Finishing time depends on what a knife to be made is like.
*Please bring your own lunch.
Plan contents
- Acceptance period
- any time ※Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
* Online reservations can be made from 3 months to 30 days before the date of the plan. - Fees
- JPY35,000 per participant when two participate
JPY32,000 per participant when three participate
JPY30,000 per participant when four participate - Time required
- One day
- Number of participants
- 2-4
- Meeting place
- Hotel, etc. in Nakamura of Shimanto City where you lodge
(designate it when you apply) - Activity time
- Time to pick up 8:20
Closing 17:00-18:00 - Remarks
- Only one group for one day
Have lunch individually
Days marked with ○ in the calendar are available for reservation. However, reservations are not immediately confirmed. The facility will review the details of your reservation and we will reply to you shortly.
Information on the day
- Transportation service
- Pick-up and drop-off available
- Fees include
- - Price for experience of making a knife, and English guiding document
- Shuttle service from the central part of Shimanto city
- Excursion boat boarding fee
- Travel accident insurance - Fees exclude
- Lunch (foods, drinks)
- Payment method
- on-site payment
- Cancelation policies
- Cancellation Policy
30% of the tour fee from 7 days to 2 days prior to the tour starts
40% of the tour fee the day before the day to start
50% of the tour fee on the day to start
50% of the tour fee on the day to start
100% of the tour fee after the tour starts or in case of no-show
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