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.