Day Tour
【FUKUI】Private Echizen Knife Factory Tour
Price : JPY 21,000〜
Private Echizen Knife Factory Tour
- Departure
- Fukui
- Destination
- Fukui
- Tour Code
- CIT1001
Basic Itinerary
■Meeting place: Echizen Cutlery Promotion Facility Echizen Chiyozuru Museum（越前打刃物振興施設 越前千代鶴の館）
915-0873
48-6-1 Ikenouecho, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture
Map Code: V4GW+9J
■Access
*By Train:
15 minutes by car from JR Echizen Takefu Station
*By car:
15 minutes from Hokuriku Expressway Takefu IC (parking available)
■Course content
1) Echizen Chiyozuru Museum
2) Tour orientation
3) Yamaken Woodworks - Walk to
4) Workshop tour of Yamaken Woodworks
5) Yamaken Woodworks shop visit
6) Walk to Ryusen Hamono
7) Tour of the Ryusen Hamono workshop
8) Tour of the Ryusen Hamono shop
■Included
・Factory tour fee
・Guide fee
*Transportation is not included.
■Minimum number of participants: 2 people
Assistant
English Speaking Guide available
Departure Note
- Validity
-
2025-10-18 〜
2026-03-31
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
- Blackout
- Duration
- 150 minutes
Cancellation Policy
- 10 - 8 days prior to travel date
- 20%
- 7- 2 days prior to travel date
- 30%
- 1 day prior to travel date
- 40%
- on the day
- 50%
- After the tour departed, No show
- 100%
Remarks
・Capacity: Up to 4 people
・This tour is on a request basis. After confirming the purchase, we will ask you about 3 possible dates.
・We may guide you together with people from other groups.
・Children ages 10 and over can participate (junior high school students and younger must be accompanied by a guardian).
・Not available on Saturdays and Sundays because the Yamaken Woodworks workshop is closed.
・Hamono-no-Sato（Echizen Chiyozuru no Yakata) Museum is closed every Tuesday. So if tour is Tuesday, we can arrange another place instead of Hamono-no-Sato（Echizen Chiyozuru no Yakata) Museum.
・If you touch any machines without permission, you may be injured. Please act according to the staff's instructions.
・On the day of the event, please wear shoes that are easy to walk in and clothes that are easy to move in.
Overview of the Experience "Echizen cutlery"
Fukui's traditional craft "Echizen cutlery." One of the characteristics of Echizen cutlery, which is attracting attention not only in Japan but also from overseas, is the sharpness created by craftsmen.
The tour will visit two workshops, Yamaken Woodworks, which makes the handle of Echizen knives, and Ryusen Hamono, which makes the blades.
The first is Yamaken Woodworks, which specializes in making handles for Japanese knives, a rarity even in Japan. During this visit we will visit the factory and the gallery next to it, Etoe. Etoe is the only store in Japan that specializes in Japanese knife handles. Here, you can see a lineup of products that only a shop run by Yamaken Woodworks can offer.
The other workshop is Ryusen Hamono, which is attracting attention overseas for its splendid design and outstanding craftsmanship. One of the features is the beautiful "Ryusen rings" that decorates the surface of the knife. This is achieved by forging multiple layers of alternating hard and soft materials, and is a unique technique handed down by Ryusen cutlery craftsmen. Be sure to pay attention to Ryusen rings on your tour.
Yamaken Woodworks [1]
The first place we head to is the Japanese knife handle specialty store, Etoe. This shop is run by a husband and wife. Mr. Takuya Yamamoto, the fourth generation of Yamaken Woodworks, and Ms. Yuma Yamamoto, a lacquerware artist. The tour will be guided directly by one of them.
Various patterns are lined up, such as warm patterns that make use of wood grain, cute yet elegant patterns, and dignified patterns all using lacquer. It is a precious experience to talk with the craftsmen while looking at the products that shine with such craftsmanship.
![Yamaken Woodworks [1]](/assets/upimg/tour_flee2577/2577_1759832092766/image_800x600.jpg?t=1760543373)
Yamaken Woodworks [2]
After learning about the product, you will get to observe the manufacturing process at the actual workshop. We will carefully teach you the processes step by step, and about each of the machines that are lined up within the workshop. When you think of knives, you often think of the blade, but this tour will open your eyes to handle as well.
![Yamaken Woodworks [2]](/assets/upimg/tour_flee2577/2577_1759832246937/image_800x600.jpg?t=1760543373)
Ryusen Hamono [1]
The next stop is Ryusen Hamono. It is a workshop for craftsmen who produce the blades known for their sharpness. Craftsmen make the knives individually by hand. Please take a closer look at the handiwork of the craftsmen that you cannot see just by looking at the knives within the shop.
![Ryusen Hamono [1]](/assets/upimg/tour_flee2577/2577_1759832281475/image_800x600.jpg?t=1760543373)
Ryusen Hamono [2]
Then we will visit their shop. While looking at the beautiful knives lined up in the showcase, we will hear about the history of Echizen cutlery, Ryusen Hamono, and the manufacturing methods of cutlery that connect them.
At the Ryusen Hamono shop, you can try cutting with one of their kitchen knives. Experience the invisible, sophisticated craftsmanship in the sensation when the blade cuts through smoothly.
![Ryusen Hamono [2]](/assets/upimg/tour_flee2577/2577_1759832339415/image_800x600.jpg?t=1760543373)
Meeting Point
Echizen Cutlery Promotion Facility Echizen Chiyozuru Museum 越前打刃物振興施設 越前千代鶴の館
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NTA Good Point !
*1 First to Yamaken Woodworks, which specializes in manufacturing knife handles.
Take a look into the surprisingly deep world of knife handles.
*2 A knife making factory that uncharacteristically smells of wood.
A lot of thought is put into the various patterns of the handles.
*3 At the attached gallery, Etoe,
A wide variety of knives from the production area are lined up.
*4 At the workshop of Ryusen Hamono
learn about the history and process of making cutlery.
*5 To the workshop where craftsmen actually work.
Feel the passion they have towards cutlery.
*6 Trial cutting with Ryusen knives.
An opportunity to think about what you use every day.
<Meeting Point>
Echizen Cutlery Promotion Facility Echizen Chiyozuru Museum (越前打刃物振興施設 越前千代鶴の館)
Address: 48-6-1 Ikenokami-cho, Echizen City, Fukui
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KWQuWQoBLZheQxg7A