Three parents and children visited on the tour (with experience) course. First of all, I was very satisfied with the results, and the children were also very happy. The three swordsmiths were all young people who were able to carve out their own paths, and the two hours went by in the blink of an eye as the conversation was fun and friendly. I was able to hold a serious sword in my hands, experience working with it, receive a souvenir made from tamahagane, and spend a very valuable time with my family. I want a Japanese sword. Highly recommended! !
I visited the factory for a tour.While inheriting the tradition of Japanese swords, these swords are forged with the aim of creating a new sword for the Reiwa era.Mr. Mikata, a swordsmith in his 30s, was a really nice guy, and I had the pleasure of talking with him about a variety of things without being presumptuous.I really learned a lot by hearing the real voices of swordsmiths, which I can’t find in literature.I also admired some wonderful works,I finally have a goal to order my own sword in different sizes
INCREDIBLE! Three licensed traditional Japanese swordsmiths under one roof. Opened in Janauary 2022, Nippon Genshosha is a group of award-winning swordsmiths that make traditional Japanese swords (they are three of less than three hundred remaining traditional swordsmiths in Japan). On their property they have their forge (created themselves), gallery space, and meeting/office space. I was able to see the forge, watch them work, even try it myself, and then head over to the gallery to see some of the swords they have forged (even got to hold a couple of them!). Their work is amazing, really like works of art.They are also very welcoming, friendly, and I learned so much about the history of swords in Japan from them. Will definitely be back to visit again. Would love to buy some of their smaller pieces (they make art, knives, jewelry and more, all out of real tamahagane sword steel), or even custom order a sword some day. Highly recommend visiting here (they are open weekdays but reservations are necessary as they are usually busy making swords!).