First Sword-Forging Ceremony of the Year in Seki City

Watch the first sword-forging ceremony of the year, where the “toshou” master swordsmiths dawn their white robes and show their mastery of the craft. After the forging ceremony you can wander into the Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum and learn about the history of blade forging⚔ in Japan.

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When - January 2nd, 10:00am-11:30am
Where - Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum.  A five-minute walk from Nagaragawa Railway’s Hamono Kaikan-mae Station

Notes - Arrive early for a “fukubukuro” gift bag ticket, which you can exchange later for a fukubukuro gift bag containing random Seki products (if you are lucky you could get a pocket knife or kitchen knife). The museum will be free of charge for the day in commemoration for the ceremony.

For more information read the Go Gifu blog post about last year’s ceremony:
https://gogifu.wordpress.com/…/katana-sword-forging-in-seki/

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