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Osaka

The merchant city. Sakai, just to the south, has forged kitchen knives for centuries.

Osaka Castle above its stone walls and a bridge, surrounded by green trees Photo: Jeremy Santana / Unsplash

Crafts in Osaka

Two pairs of hands holding a kitchen knife against a whetstone on a sharpening bench Photo: Wabunka NO. 002 Knife making in Osaka Sharpen and finish a ready-made kitchen knife in an hour, or forge a blade from sword steel at a working smithy. 5 workshops compared