SHIRAKAWA DEEP-DIVE into Japanese Food Culture

Furukawacho Shopping Street Life and food culture experience

An English-speaking guide will guide you through the experience.

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① Knife sharpening experience(Time required: 90 minutes)
In the Furukawacho shopping district, there is a knife sharpener who has been in the business for 26 years.
Only at Furukawacho Shopping Street can you experience the artisanal skill of knife sharpening.
Learning how to properly sharpen your knives will make cooking even more enjoyable.
*This is not a knife-making experience.
*Please note that you cannot take home the knives. You can purchase them at the workshop.

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A 15-minute lecture from a craftsman about the types of knives
Lecture on blade types: 15 minutes
Lecture on how to sharpen knives 60 minutes

②Obanzai making experience(Time required: 70 minutes)
Home cooking passed down from grandmother to mother and mother to daughter is called obanzai in Kyoto. Let's make the mother's obanzai recipe of "Kyogohan Nishimura" together using the ingredients purchased at the shopping street.

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Nishimura-san will give a lecture on how to make it (10 minutes)
2 dishes 30 minutes
Tasting of the prepared dishes: 30 minutes