Factory / Workshop Spots in Kamakura Area

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Kamakura

Category

Travel / Tourism

Factory / Workshop

Masamune Sword and Blade Workshop

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Onarimachi 13-29

"This workshop, a three-minute walk from JR Kamakura Station, makes knives, blades, and ironwork crafts. During the Kamakura period, the great swordsmith Masamune created the Soshu tradition of sword making. Hiromasa, the fifth-generation inheritor of Masamune's sword smithing and head of the family, served the Odawara Hojo clan and, after being bestowed the name of ""tsuna"" from the second generation Hojo Ujitsuna, son of the founder of the clan, he took the name ""Tsunahiro."" Later, Tsunahiro became an official swordsmith for the mighty Tokugawa clan. The family continued to flourish as swordsmiths up until the start of the Meiji period and today is led by its 24th head. In the early Showa period, the family began making kitchen knives, shears, and other edged tools based on sword making techniques, as well as ironwork crafts."
Glass Beads Workshop Gurigura

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Yukinoshita 2-14-28

"A Kamakura studio that sells beads and offers classes and workshops. It was a prize winner at the Japan Art and Accessories Association's ""Beads Grand Prix."" They have an array of delicate items made with sound techniques. Reservations are required for their bead making workshops and beading lessons."
JONASGLASSVISION

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Shichirigahama-higashi 2-28-10
Sue Workshop DAN

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Hase 2-13-46
Kamakura Beer

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Omachi 5-chome 9-29

Kanagawa Kamakura

Travel / Tourism Factory / Workshop

Sake Brewery Winery / Brewery Workshop Pottery Other Factory Tour / Demonstration

Kanagawa Areas

Kanagawa prefecture acts as an extension of the Tokyo metropolis that spills over into coastal towns, most notably Yokohama city, heavily populated and known for its Chinatown and seaside attractions. Just the right distance for a day trip out of Tokyo, Kanagawa is home to some of Tokyo’s most accessible beaches, including around Kamakura, best known for its Big Buddha. Visitors can also travel a little farther afield for a weekend at Hakone onsen town.