Kyoto Samurai Experience: Authentic Sword Cutting Tameshigiri Activity in Kyoto
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152 Ratings
台東区
This is the sole samurai sword event in Kyoto that allows you to immerse yourself in the role of a true samurai, offering a hands-on experience that is far more than basic dress-up play. Individuals flock to Japan to learn about samurai culture and to realize their dreams of becoming a samurai, and this is the perfect opportunity.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Front of Asakusa - Fulfill your childhood aspirations by donning a hakama and embarking on a samurai history journey (exclusively at the samurai and ninja museum). Engage in the ancient art of Tameshigiri by slicing through tatami mats with an authentic samurai blade.\n\nThis age-old practice of test cutting, known as Tameshigiri, originated as a martial discipline, essential for samurai to hone their abilities, particularly during peacetime. Tameshigiri serves to evaluate the craftsmanship of the samurai sword as well as the wielder’s skill. Various materials, such as thin steel, rice straw, and tatami mats, are used to assess the precision of the cuts. In this activity, you’ll cut through tatami mats constructed from bamboo, as depicted in the image.\n\nParticipants must be at least 18 years old.
What's Included
- Use a real samurai sword
- Posing with swords in front of a studio or samurai-themed backgrounds
- Feel like a real samurai
- Wearing a Hakama
- Convenient location and costs a fraction of similar experiences
- Free tour of the samurai and ninja museum offered by tour guides
- Slicing a tatami mat with a samurai sword
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
- Minimum age 18 (There is no height requirement for those older than 18 years of age. You must be at least 150 cm tall to participate in this experience and parental supervision is necessary.)
Location
TOKYO SAMURAI NINJA MUSEUM
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(152 Ratings)
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Steve_cw_y_69
May 26, 2024
Samurai sword experience - Excellent ! Love the history and being a samurai for the afternoon re sword experience! Izu was the perfect tour guide, she made the tour fun and insightful! Thank you izu!
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Julia
May 24, 2024
Fun samurai experience - Great experience and good insight into the history of the samurai lots of fun would definitely recommend family friendly too
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Dgray1989
May 24, 2024
Thank you for everything Gin - Gin was an amazing tour guide! Lots of information and knowledge gained that I had no clue about! I definitely recommend this tour!
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Tangela_s
May 22, 2024
Very fun!! - This samurai museum was really informative. My husband and I booked the sword experience and it was much fun and great for all ages!
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B8822txkevinj
May 21, 2024
Fun for anyone that wants to play. - Chi was very helpful and efficient end, as was sense yutaro doing sword cutting. Throwing stars and cutting was safe and fun.
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Ivanwy9854az
May 18, 2024
Awesome teacher - The instructor was energetic and funny and a great teacher! I had a lot of fun cutting the bamboo! And we got cool pictures out of it
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Nico
May 18, 2024
11/10 samurai sword cutting experience! - Great experience! Shinya did an amazing job teaching us about the samurai experience and how to properly swing the katana. Would recommend to anyone visiting Kyoto for the first time and wants a complimentary experience to the samurai museum
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V2981koaw
May 15, 2024
Amazing - Very interesting and engaging the kids loved it! Highly recommended for the entire family. My 10 and 12 year old lived it.
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Meander50634779179
May 13, 2024
Samurai experience - I rate 10/10 as it is a wonderful experience..Instructor Shinya was calm and clear with his instructions on how to properly handle a katana
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Bxff9x858n
May 19, 2024
Overpriced and not as advertised - There was no tour of the history museum (which is extremely small) as advertised. We were curious to find out about the Samurai history but were told nothing. The photos in Samurai costumes were a bit silly and not taken professionally due to the nature of the background and quality of the costumes. The actual sword cutting was a good and interesting experience. However, a lot of waiting around for the rest of the group to have individual turns and the group was too big.
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