Seisuke Knife Festival
Asakusa, Tokyo
Every April, wearing traditional robes and stoking a twig fueled fire, blacksmiths from across Japan demonstrate forging knife blades entirely by hand.
Witness them this year on April 1.
Seisuke Knife Festival
Honolulu, Hawaii
In July, participants join Yu Kurosaki and Yoshimi Kato in a sake blessing ceremony in honor of the many crafts that come together to create the food scene.
Seisuke Knife Festival
San Francisco, California
Yu Kurosaki and Yoshimi Kato were joined by Chef Tu David Phu and Guinness World Record holder Wallace Wong at a knife centered dinner and demonstration event in August.
Seisuke Knife Festival
Portland, Oregon
People witness blades forged in fire in the lingering summer heat of September as master blacksmiths Yoshimi Kato and Yu Kurosaki demonstrate.