Asakusa Rokku Area Management Association Announcement of sponsorship of “Seisuke Knife Festival 2024”

[Asakusa Rokku Area Management Association] Announcement of
sponsorship of “Seisuke Knife Festival 2024” ​ Asakusa Rokku Area Management Association Press release: November 14, 2024 Announcement of sponsorship for “Seisuke Knife Festival 2024” A live event in which a knife craftsman directly conveys the charm of Japan’s traditional craft “Japanese knives”
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Asakusa Rokku Area Management Association (General Incorporated Association) (Representative Director: Kazuaki Yasuda) has announced that Seisuke Hamono Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Mitsuhiro Nakamura) will conduct Asakusa View on Sunday, December 8, 2024. We would like to inform you that we have decided to sponsor the “Seisuke knife festival 2024” to be held at Hotel Annex Rokku. “Seisuke Knife Festival 2024” is Seisuke Knife Festival 2024, where Seisuke Knife Co., Ltd. brings together the best craftsmen (traditional craftsmen) from all over the country in Asakusa to showcase the appeal of Japanese knives (traditional crafts), which have become popular among tourists visiting Japan in recent years. This event was planned to convey the concept of (quality and practicality) not only to tourists visiting Japan but also to Japanese customers. Seisuke Hamono Co., Ltd. travels to Japanese knife production areas all over the country and delivers carefully selected pieces one by one to our customers. We will help more customers understand authentic Japanese knives, which are not only functional as cooking utensils, but also have value as works of art, and contribute to the passing on of traditional craft techniques and the
revitalization of traditional craft production areas (regions). We will continue to work towards this goal. The purpose of this event is to convey to as many customers as possible the appeal of Japanese knives and the passion of the craftsmen responsible for manufacturing them. 〇Date and time Sunday, December 8, 2024 Part 1 starts at 13:00, Part 2 starts at 16:00 〇Venue Asakusa View Hotel Annex Rokku 1F (Taito-ku Asakusa 2-9-10) 〇Participation fee All standing 3000 yen (tax included) *Includes free drinks and hors d’oeuvre buffet 〇Performers Yu Kurosaki (Kurosaki Uchihamono) / Daiki Mukai (Kurosaki Uchihamono) / Yoshimi Kato (Kato Uchihamono) / Takumi Ikeda (Antachi Uchihamono) / Kazuo Nomura (Saji Uchihamono) / Michiko Kubota (Takayuki Sakai) / Yasuharu Masutani (Ryusen Knife) / Kazumaro Konami (guitarist) / Shingo (taiko drummer) 〇Event details Demonstration of the Japanese knife forging process, talk by a knife craftsman, making your own knife, display of the latest Japanese knives, free
hand-carved name engraving, spot sales, and a raffle to give away high-quality Japanese knives. The entire event will be performed with live guitar music by guitarist Kazuma Konami and live music by taiko drummer Shingo. 〇Sponsor Seisuke Knife Co., Ltd. 〇Sponsorship Asakusa Rokku Area Management Association, General Incorporated Association [Official website]
https://seisukeknifekappabashi.com/en-tw/pages/knife-festival-asakusa-dec-2024 [Ticket purchase] (on sale at Rakuten Ticket) December 8th Part 1 13:00 start https://ticket.rakuten.co.jp/mini/events/BH242JFj9 December 8th Part 2 16:00 start
https://ticket.rakuten.co.jp/mini/events/BH2428hCR *Each time: 3,000 yen including tax (includes free drinks, hors d’oeuvre buffet, and gift lottery participation ticket)