Seki City in Gifu Prefecture is one of the "three major cutlery producing areas in the world" alongside Germany and the UK, and is the number one cutlery producing area in Japan! It has a history of swordsmithing dating back to the Kamakura period, and its traditional techniques are still passed down in the cutlery industry today. Come visit Seki City, a town where you can encounter the real thing ♪