Museum

Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT)

Sakai, Osaka

Address
1-1-30 Zaimokucho-nishi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Osaka 〒590-0941 堺市堺区材木町西1丁1-30
Hours
Daily
10:00 to 17:00

Closed the third Tuesday of each month (the next day if it is a holiday) and over the New Year period.

Source: city.sakai.lg.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.

White traditional-style building of the Sakai knife museum in Sakai, Osaka
Photo: KENPEI / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sakai's traditional industries hall, with displays on the history, methods and tools behind local crafts. The Sakai Knife Museum CUT inside shows how Sakai knives are made.

Nearest station Myokokuji-mae (Hankai Line) or Sakai (Nankai)
Time needed 1 hr
Best time Daytime
Rainy day

Insider tip

The craft demonstrations are free to watch. Closed on the third Tuesday of each month.

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Nearby

Yamaguchi Residence (Sakai Machiya Museum) Landmark · 8 min walk A merchant townhouse built soon after the 1615 Siege of Osaka, with a main house designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Shimano Bicycle Museum Museum · 9 min walk A museum run by Shimano on three floors, with real bicycles, panels and video on the history of cycling. Sakai Rishonomori Museum · 12 min walk A city-run complex with the Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu Museum and the Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum under one roof. Old Sakai Lighthouse Landmark · 21 min walk A lighthouse built in 1877 at the tip of the old Sakai port, about 1 km west of Sakai Station. Alphonse Mucha Museum Sakai Museum · 23 min walk A city museum of work by Alphonse Mucha, the Art Nouveau painter, inside Belle Mage Sakai Nibankan next to Sakaishi Station. Daisen Kofun (Nintoku-tenno-ryo) Day trip · 2.0 km away Japan's largest burial mound, 486 m long and built in the mid-5th century in Sakai.

Around Sakai

Sakai has 8 places on the Roam Osaka map: 5 museums, 2 landmarks and 1 day trip.

Good to know

What is the address of Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT)?
1-1-30 Zaimokucho-nishi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 堺市堺区材木町西1丁1-30).
What are the opening hours of Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT)?
Daily 10:00 to 17:00. Closed the third Tuesday of each month (the next day if it is a holiday) and over the New Year period.
How do I get to Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT)?
The nearest station is Myokokuji-mae (Hankai Line) or Sakai (Nankai). Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT) is in Sakai, Osaka.
How long do you need at Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT)?
Plan for 1 hr.
When is the best time to visit Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT)?
Daytime.

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