①Get a Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass 7 day at JR Osaka or Kyoto station (We are also able to send it to the accommodation where you stay in Kansai).
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②Ride a JR Limited Express train to JR Takefu Station ( 105 min from Osaka / 75 min from Kyoto)
・Thunderbird 3（Osaka 7:00 Dep）→（Kyoto 7:29 Dep）→（Takefu 8:42）
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・Thunderbird 19（Osaka 11:42 Dep）→（Kyoto 12:10 Dep）→（Takefu 13:23）
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③Take a cab from Takefu Station to the meeting place.（15 min）
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④Enjoy Private Echizen Knife Factory Tour !!（2.5hours）　※For more information, please see below
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⑤After the tour, take a cab to Takefu Station.（15min）
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⑥Back to JR Takefu station and continue to travel around Kansai with Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass!!

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<Private Echizen Knife Factory Tour Details>
9:30 a.m./2:00 p.m. Echizen Chiyozuru Museum (Meet at the designated time and location) Tour orientation (time required: about 10 minutes)
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9:40 a.m./2:10 p.m. Walk to Yamaken Woodworks (time required: about 10 minutes)
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9:50 a.m./2:20 p.m. Visit Yamaken Woodworks’ workshop (time required: about 40 minutes)
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10:30 a.m./3:00 p.m. Visit Yamaken Woodworks’ shop (time required: about 20 minutes)
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10:50 a.m./3:20 p.m. Walk to Ryusen Hamono (time required: about 10 minutes)
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11:00 a.m./3:30 p.m. Visit Ryusen Hamono’s workshop (time required: about 40 minutes)
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11:40 a.m./4:10 p.m. Visit Ryusen Hamono’ shop (time required: about 20 minutes)
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12:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. Tour ends and participants are free to go
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