Brands & Makers
Japanese kitchen knives are crafted by blacksmiths and established workshops from Sakai, Sanjo, Seki, and other regions across Japan. These knives are forged from carbon steels like Hitachi aogami (blue steel) and shirogami (white steel), as well as stainless steels like VG10, SG2, and ginsan.
Our collections range from budget-friendly knives to collector-grade pieces. This includes work from individual makers, established brands, and our custom-commissioned knives.
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Zahocho Custom
Our custom orders from Yoshikazu Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kisuke Manaka, and Haruki...
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Goh Umanosuke Yoshihiro
Goh Umanosuke Yoshihiro and Yoshihiro are brands by Yamawaki Hamono, a Sakai...
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Hatsukokoro
Hatsukokoro is a Japanese knife brand operated by H&K that collaborates with...
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Ittosai Kotetsu
Ittosai Kotetsu is the flagship brand from Takahashikusu, a fourth-generation family business...
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Kei Kobayashi
Kei Kobayashi is a knife-maker based in Seki City, Japan. He started...
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Kenji Togashi
Kenji Togashi started making knives in 1967 and is one of Sakai's...
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Kisuke Manaka
Manaka Hamono, established in 1872, represents five generations of blacksmithing tradition in...
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Masamoto Sohonten
Masamoto Sohonten was founded during the Edo period by Minosuke Matsuzawa in...
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Mutsumi Hinoura
Mutsumi Hinoura, born in 1981, is a fourth-generation blacksmith from Sanjo, Niigata....
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Nigara Hamono
Nigara Hamono represents 350 years of Japanese bladesmithing tradition spanning eight generations...
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Satoshi Nakagawa
Satoshi Nakagawa is a Sakai-based blacksmith who trained under master Kenichi Shiraki...
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Shigeki Tanaka
The Tanaka family's blacksmithing legacy began in the late Meiji era (1900-1912)...
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Takeshi Saji
Takeshi Saji, born in 1948, is a master blacksmith and founding member...
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Teruyasu Fujiwara
Teruyasu Fujiwara Hamono traces its roots to 1870, with fourth-generation Teruyasu Fujiwara...
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Toyama | Watanabe
Master blacksmith Shuji Toyama, 83, from Sanjo, Japan, trained Shinichi Watanabe in...
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Yoshihide Masuda
Yoshihide Masuda is a third-generation blacksmith and owner of Masuda Hamono, a...
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Yoshikazu Ikeda
Yoshikazu Ikeda, current chairman of the Sakai Traditional Skilled Craftsman Association, began...
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Yoshikazu Tanaka
Yoshikazu Tanaka has been forging Japanese kitchen knives in Sakai for over...
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Yu Kurosaki
Yu Kurosaki is an Echizen Traditional Craftsman based in Takefu Knife Village,...
