Brands & Makers
Japanese kitchen knives from master bladesmiths and established brands including Yoshikazu Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa, Takamura, and more.
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Zahocho Custom
Our custom orders from Yoshikazu Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kisuke Manaka, and Haruki...
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Hatsukokoro
Hatsukokoro, a brand by H&K, offers a range of Japanese kitchen knives...
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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. Kisuke...
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Masamoto Sohonten
Masamoto Sohonten was founded during the Edo period by Minosuke Matsuzawa in...
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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 is a master blacksmith from Sakai who has been crafting...
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Yu Kurosaki
Yu Kurosaki is an Echizen Traditional Craftsman based in Takefu Knife Village,...
