• Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto - Zahocho Japanese Knives
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Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) migaki aogami 240mm wa-gyuto

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Kiyoshi Kato-san, (or Yoshiaki Fujiwara--his smith name) born in 1944, is a licensed swordsmith (since 1999). He was 20 years old when he began his swordsmith training under his grandfather, Kanekuni Kato, and his father, Sanehira Kato.

After more than a decade of training and swordsmithing, he entered the field of knife-making (outdoor and kitchen knives) in 1977. He makes his knives in his workshop in Hokuto City in Yamanashi prefecture.

Kato-san's knives are one of the most highly sought-after pieces among Japanese knife collectors. His knives, as you might have guessed, are also considered as "unicorns" just like Shigefusa knives.

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Brand/ maker: Kiyoshi Kato
Location: Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan
Knife type: wa-gyuto
Series: standard

Construction type: carbon clad
Steel type: aogami

Total length: 392mm
Blade length: 231mm
Blade height at heel: 49.4mm
Spine thickness at handle: 4.2mm
Spine thickness at heel: 3.6mm
Spine thickness at middle: 2.1mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 1.1mm
Weight: 209g

Edge/bevel: 50:50
Handle: octagonal magnolia
Ferrule: buffalo horn
Hand orientation: ambidextrous

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• Use whetstones for sharpening
• Use wooden or rubber cutting boards
• Keep clean and dry to prevent rust
• Avoid cutting bones or frozen foods
• Hand wash only - no dishwasher
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