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Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super Kurouchi Chef’s Knives with Elegant Karin Lump Handle

Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super KUROUCHI series feature beautiful Black finished texture with a core of Blue Paper Super (Aogami Super) Steel with a better hardness of approx.65 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention. The edge is specially formed like a clam (or HAMAGURI in Japanese), which shape helps release foods and cut smoothly. The octagonal …

Shigeki Tanaka Aogami No.2 Kurouchi Chef’s Gyuto Knives

The Shigeki Tanaka Aogami Kurouchi series feature beautiful KUROUCHI(Black finished) texture with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.2 Steel, known as prime high carbon steel, specifically developed for tools and knives. This material has highest wear resistance and toughness because of special hardness (hardness of 63-64 HRC). Very good choice for high …

New Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI Stylish Shape R2 Chef Knives with Urushi Dark-Lacquered Handle

Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI series feature its sharp-pointed shape – “EI (sharp)” or “EIJIN (sharp knife)” in Japanese. And the shining surface has unique hammered texture which conjures numerous fireworks, “SENKO”. The handles on these knives are Half Rounded Octagonal Oak wood darker-dyed Japanese Lacquered (Urushi) that recalls the images of Japanese WABI taste. The blade …

Sakai Takayuki Homura Guren Yanagiba by Itsuo Doi – Aogami Kurouchi Hammered Chef Knives

Sakai Takayuki Homura Guren Yanagiba series features high quality Kurouchi knives hammer-forged by the skilled blacksmith Itsuo Doi using Blue 2 steel. Unique but tried and tested profiles, hand hammered finishes, and convex grinds make these lookers as well as performers. The Aoko or Blue Paper (Aogami) No.2 Steel Knife is made from famous Yasugi …

Restocked! Kei Kobayashi R2 Special Finished Chefs Knives

Some says Kei Kobayashi’s knives can be the best as your important present because of his outstanding beautiful finishing work in details. The special-finished version has been very popular with advanced blade finishing technique. Kei’s Knives feature special-finished blades with a core of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) Micro Carbide Powder Stainless Steel for …

[Customer feedback] My order was on my doorstep (US) from Japan just 2 days after ordering

A customer wrote a feedback in his blog about his experience of purchasing a Japanese chef knife at our online store (Hocho-Knife.com), thanks! The article seems helpful especially for first-time buyers, who intend to buy items at the store but have vague feeling of anxiety. — I know I am not the only one that …

The final piece of Stylish Damascus MIYAKO – Slicer (Sujihiki) 240mm

We’re pleased to announce to you that the Miyako damascus slicer (sujihiki) 240mm — the final piece of this Miyako series — has newly been launched for many awaiting customers. The 33 layer Damascus stainless steel is gorgeously used to craft these beautiful cutlery  and matte finish is applied after mirror polishing to achieve a …

Kei Kobayashi R2 Damascus Special Black Finished Chefs Knives with Red-Ring Rosewood Handle

Some says Kei Kobayashi’s knives can be the best as your important present because of his outstanding beautiful finishing work in details. The black-finished damascus version has been officially launched with advanced blade finishing technique. Kei’s Knives feature 63 Layer Damascus-patterned & Black-finished blades with a core of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) Micro …

Back in stock! Takeshi Saji VG10 Black Damascus Chef Knives with White Antler Handle

Takeshi Saji VG10 Damascus series feature beautiful black damascus blades with a core of VG-10 stainless steel for professional, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness and unique design with custom-made feeling. The stylish handle on the knife is hand crafted out of Antler (Deer horn) with metal …

GLESTAIN Knives recommended by Prestigious Hotel Master Chef

Glestain knives received an enormous amount of support from many professional chefs in the field of Western cuisine in Japan. The name of “Glestain” might sound a name of a maker in Western country but it is an authentic Japanese brand. The unique dimples on the surface apparently look different from those on the normal …

Sakai Takayuki Tokujyo Supreme KIWAMI [ULTIMATE]

“KIWAMI” is a single-edged Western-style kitchen knife series in the Tokujyo Supreme by Sakai Takayuki. The Tokujyo is made to put soft kitchen knife iron on Yasuki’s traditional Nihonko or Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper No.2 Steel — which has been widely used for a very long time in Japan. The material makes extreme …

Japanese Popular Knife Brand by Ancient Swordsmith Fujiwara Kanefusa

“Fujiwara Kanefusa” is one of the ancient lines of famous master swordsmith. The family have been running the traditional production of Japanese swords in Seki city, Japan from Muromach era around 16th century.  The family has been inheriting the technology of Japanese samurai sword making which is applied to producing high quality kitchen knives. Fujiwara …

RINKA, Gorgeously Designed Mirror Full-Engraved Knife Series by Sakai Takayuki

RINKA, gorgeously designed chef knife series, is forged and sharpened carefully one by one by skillful craftsmen in Sakai. On this blade, an historical HAIKU(Japanese seventeen-syllable poem) is specially hand-engraved, “Miru-hito-ni, mono-no aware-wo shirazureba tuki-ya konoyo-no kagami naruramu.” Full-Engraved Deba Blade 270mm and Traditional Kiri Box This Ginsan or Silver paper (Gingami) No.3 Steel knives …

Almost the last in stock, Legendary Shigeki Tanaka SG2 Damascus Gyuto & Santoku with Desert Ironwood Handle

Due to very limited inventory and their popularity, the legendary Gyuto & Santoku by Shigeki Tanaka are expected sold out as soon as they got in stock. The Black Finished Beautiful Damascus Blades with Ironwood Handle must impress you & your loved one because of the extraordinarily sharper edge than all the other SG2 blades in …

Yu Kurosaki SENKO R2 Firework-textured Nakiri & Slicer with Stylish Rosewood Handle

We’re pleased to introduce Yu Kurosaki SENKO Nakiri (Vegetable Knife) & Sujihiki (Slicer) with Octagonal Brown-Ring Rosewood Handle. The blade surface has unique hammered texture which conjures numerous Japanese fireworks. Nakiri 165mm Slicer 240mm/270mm The handle is made of Octagonal-shaped Rosewood with Light-Brown Honduras Wood Ferrule for beauty and durability. The blade are crafted out …

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