Japanese Knife

Zwilling J.A. Henckels is a world-famous knife manufacturer based in Solingen, Germany. It is also popular in Japan. It produces most of the knives sold in the Japanese market in Seki City, Japan. The reason why German knives are not sold well in Japan is because there are so many wonderful knives in Japan that German knives did not sell well. As a result, it began to produce in Japan and eventually established its own factory in Seki City, which is famous for its cutlery production. However, even though Japanese knife technology is excellent, Japanese kitchen knife production, which depends on craftsmen’s skills, is not superior to Germany knives in

Japanese knives are popular because they cut well. However, Japanese knives are divided into special knives for each purpose, and it is not suitable for home use to prepare all of them. The knives used in Japanese homes are mainly Santoku Knives or Chef’s Knives (Gyuto). If you want to buy your favorite knife in Japan as a souvenir, I recommend one of these. As additional knives, a petty knife and a Deba knife are enough. And don’t forget sharpening. A kitchen knife is not disposable, but you can keep its sharpness by sharpening it regularly. When you buy a kitchen knife, you need to check if you can sharpenn

As a Japanese, I was checking the “Amazon Best Sellers” and found some kitchen knives that seemed to be Japanese knives but were not known at all in Japan. I’d like to take up some of them. Hiroshi Knives The “Hiroshi” brand is completely unknown in Japan. According to the product description, it seems to be a series of “Hiroshi Nagamoto”. “Hiroshi Nagamoto” sounds like a Japanese name, but he’s not even listed on the Japanese Wikipedia. According to the explanation, it is not written that it was made in Japan at all, and it is not clear where it was made. The prices are extremely low, so I don’t

If you’re looking for a Japanese kitchen knife, it’s risky to buy a non-branded one. This is because there are a lot of unknown and suspicious Japanese-style knives for sale on the Internet. There are 3 famous production areas of kitchen knives in Japan. Along with the history and characteristics of each production area, I introduce famous brands. * Each product image below contains a paid link (at no cost to you). Learn more Seki City (Gifu Prefecture) History Seki City (Wiki) has been producing Japanese swords for more than 750 years. It is known for producing high quality swords that satisfy all of the following requirements: not breaking, not