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Sakai Takayuki Honyaki Water Quench Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Knife Series
January 7, 2018 BrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to introduce to you this Honyaki Water Quench Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Knife Series by Sakai Takayuki. The series made from famous Yasugi steel, known as prime high carbon steel, specifically developed for tools and knives. Its blade is made through Japanese Traditional Honyaki process, so the edge gets very hard and retains …
ISEYA Popular 33-Layer Damascus Knives with Japanese-inspired emblem newly in stock (Limited)
January 1, 2018 Damascus Knives
Iseya 33-Layer Damascus Knives are very popular because of the gold Japanese-inspired emblem on the blade as well as their beautiful damascus texture. We’re pleased to announce our customers that … this series has got in stock, in a limited quantity. Most types of this series were sometimes out of stock for half a year …
Kiku Daikon – Japanese beautiful flourish decoration with radish
December 27, 2017 Japanese Cuisine
The Kiku Daikon (chrysanthemum radish) is designated an intangible local cultural asset of Mito City in Japan. It looks difficult to make such a beautiful flourish decoration with a sophisticated technique, but if inserting a bamboo skewer at the center of the locket, it is not as difficult as you would think. We hope that …
Season’s Greetings
December 25, 2017 Topics
We wish you, you and your family and friends a Wonderful Holiday and a very Happy New Year! All the Hocho-Knife staff IMPORT JAPAN.COM, INC. Hocho-Knife Sales Teammport Japan.com,Inc. Florida, USA Kyoto and Hyogo, JAPAN www.hocho-knife.com/
Sharp & Durable, Sakai Takayuki Premier Grade Japanese-style Knives
December 18, 2017 Brands
Some professional chefs gave their positive feedback, “For the longer time I use it, I must have more understood the competitive advantage and sharpness durability of the Grand Chef.” The Grand Chef is a durable razor-sharp knife made out of the highest quality stainless steel, which makes hard, sharp cutting edges with surprisingly easy re-sharpening, like …
How to use Kiritsuke Yanagiba knives for Japanese Sushi
December 13, 2017 Blade StylesHow toJapanese Cuisine
This video tells in exhaustive detail how to use Kiritsuke Yanagiba knives (or a maker calls them “hien”) for Japanese sushi. The Kiritsuke Yanagiba itself has a stylish shape like Japanese sword or Katana, and is very functional to make sushi and sashimi. This time, the stage is a sushi restaurant “SHIMIZU” where a skilled sushi …
JAPAN BLUE Damascus Knife & Saya Sheath SET for Perfect GIFT
December 9, 2017 Damascus KnivesBrands
Japanese traditional “Ai-zome” beautiful blue handle version of Damascus Knife & Saya Sheath SET has been released by Sakai Takayuki. This beautiful SET is crafted out of a 45-layer Damascus Swedish Stainless steel with Japanese traditional indigo-dyed (Ai-zome) beautiful blue saya and handle. These knives have a seriously sharp edge, excellent edge retention and a light center …
All about Aogami, highly ranked material for kitchen knives (4)
December 5, 2017 Steel Qualities
Aogami Super (Blue Paper Super) The hardness level of a blade of Aogami Super knives may go up to around 70 HRC at the moment when a blade is quenched, and then is to be set back to 65-68 HRC by tempering. Still it is harder than any other carbon steel and it simply means …
Kanehiro (KINTARO) 63 Layered Damascus Black Finished Japanese Knives
December 3, 2017 Topics
Today, we’re pleased to introduce to you the Black Finished Beautiful Damascus Blade with very Japanese traditional handle by Kanehiro (KINTARO), that features 63 layers of Nickel Damascus-patterned blades with a core of VG-10 stainless steel for professional with excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness. About KANEHIRO (KINTARO), its founder Mr. …
Shigeki Tanaka Stylish SG2 Damascus Special Wood Handle
November 28, 2017 Damascus KnivesBrands
We’re pleased to introduce to you this Black Finished Beautiful Damascus Blade by Shigeki Tanaka which must impress you because of its meticulous design with extraordinarily sharp edge. Some says that it is difficult to get this knife in the market due to its scarcity and high valuation. Shigeki Tanaka, well known as an outstanding master blacksmith at …
Stylish & Popular ISEYA Damascus Hammered Kitchen Knives for BEST GIFT
November 25, 2017 Damascus KnivesBrands
We highly recommend the ISEYA 33-Layered Damascus Kitchen knife series for your best gift in the Holiday Season ! But, the stock is very limited, so we hope that you don’t miss this rare opportunity. ISEYA I series feature 33 layers of Damascus-Hammered(Tsuchime) texture blades with a core of high carbon VG-10 stainless steel for …
Sakai Takayuki Homura Taxus (Aogami 2 steel) with super-rare figure
November 24, 2017 BrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to introduce stylish Japanese Aogami (Blue paper) Steel series with super-rare figure made by Sakai Takayuki, one of the cool & popular manufacturer with a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. Kogetsu Gyuto Hien Kengata-Yanagiba(Sashimi) The “Hienn” special knife, recalling a Japanese sword feature, is made by the skilled blacksmith Itsuo Doi. …
Stylish & Popular Sakai Takayuki Damascus Hammered Kitchen Knives for BEST GIFT
November 22, 2017 Damascus Knives
We highly recommend the popular line of Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer Damascus Kitchen knife series for your best gift in the Holiday Season ! But, the stock is very limited, and we hope that you don’t miss this rare opportunity. The 33-layer Damascus Knives are crafted out of a 33 layer VG10 damascus steel. The series have a …
Hocho-Knife Official Instagram has come out for you !
November 18, 2017 TopicsWelcome
We’re pleased to announce that our Hocho-Knife Official page in Instagram has successfully come out. Please be the first, thanks! https://www.instagram.com/hocho_knife/ IMPORT JAPAN.COM, INC. Hocho-Knife Sales Teammport Japan.com,Inc. Florida, USA Kyoto and Hyogo, JAPAN www.hocho-knife.com/
Hienn, Japanese Stylish Sword-like Sashimi Knives
November 15, 2017 BrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to introduce an extremely stylish Japanese Sword-like Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Yanagiba Knife made by Sakai Takayuki, one of the cool & popular manufacturer with a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. The “Hienn” special knife, recalling a Japanese sword feature, is made by the skilled blacksmith Itsuo Doi. He is a …
