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Sakai Takayuki Epic Kanji-Gallery-Engraved Deba for Special

The Kanji-Gallery-Engraved Deba “Shushi-Ikkan” 360mm is gorgeously engraved with a lot of Kanji characters dedicated for Sushi, which is made for special and is only one single piece in our stock. Hand-Engraved Epic Sushi-Kanji-Gallery on the Blade   The beautiful traditional picture or kanji characters on the blade is carefully hand-engraving by the skilled craftsperson, …

TOP line of Sakai Takayuki – Ginmaki Mirrored Honyaki Yanagiba with Silver Ringed Ebony Handle

This Ginmaki Mirrored Honyaki series is the TOP line of Sakai Takayuki brand by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. The mirror finished Aoko or Blue Paper Steel Knife is made from famous Yasugi steel, known as prime high carbon steel. Speaking to the handle, the beautiful Genuine-Silver Rings and the Buffalo Tsuba equipped to the …

Takeshi Saji Traditional Makie-Art R2 Damascus Gyuto Knives

Takeshi Saji SG2/R2 Makie-Art series feature Damascus-patterned blades with a core of Super Gold 2 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. 1) Mt.FUJI on LAKE with Sails & Pine 2) FUJIN-RAIJIN 3) TORII(entrance gate of shrine) and …

Japanese Tuna-Kiri Knife with 600mm Blade by Yukifuji

Tuna Kiri is a very long Japanese knife to cut tuna fish. Yukifuji, one of the high-class brand just for professional use for a long time in Japan, produces the Chu-Kasumi Gyokuhaku-ko (White Steel) Tuna Kiri putting soft kitchen knife iron on traditional TAMA-HAGANE steel. Tuna Kiri is a very long Japanese knife to cut …

Japanese Art Engraved Kasumi Knives by Sakai Takayuki

This Japanese art engraved Kasumi knife series by Sakai Takayuki is a popular line of traditional forged knives which work well for first time users as well as more experienced chefs. Hand-Engraved Traditional Dragon Art on the Blade   The beautiful traditional picture or kanji characters on the blade is carefully hand-engraving by the skilled …

JAPAN BLUE Indigo VG10 Damascus Chef’s Knives by Sakai Takayuki, for BEST GIFT

This beautiful “JAPAN BLUE” version by Sakai Takayuki is crafted out of a 33-layer Damascus Stainless steel (VG10 Alloy Core) with Japanese traditional indigo-dyed (Ai-zome) beautiful blue handle. These blades have a seriously sharp edge, extremely hard (hardness : 60-61 HRC), excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel. 210mm & 240mm Gyuto Chef’s …

Saya Sheath with Genuine 24K Japanese Gold Leaf for Kitchen Knives

You know, Kinkakuji temple in Kyoto is completely covered in Gold Leaf which has been a traditional craft product of Japan for more than 400 years. This time we’re pleased to introduce the Beautiful Saya Sheath (or knife cover) with Genuine 24K Gold Leaf and Gold Stream that are specially custom-made by the skills of …

Gion Matsuri Festival in KYOTO

The most popular festival in Japan, “Gion Matsuri”, has started today. It is scheduled to take place over the entire month of July. The Gion Matsuri is not only the most famous but also one of the oldest & greatest in Japan. The origin is said a Goryoue or Mitamamatsuri (a religious service for the spirit of the dead) …

What’s the difference between “Omotenashi” and “Service”?

Do you think it’s true that the Japanese have a heart of “omotenashi”? Today, we’d like to introduce three Omotenashi spirits that Japanese ladies and gentlemen need to remember. What “Omotenashi” is all about?  It’s one of the bad things about the Japanese to be willing to use a certain word without deeply thinking its …

Heavy snow across Japan this week

A blizzard is about to sweep along the Sea of Japan coast from Hokkaido, Sankin to Kyushu around January 25, because a large low-pressure system is expected to stay over Northern Japan until the beginning of February. Kyoto, the Japanese ancient capital has already been covered with white color. The “Kinkaku-ji” temple looked more beautiful …

Kimono as the Japanese culture

Kunio Yanagida (1875~1962), known as the father of Japanese native folkloristics, or minzokugaku, analyzed the Japanese culture focusing on a cyclical rhythm comprised of two different types of events: “hare” and “ke”. Events of “hare” includes “shogatsu” (new year holidays), “obon” (a unique vacation season in summer to welcome spirits of their ancestors) and any …

The meaning of “wabi” and “sabi”

There must be a lot of people conjuring up the words “wabi” and “sabi”, hearing of the spirit of tea ceremony, but how many of them can give an explanation on exactly what these two words “wabi” and “sabi” mean? Here are the excerpts from an interview with Mr. Soushin Kimura, author of the book, …

What is “UMAMI” in Japan ?

We have been seeing the word “umami” these days. The word is spelled as it is “U M A M I” in foreign countries and has become global common language. Since Umami was born in Japan, the Japanese appears to be more sensitive to umami. One company had conducted a survey to see to what …

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