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MASAMOTO KS3124 Honkasumi Gyokuhaku-ko Chef Knife (Gyuto) 240mm newly in stock (Limited)
We’re pleased to announce to our customers that … the popular MASAMOTO Honkasumi Gyokuhaku-ko Chef Knife (Gyuto)240mm has got in stock, in a limited quantity. This gyuto 240mm KS3124 has been out of stock for more than half a year so far because their traditional-beautility & popularity. But, now is the extremely rare chance to …
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/
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. …
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/
Master Swordsmith Fujiwara Kanefusa
November 8, 2017 Topics
We visited “Fujiwara Kanefusa” who 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. There are two boards on the gate written,”Forging factory of Fujiwara Kanefusa 25th”, “Purveyor to the Tokugawa shogun family”. …
Damascus Knife Special Coverage Updated
October 22, 2017 TopicsDamascus Knives
[updated] We’re pleased to announce that the special feature page of Damascus kitchen knives has been updated with some new cool items. Damascus texture gives off a mystique from its own elegant pattern, toughness, and durability. Especially, Japan has developed its own excellent manufacturing method in forging of Katana (or Swords) and Kitchen knives, and it was successfully applied …
[updated] Tojiro Launched JAPAN LIMITED Brand “FUJITORA”
June 28, 2017 TopicsDamascus KnivesBrands
[updated June 28] The price of FUJITORA brand knives has gotten more reasonable. >>Check the details We’re pleased to announce that TOJIRO Co., ltd. has released the JAPAN Limited Brand “FUJITORA”, developed exclusively for Japanese domestic market, in response to Japanese quality-demanding customers’ expectation. Needless to say, “FUJITORA” blades are quite extremely sharp, hard, and durable …
HAMO, essential food in summer Kyoto
June 19, 2017 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Do you know HAMO? Many Japanese restaurants put some dish of HAMO to their menu for reflecting the summer season, very popular in Japan, but it is actually not well-known outside Japan. HAMO is a white-meat fish in the eel family, daggertooth pike conger which has a deep ripped mouth with sharp teeth at the upper and …
A Postal Letter from Customer
June 15, 2017 Topics
A several days ago, a postal letter from our customer has arrived at our office in Japan, and impressed us very much. Very few people recently write a letter with a pen, but he actually did in addition to his great feedback. This time we’re pleased to introduce it (excluding some serious part) with a thankful heart to …
How to Slice Sashimi ?
May 16, 2017 TopicsHow toJapanese Cuisine
If you have a Japanese sashimi knife like a yanagiba, please try making more beautiful sashimi for your family, friend or customers. But! Do you know there are several type of sashimi as follows? Hira-dukuri Sogi-dukuri Usu-dukuri Ito-dukuri Matsukawa-dukuri Don’t be scared 🙂 We recommended you to learn how to slice sashimi through the following video. Is the …
Do you know How to use Japanese Knives for better cooking ?
May 1, 2017 Topics
Recently, more and more Japanese Traditional-type Kitchen Knives or “Wa-bocho” have got used in the world. But we regret to say that few people in the world know correctly how to use them for better cooking. In case that your friends have the three main types of Japanese Knives — Yanagiba, Usuba and Deba — please …
Japanese Stylish Mirror-finished Stainless Functional Sashimi Knives
April 26, 2017 TopicsBlade StylesSteel Qualities
The Japanese Stylish Mirror-finished Stainless Sashimi Yanagiba Knives for skilled chefs as well as for Gift, because the blade is functional, durable and easy to use but beautifully-mirror-finished and traditional-designed as a Japanese sword for look nicer than other knives. The Hakugin is made out of “INOX” Stainless steel AUS8A made-in-Japan steel, that has good sharpness and durability …
Homura, Japanese Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Kengata Knives
We’re pleased to introduce to you the Japanese Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Kengata Chef Knife & Santoku Knife by Sakai Takayuki. This Homura Aoko is one of the best kitchen knife with more excellent durability of sharpness with special hardness. We recommend any professional chef to use the one in their life. The Aoko or Blue Paper …
Japanese Sword-like Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Knife by Sakai Takayuki
Japanese Sword-like Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Yanagiba Knife has been released by Sakai Takayuki, one of the cool & popular manufacturer with a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. The “Genbu” special knife, recalling a Japanese sword feature, is made by the skilled blacksmith Itsuo Doi. He is a son of legendary blacksmith …
Get Sakai Takayuki knives before price up by 10%
The retail price is scheduled to go up by approx. 10% for Sakai Takayuki Japanese style handle knives in several days, on April 1st. We recommend you to purchase your desired knife by the end of March, and save yourself 10% before the price increase. 45-Layer Damascus Hammered knife series http://www.hocho-knife.com/sakai-takayuki-45-layer-damascus-hammered/ 45-Layer Damascus Hammered WA knife series http://www.hocho-knife.com/sakai-takayuki-45-layer-damascus-hammered-wa/ …
