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SAKURA season will come soon in Japan
“Cherry Blossom” or “SAKURA” season will come soon in Japan, from late March until April.The SAKURA are in full bloom with the coming of spring, and you can see the beautiful scenery in amazement.Many people enjoy “Hanami” or cherry-brossom viewing party under a blooming SAKURA. The culture is said to have started during the Nara …
Reasonable Japanese-Traditional-Style Blades, NARIHIRA
February 17, 2016 TopicsBrands
Generally speaking, most of Japanese-style kitchen knives, or Wa-Bocho, are made not by Stainless Steel but by High Carbon Steel that is easy to rust.The NARIHIRA blades are made of well-selected Stainless steel, that realizes good sharpness and durability with Rust-resistance at a reasonable price for Professional use.NARIHIRA series are produced by Fuji Cutlery Co., …
Innovative Japanese Chef in pre-cool JAPAN era
February 3, 2016 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Hiroshi Nakahara was a famed creative executive chef at Bond Street New York who received quite high point, 25 out of 30 at food category in ZAGAT SURVEY. New York media called him as an artist of Japanese food as well as a comedian!Hiroshi originally came to NY in 1990, and joined forces with Jonathan Morr …
Kyoto experienced the First Snow
January 21, 2016 Topics
Yesterday, the Japanese ancient capital was covered with white color for the first time in this winter. The “Kinkaku-ji” temple looked more beautiful in the snow, and the “Togetsu-kyo” bridge at Arashiyama area appeared in an uniform-tone fantastic scenery.It has been warmer in this season than ever because of global warming, and Kyoto had its first snow 12 …
Japanese New Year Foods – Osechi
December 26, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
“Osechi-ryori” are traditional Japanese New Year foods.The history of Osechi is said started in the Heian Period (794-1192) when it were originally a way for housewives to survive the first several days of the New Year.But Osechi are still essential for many of Japanese people even today.The foods that make up Osechi can be prepared …
Young Sushi Chef awarded Michelin Star
December 3, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Junya Kudo is a young sushi chef who received ONE MICHELIN STAR in his early thirties.His sushi always makes even Japanese people much surprised, impressed and deeply moved as you can watch in the video.What makes his sushi different ?He spends much of his time seeking the best ingredients, and then carefully cook them with …
Gift Wrapping Service gets available
November 11, 2015 TopicsSpecial Services
We’re pleased to announce that Hocho-Knife official store has released Gift Wrapping Service for the coming Holiday Season.The beautiful wrapping paper features Japanese-inspired designs.You can add a Message Card and your favorite message for your loved one. Please check the detail of this option.>> Go to “Gift Wrapping and Message Card” pageIf you have any question about this article, …
Oishii JAPAN
November 3, 2015 Topics
Oishii JAPAN, the ASEAN’s largest exhibition for Japanese cuisine “Washoku”, was held in Singapore from 22 until 24 October, 2015. Some of our important knife suppliers successfully ran booths with their Singapore dealers, because of recent popularity of Japanese food and its most important tool — sharp kitchen knives.The exhibition’s website provides an excellent material to introduce the essence, style …
“Hamon” is a defect?
October 27, 2015 Topics
A customer asked about the wave line on a popular kitchen knife, “Tojiro DP Cobalt Alloy 3 Layers Chef Knife(Gyuto) 210mm“ “Hi there, I’ve got the knife. awesome sharpness, love it.Just one thing bothers me – there are two scratches on both sides each of the blade along all way along the cutting edge. I am …
Japanese and German Chef’s Knives
October 19, 2015 TopicsTypes & PurposesBrands
COOK’S ILLUSTRATED tested several Chef’s knives in the past. We’ve reviewed it and decided to post the article in their magazine for your reference, because it still provides important & useful suggestion comparing Japanese and German Chef’s knives.The magazine was published in Nov-Dec 2009 by COOK’S ILLUSTRATED, and you can read some article and video in …
Imagine the Life Without Blades
October 6, 2015 Topics
This is the PR movie produced by SEKI city, 800-year historical blade capital in Japan.You might see very strange world if there were no blades such as knives, shave and scissors … a mother chops a carrot, a man gets beards out of his face by packing tape, a hairdresser bites off hairs of his customer …
Who is the First Sushi Chef to Receive THREE MICHELIN STARS ?
September 21, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed President Barack Obama to Tokyo in April,2015 by taking him to the greatest sushi restaurant in the world, “Sukiyabashi Jiro”.The master of the restaurant is 90 years old — Jiro Ono — who is the first sushi chef to receive THREE MICHELIN STARS as you may know.He has been …
What’s TSUKIMI ?
September 15, 2015 TopicsEvents
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (moon-viewing) is known an annual Japanese festival in appreciation of the autumn moon. It falls on the night of August 15 (of the lunar calendar), as the full moon in the clear autumn sky is quite beautiful. These days normally fall in September and October of the modern solar calendar. Tsukimi refers …
Essential beautility, ISEYA knives
August 26, 2015 TopicsDamascus KnivesBrands
ISEYA brand by SETO Cutlery MFG Co.,Ltd. has been cultivated in the 800-year historical blade capital of SEKI city, Japan. The company was established in 1908, and they have been manufacturing and trading excellent knives more than 100 years.All the knives by SETO Cutlery have the sharp-durable edge made by careful forging and polishing by Japanese …
Daimonji Bonfire in Kyoto (Daimonji Gozan Okuribi)
August 24, 2015 Topics
The Daimonji Bonfire, or Daimonji Gozan Okuribi, is a traditional event and was held on the evening of August 16th in Kyoto JAPAN.Large Chinese characters and other motifs are drawn by fires on the slopes of the mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin in the evening. It is a famous for evoking the image of a …
