Brands

These are our favourite Japanese knife brands. Click on each for detailed information about the brand, the knife production process and more, including our recommendations for the best knives available and where to buy them online.

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  San Kyoto Tamahagane

  San Kyoto Tamahagane knives bear the name of the steel they are created from. The direct translation of tamahagane ... read more →

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  Tojiro Senkou

  Style and manufacture Tojiro knives come in two different styles - traditional wood handled knifes which still go by the traditional ... read more →

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  Global

  Global is a top brand of knife made by Yoshikin of Japan. The company was founded by Minoru Tsuchida ... read more →

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  Bunmei

  The Bunmei Gincho series is a set of knives made by Yoshikin (Yoshida Metal Industry Co), who also make ... read more →

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  Masahiro

  Masahiro is renowned and respected in East for its long tradition of making the very highest quality knives. Established in ... read more →

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  Kasumi

  Kasumi Knives produce both some of the most traditional, and the most cutting edge (forgive the pun!) knives available today. Kasumi ... read more →

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  Shun

  Shun knives are amongst the best Japanese knives on the market, which have come to be immensely popular in the ... read more →

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  Haiku (by Chroma)

  Style and manufacture Haiku knives by Chroma are manufactured from high-grade modern steel in small family-run Japanese knife factory. All Haiku ... read more →

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  Kiwami

  Style and manufacture Kiwami knives are made from 32 layer Damascus effect steel, with a core of high quality AUS 8 ... read more →