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Knifewear is proud to offer the following exquisite Japanese knives for sale on-line.

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Tojiro DP Knives

Tojiro DP

These great little blades are what I would call big bang for the buck. This comprehensive collection has been designed to fulfil every culinary need. Beautiful, understated design, scalpel sharp...
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Kikuichi Elite Carbon Knives

Kikuichi Elite Carbon

These blades are forged from White Carbon Steel. This steel keeps a great edge for an extended period of time and is super easy to sharpen. The performance per dollar cannot be beat.
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Suisin INOX Knives

Suisin INOX

Suisin knives are known for their extreme thinness which translates to extreme sharpness. These are great introduction to Japanese knives. These knives are a breeze to re-sharpen and cut like a laser. It’s all about the thinness.
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Haruyuki Tsuchime Knives

Haruyuki Tsuchime

Haruyuki Tschime blades are said to look like “Waves striking the beach at moon light”. They offer great looks combined with great performance and ruggedness. For these reasons this series is our top selling for wedding and Christmas gifts.
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Sharakumono Knives

Sharakumono

Sharakumonos are designed by "Komin Yamada", one of the most famous designers of Japanese kitchen knives. He is the designer of the original Global knives.
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Haruyuki SRS15 Knives

Haruyuki SRS15

If you are looking for pure performance this is the knife for you. The Haruyuki SRS15 (previously Akifusa) knives have incredible edge retention and are capable of extreme sharpness. I would characterize these knives as Ferraris without a stereo.
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Fujiwara san Nashiji Knives

Fujiwara san Nashiji

Teruyasu Fujiwara's Nashiji collection is an absolute treat. In simple terms these knives stay sharper for longer than any other white carbon steel knives I’ve ever used.
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Masakage Shimo by Kurosaki san Knives

Masakage Shimo by Kurosaki san

Hand folded Damascus with an unique "X" pattern and hoo wood handles. These are stunners and at a great price for hand made knives.
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Masakage Yuki by Kato san Knives

Masakage Yuki by Kato san

Hiroshi Kato san handforges these knives in Takefu village. The extremely hard white carbon steel core is laminated between softer stainless steel. These knives have been named Yuki as the blade looks like snow.
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Masakage Kumo by Anryu san Knives

Masakage Kumo by Anryu san

Masakage Kumo knives are handforged by Anryu san with VG10 stainless steel. This series is named Kumo because the blades look like clouds on a really cool day . Super good looking huh?
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Masakage Hikari by Kato san Knives

Masakage Hikari by Kato san

We love the clean simple looks of this line. The shiny polish of the blade coupled with the oval rosewood and pakka handle make for a cool looking little blade.
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Masakage VG10 Suminagashi by Kato san Knives

Masakage VG10 Suminagashi by Kato san

Masakage VG10 Suminagashi knives are handmade with VG10 stainless steel. The super sexy Damascus steel is hand manipulated by Kato san.
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Konosuke Mirror Knives

Konosuke Mirror

Konosuke Knives are a great little knife company based in Sakai, a suburb of Osaka.
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Konosuke Sakura Knives

Konosuke Sakura

Konosuke Knives are a great little knife company based in Sakai, a suburb of Osaka. This knife is hand forged from Ginsan stainless steel. These knives are handmade by Sugo Yamatsuka san and sharpened by Yukinori Oda san.
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Moritaka Ishime Knives

Moritaka Ishime

This finish is known as Ishime, Rock Surface, and was not used on kitchen knives before this series. This line of knives is made exclusively for Knifewear.
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Suisin INOX Honyaki Knives

Suisin INOX Honyaki

These are the Japanese knives of the future. Really. Capable of extreme sharpness and a breeze to re-sharpen, these blades feel like a scalpel for the kitchen.
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Masakage Mizu by Anryu san Knives

Masakage Mizu by Anryu san

These knives are super thin which means they will always cut great. And they are terribly affordable. Masakage Mizu knives are handforged by Kato san in Takefu village.
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Murata Knives

Murata

Takeo Murata is well known as the top knife maker of Shikoku. He hand forges his knives from Aogami #1 (#1 Blue steel) near the city of Kochi. His knives represent some of the best Japan has to offer.
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Yoshikane SKD11 Knives

Yoshikane SKD11

These Yoshikane knives are hand forged and have a distinctive look. Some have said that the blades look like fish scales. Their performance even outstrips their super cool looks thanks to the SKD11 steel.
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Fujiwara Maboroshi no Meito Knives

Fujiwara Maboroshi no Meito

The knives of Teruyasu Fujiwara are one of the real darlings of Knifewear. The quality of the sharpness is nearly unparalleled and the edge retention blows my mind. People regularly gasp when they slice a tomato with these knives in the shop.
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Masakage As-Yet-Un-Named Knives

Masakage As-Yet-Un-Named

Ken Kageura san, born in 1942, has been making knives for over 50 years. His methods are super cool, old school and modern at the same time too.
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Hinoura River Jump Knives

Hinoura River Jump

Tsukasa Hinoura represents the third generation of his family‘s forging tradition. As a young craftsman, his role models were Nagashima and Shigeyoshi Iwasaki of Sanjo.
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Masakage Koishi AS by Kato san Knives

Masakage Koishi AS by Kato san

Masakage Koishi knives are handmade with Aogami Super carbon steel clad with stainless steel.
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Takeda Knives

Takeda

In my totally biased opinion Shosui Takeda san’s knives kick ass. Thin blades are capable of extreme sharpness and these are so thin they are in the heroin-chic supermodel territory.
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Fujiwara san Denka no Hoto Knives

Fujiwara san Denka no Hoto

These blades of his are remarkable. The quality of the sharpness is nearly unparalleled and the edge retention blows my mind. People regularly gasp when they slice with Fujiwara san's knives in the shop.
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Masakage Single Bevel by Sasaoka san Knives

Masakage Single Bevel by Sasaoka san

Masakage Single-Bevel knives are handmade in the traditional Japanese style from Shirogami carbon steel. They are sharpened on one side and are concave on the back, producing a very precise cut and allowing food to not stick to the blade.
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Hideo Kitaoka san Single Bevel Knives Knives

Hideo Kitaoka san Single Bevel Knives

Born in 1950, knifesmith Hideo Kitaoka works in Takefu Village. The hand folded Damascus steel used for the construction of these blades is stunning and elegant. These are some of the best sushi knives I’ve ever used.
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Alberta, Canada T2G 0T3
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