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The most beautiful kitchen knives in the world . : Kaneshige Hamono “Konosuke Yanagiba”
- Jun. 7th 2010 (Mon.)
- products
Kaneshige Hamono is an established kitchen knife manufacturer in Sakai city in Japan. Sakai is well known as high quality knife production. Not only design but also quality — You will become a great chef with these knives.
The kitchen knife has chrysanthemums on its blade. The simple and sophisticated design is elegant. The handle made of natural wood and buffalo horn evokes the art of the knife.
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A steel gave out “TOGO Heihachiro”? : Western steel in Japan.
- Dec. 13th 2009 (Sun.)
- products
After the Japanese-Sino War (1894) and the Japanese-Russo War (1904), the industrial revolution finished in Japan. At that time, Japan was short on Tamahagane but Japanese modern steelmaking was still developing.
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Why was Tamahagane replaced by imported steel? The history of imported steel in Japan.
- Nov. 24th 2009 (Tue.)
- culture

I previously explained that Tamahagane which is a Japanese traditional steel is the best steel.
But CHIYOZURU Korehide, who has been admired as the great master of the plane and a legendary blacksmith in the 19th century, left a will that said “Don’t use Tamahagane. Use imported steels” for his disciples.
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