Marusakenma Kogyo&Company
President HIDEAKI SARUWATARI
Founded in 1970
Marusakenma Kogyo&Company has been playing an important role in knife industry around Seki city area. They are the professionals of sharpening and have 46 years of the experience. With the passion of making the best knife, they developed their own bland “Mino Hideichi Saku” after years of trial and errors. Mr. Saruwatari says, “ Since I have been sharpening countless kinds of knives, I can tell whether the knife has good or bad quality at first sight”. Not to mention that the knives produced in Marusakenma Kogyo&Company are made of the top quality materials, the best thing of all is its one and only sharpness. They sharpen the knife all by hands for 1 to 2 hours each.Learn More
HIRO KNIVES Co., LTD.
Master Hiro Masui
Founded in 1991
Born in 1944, 73 years old. Master Masui started to engage in knife making when he was 16 years old. After several years, he decided to study design at Musashino Art Uni. in Tokyo and acquired an excellent skill of designing. Since then, he has been designing and producing knives by himself for more than half a century.
In 1991, he started his own company, Hiro Knives Co., Ltd., and his brand "HIRO" has immediately become one of the top knife brands.
His policy is to make both unique and high-quality knives that can amuse and satisfy the people who use them. In following this policy he has been designing various kinds of knives, and by using his all knowledge and experiences, he finally completed his latest masterpiece, "KOTO Series".Learn More
Inoguchi Cutlery Co., Ltd.
CEO KEIKO HATTORI
Founded in 1960
Founded in 1960 and since then they have consistently pursued the sharpness and durability of their knives. Their representative model, “TS MADAM Series”, are developed by applying the manufacturing technology of fencing sword!! From the very beginning of its foundation, they produced the fencing swords and the advanced technique of the sword making is inherited to this model.Learn More
SATAKE CUTLERY MFG. Co., Ltd.
CEO YASUHIRO SATAKE
Founded in 1947
"SATAKE CUTLERY MFG.Co.,Ltd." is specialized in manufacturing high quality kitchen tools. It was founded in 1947, since then they have been developing and producing the cutting edge models of knives. “NOSHU MASAMUNESAKU” series are all made by the skilled craftsman carefully and they are the fruits of their devotion to the knife.Learn More
Shizu Hamono Co., Ltd.
CEO HISASHI HORIBE
founded in 1980
“Shizu Hamono Co., Ltd.” was founded in 1980 and since then it has been trying to develop a new style Japanese knife, which is a mixture of tradition and modernness. This harmony of 2 different kinds of design makes their knives very distinctive.Learn More
"FUJIWARA KANEFUSA XXVI"
Born in 1978 as the eldest son of the FUJIWARA KANEFUSA XXV, whose family has more than 600 years of history as Japanese swordsmith. In 2000 he started training under his father FUJIWARA KANEFUSA XXV and grandfather FUJIWARA KANEFUSA XXIV to inherit the tradition of the family and became a swordsmith on 2005 after 6 years of hard training. Soon after becoming a swordsmith, he began to get ahead with his great work and received the awards from the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords.Learn More
