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Another Great Blacksmith from Sanjo, Niigata  Third Generation Munetoshi is all made by 67 years old Kouiti Turumaki.  He have learned everything from his father and have been blacksmith for 52 years  He...

Crazy of a Beast Gyuto Made by Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata Made with amazing heat treat  of white 2 steel clad with iron. Extra heavy to cut lots of vegetables where only knife that do all the work  Fly through vegetables with...

Can be used as small Nagura for all Natural stones or as a small polishing stone  Quite fine compares with Mejiro Nagura Very clean and super quality  From Kada mountain just beside Jyun Mikawa   picture is just a...

Another Great Blacksmith from Sanjo, Niigata Noborikoi Kanji on backside is made only for JNS  With Better Fit and Finish and his best heat-tread and steel he loves to use most !  I simply ask the maker to make what he thinks is his best...

I tested this one quite some time. And i really like it  I am always skeptical to coarse Japanese Natural stones  But this one i do really like and use a lot now. It is splash and go so don't need any soaking  It acts like my JNS 300...

Kanayama Replacement lower grit hoarse leather Strop I relly like the feel of this leather very soft and smooth, expensive models like 80 000 and 90 000 comes with that backing Now you have a chance to add it to your cheaper Kanayama model :) !!!Size:...

Finally i got Itinomonn "Stain-Less" or Semi-stainless steel  It is still Handmade in Sanjo, forged and water quenched. So it is harder and more stiff then regular semi SS Steel knives.  Like other itinomonn knives this one have excellent fit...

I love to support Tsubame Sanjo products and what is made in Niigata So this is another thing that is made there :) Fish tweezers for removing bones    Total length: 155mm Made in Niigata, Tsubame Japan

Super Old stock Hakken knives , about 50 years plus  Mono steel Carbon knives  I really dont have much information about them :( As they have not been made for 50 years or so Amazing knife for introduction in Japanese Knives and Carbon...

Special From very Old Vintage stock white 1 steel that we bought for Kato  Very rare about 60 years old Hitachi Yasuki steel that was made different then now a days, thats why higher price For this Kato  So heat-treat on these knives...

Natsuya, very hard to find in that size and so clean I think they have best feedback in about all med grit Natural stones, quite fast and leaves very uniform finish !  It is not to hard and not to soft so about medium hardness, Do not clog and...

Llama brand razor strop. made by KanayamaTokyo Japan Made from finest hors hide (cordovan) with cow leather and extra linen backing Size: 600mm 68mm 3,5mm

Super nice carbon scissors from Seitaro Sanjo (can rust) with Kurouchi finish and hallow grind ura, so they are super easy to sharpen when they get dull They are also easy to reassemble and tighten with screw.  made in Japan...

Universal Saya for 240 gyuto with ebony Pin  Max thickness of the Knife is 4,5mm    Made in Sanjo Niigata 

Yoshiaki Fujiwara - “The Workhorse”These beautiful knives are made by Mr. Kiyoshi Kato, born 1944 in Tokyo. He began swordsmith training in 1964, at the age of 20, and is currently a licensed sword smith. He now uses his incredible collection...

Another Great Blacksmith from Sanjo, Niigata Noborikoi Kanji on backside is made only for JNS  With Better Fit and Finish and his best heat-tread and steel he loves to use most !  I simply ask the maker to make what he thinks is his best...

Another Great Blacksmith from Sanjo, Niigata Syuuji Toyama  All his knives is made only by him self !  This is new Toyama with Noborikoi Kanji on backside is made only for JNS  With Better Fit and Finish and his best heat-tread and...

Yoshiaki Fujiwara - “The Workhorse”These beautiful knives are made by Mr. Kiyoshi Kato, born 1944 in Tokyo. He began swordsmith training in 1964, at the age of 20, and is currently a licensed sword smith. He now uses his incredible collection...

This Binsui stones is quite soft and very easy to use, create slurry very fast and make amazing toothy edge Approx. 1-2k grit approx Size: 220mm 70mm 60mmPicture is just example

 Naoki Mazaki san is a new blacksmith located in Sanjo Niigata, He is very young and super talented blacksmith that specialising in Kitchen knives ! He is very very new So i am one of the first to order knives from him, however he have made knives...