Where to buy Shigefusa in Japan?
About Tsubame-Sanjo (燕三条) While most of us only know about Sanjo (Kanji: 三条) being a major handmade kitchen knife center in Japan (along with Sakai and Echizen). There are many...
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- binchotan
- blacksmith
- blode horn
- blue 2
- chefs knife
- classification
- cost
- craftsman
- damascus
- dentokogeshi
- dentokougeshi
- diatom mud
- DIY
- doguyasuji
- echizen
- event
- Experience
- forging
- frequent flyer
- friction fit saya
- fukui
- good knife
- gyuto
- hakushu
- hibiki
- hinoura
- hon-sanmai
- Honkayi
- horn
- hotaruika
- how to choose japanese knife
- hrc
- hrc 60
- hunter knife
- information
- installation
- internet
- JAL
- japan
- japan travel tip
- Japan trip
- japanese cuisine
- japanese kitchen knfie
- japanese ktichen knife
- japanese traditional maker
- Japanese Whisky
- JEP
- JR pass
- Knife Balance
- knife buying
- knife maker
- knife purchase
- knife sharpening
- knifemaker
- knives and stones
- konro grill
- kurosaki
- launch
- masamoto
- Mazaki
- nao yamamoto
- new website
- nigara
- niigata
- ogawa
- Opinion
- osaka
- over research
- qantas
- rehandle
- rockwell hardness
- sakai
- sakai takayuki
- sanjo
- sharpener
- sheath
- shigefusa
- Shigeki
- shiroebi
- Shoichi Hashimoto
- sukenari
- sushi
- sushiyanosukeroku
- sydney
- takefu knife village
- takefu knife villege
- taketsuru
- Tanaka
- tokyo
- toyama
- training
- travel
- travel hack
- tsubame
- United States
- wa handle
- water grinder
- where to buy
- white charcoal
- yakitori
- yamazaki
- yauji
- yoshihiro yauji
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Japan trip, July 2019, Day 4: from Sanjo to Tokyo
We stayed at the Crowne Plaza Niigata. I don’t know, but at 5800yen (tax inclusive) per room per night is CHEAP by any measure (a similar hotel in Tokyo would...
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Japan Trip, July 2019, Day 3: from Toyama to Sanjo
Annual Sukenari Visit As a tradition, we visited the Sukenari factory next morning. From the first meeting, I make sure to visit Sukenari every year, just as Hanaki-san said: “Partners...
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What is Dentokougeshi of Japan? (日本の伝統工芸士)
Dentokougeshi, while you may not be familiar with this doesn’t-make-sense term, it literally translates into “Traditional Skilled Craftsman”. It is an awarded given by the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade...
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