I'd like to buy a Japanese knife/knives when I'm in Tokyo. My budget is around £400 (60,000 yen) for a set of 3, or I'd pay £250 (40000 yen) for a really nice individual one. Does anyone have any recommendations of which brand, or where to buy one? Shun knives are by far the best/sharpest knives I've ever used so far and I've used well over 100 high quality Japanese knives. Their bread knife in particular is a must have. It's totally and amazingly sharp! Forgot to say that I bought mine at a Williams Sonoma in California, but I've seen them in department stores in Japan. I know that Isetan in Shinjuku has them for sure. You can probably buy them on Amazon in your country too. In addition, you can buy one of a kind knives in Kappabashi in Tokyo or at Sakai Ichimonji shop in Osaka Doguyasuji: I have a few of "one of a kind" knives but I still think Shun is better. 2 destinations mentioned in this post Great advice thank you. Thanks for taking the time to post a reply

That is a nice budget. If you want something unique then shop the usual places where knife shops tend to be (i.e. Asakusa, Tsukiji outer market, Kappabashi, etc.) and look for a knife shop that appears to have been around for awhile. jiro dreams of sushi london showtimesKnow the style you want. sushi train order formLet the shop-master show you what he has in your budget range. online fish market dubaiYou will most likely not get ripped off. food delivery london stratfordYou are paying for what you get. Be aware that the best high-carbon steel does rust and corrode quickly and needs to be wiped clean and sharpened regularly.

Like S-san, we have a large collection of knives collected through the years. They all require a great amount of care and feeding. We lost our sharpener (he used to come to the local Mitsuwa Marketplace but no more) so we're kind of in a quandary of what to do now. But, once you start using a real nice Japanese knife with a good edge you will be surprised how dull your existing "sharp" knives actually are. Razor-sharp is not an exaggeration. Hi, thanks for your reply. We're staying in Asakusa so that'll be useful for browsing the shops. Thanks for the advice regarding the carbon steel- I have little experience with knives, I've used some expensive ones before, but never had to care for them. Kiya 木屋 is a very famous shop for knives in Tokyo. The head shop is Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo; it's in front/across the road of Mitsukoshi Department Store. I have a set of Shun Knives as well...bought them in Canada when some store had a 50% off sale on anything (normally they exclude high end knives from that offering...).

You have to remember they are not designed for slicing through bones, frozen meat etc. Shun (at least in North America) offers free sharpening on their knives. You mail them to Oregon and they will sharpen them for free. One destination mentioned in this post As for the reasons said, I would not recommend carbon steel knives unless you buy with them a sharpening stone and know how to sharpen yourself unless a vendor is available. They discolor easily, too. Like a sword, cutting edge angle is important to kepp it razor sharp longer. I still sharpen mine & my sashimi knife is dangerously too sharp. Stick with stainless steel knives. You might consider a white ceramic knife for straight cutting. It remain sharps & will not rust but will break/chip easily, if twisted or cutting bones. amazinga, I'm not sure why someone would bother buying a stainless knife in Japan. I guess you can get a laminated one with high carbon in the middle but those do not get a razor edge like a pure carbon one.

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