KIREAJI Blog About Japanese Knives

Yanagiba Japanese knife from Sakai City.

Beyond Sharpness: Unveiling the Qualities of a ...

While sharpness is critical, the true measure of a knife's quality extends to its balance, handle design, and suitability for specific tasks, ensuring a perfect culinary tool for every chef.

Beyond Sharpness: Unveiling the Qualities of a ...

While sharpness is critical, the true measure of a knife's quality extends to its balance, handle design, and suitability for specific tasks, ensuring a perfect culinary tool for every chef.

The Soul of Craftsmanship

  • The Essence of Knife Making: Crafting a Story Through Material and Shape

    Knife making is not merely the act of producing a tool—it is the art of weaving a story through steel. Every piece of raw material is heated, hammered, and drawn out, gradually transforming from unshaped metal into a blade that feels alive in the hand of its user. The moment when steel responds to the rhythm of the hammer, as if infused with spirit, is where the true joy of the craft lies.

  • What we pursue is not only sharpness, but the “perfect strike” that connects seamlessly with its user. A knife becomes complete only when it carries the story of its making into the kitchen, continuing its journey through the meals and memories it helps create.

  • Each blade, therefore, is more than a tool—it is a story waiting to unfold in your hands.
Sakai Traditional Craftsmen Collection

Our Story

  • Tradition of Sakai, in Your Hands

    "Where can I find a truly great knife?"
    We started KIREAJI to answer that question. While the number of skilled craftsmen is declining in Japan, many people overseas are seeking authentic blades. With that in mind, we carefully deliver each knife—bridging tradition and kitchens around the world.
Our Story