After a jam-packed year in the world of Japanese Knives, Naoto and Nathan have rounded up 5 (well, 8) winners to come out on top above the rest. Naoto is the lead knife buyer for Knifewear and our ambassador to Japan. He gets access to hundreds of makers, and chooses the best handmade Japanese kitchen knives for us to sell at our stores. These are the ones that came out on top:

Glestain K-Series Gyuto 210mm
https://knifewear.com/products/glesta...

Hado Sakai Sumi Bunka 180mm
https://knifewear.com/products/hado-s...

Masakage Yuki Santoku 165mm
https://knifewear.com/products/masaka...

Mutsumi Hinoura "Ajikataya" Shirogami Kurouchi Gyuto 210mm
https://knifewear.com/products/mutsum...

Yu Kurosaki SG2 Folding Knife 110mm
https://knifewear.com/products/yu-kur...

Sakai Takayuki Sanpo Shirogami Kasumi Gyuto 210mm
https://knifewear.com/products/sakai-...

Nigara VG10 Tsuchime Damascus Kiritsuke Gyuto 240mm
https://knifewear.com/products/nigara...

Satoshi Nakagawa X Naohito Myojin Aoichi Damascus Sakimaru Sujihiki 330mm
https://knifewear.com/products/satosh...

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:50 Glestain K-Series Gyuto 210mm
2:57 Hado Sakai Sumi Bunka 180mm
5:31 Masakage Yuki Santoku 165mm
7:42 Mutsumi Hinoura "Ajikataya" Shirogami Kurouchi Gyuto 210mm
10:51 Yu Kurosaki SG2 Folding Knife 110mm
12:45 Sakai Takayuki Sanpo Shirogami Kasumi Gyuto 210mm
17:08 Nigara VG10 Tsuchime Damascus Kiritsuke Gyuto 240mm
19:40 Satoshi Nakagawa X Naohito Myojin Aoichi Damascus Sakimaru Sujihiki 330mm


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