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Tokuzo is a knife shop given over to Tosa uchihamono, the hand-forged blades of Kochi. It carries work by makers such as Myojin Naoto and the Kurotori forge, and sets the racks out by steel and by price band: Aogami Super, AUS8, AUS10, VG10 and SG2.
The official site switches to English and the online shop sends knives abroad, so you can read up before you come and choose without counting the space left in your suitcase.
What you can buy here
All-purpose knivessantoku (an all-purpose knife for meat, fish and vegetables), petty knives and small knives
For meatgyuto (the Japanese take on a chef's knife), sujihiki (a long slicer for trimming and portioning meat) and honesuki (a stiff knife for taking meat off the bone)
For fishdeba (a thick knife for breaking down fish), mioroshi, yanagiba (a long knife for slicing sashimi in one draw) and fugubiki for pufferfish
For vegetablesnakiri (a straight-edged knife for vegetables) and usuba (the professional's straight blade for vegetable work)
Specialistbread knives and Chinese cleavers
SteelsAogami Super, AUS8, AUS10, VG10 and SG2
3 min walk from Tawaramachi Stn
Getting there
About a 3-minute walk north along Kitchen Town Street from Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
Hours
10:00–17:30
Closed
Open every day except the Year-end and New Year holidays and the Obon period
This listing was independently compiled from publicly available sources such as official shop websites. Hours and services may change — please check with the shop or its official site before visiting. Illustrations on this page are original to this site.
