KAKINUMA TOKYO (Kappabashi Knife Gallery) (KAKINUMA TOKYO)
KAKINUMA — Kappabashi, Tokyo
Today's hours
Check the official site →
Suggested visit time
20–40 minutes (our estimate)
English spoken
Yes
Overseas shipping
No
English support and tax-free are shown only where we've confirmed them. Many Kappabashi shops do offer tax-free — ask at the register (passport required).
A knife gallery on 2F, up from the street. The shop’s own site describes it as a quiet space cut off from the bustle, and the stairs do exactly that: you leave the noise of the street behind and can look at knives without being jostled. Its blades carry registered pattern designs shaped after cherry blossom, fireworks, maple and snow. The official site has an English version.
What you can buy here
- All-purpose knivessantoku (an all-purpose knife for meat, fish and vegetables), bunka, gyuto (the Japanese take on a chef's knife) and petty knives
- Knives for one jobyanagiba (a long knife for slicing sashimi in one draw), sujihiki (a long slicer for trimming and portioning meat) and bread knives
- Nairothe Nairo and the Wide Nairo
- Table knivesfor use at the table
- Pattern designscherry blossom, fireworks, maple and snow, all registered designs
In the knife-shop stretch of Kitchen Town Street
Getting there
In the part of Kappabashi where the knife shops gather. The shop is on 2F.
According to its official site, around thirty shops selling knives are clustered in this stretch.
| Hours | To be confirmed |
|---|---|
| Closed | To be confirmed |
| Address | Taito-ku, Tokyo (Kappabashi; street number to be confirmed) |
| Official site | https://kappabashi-knifegallery.jp/ |
Services
| Overseas shipping | NoInternational orders through the online shop are paused for the time being. |
|---|---|
| English spoken | YesThe shop's official site has an English version. |
Good to know
- Anyone who wants to choose in peaceon 2F, away from the noise of the street
- Anyone choosing by how a blade looksregistered pattern designs shaped after the seasons
- Anyone reading up in advancethe official site has an English version