Seisuke Hamono (清助刃物)
SEISUKE — Kappabashi, Tokyo
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Seisuke sorts its knives by the job each one does. The general-purpose blades sit together — santokuA Japanese all-purpose kitchen knife, its name meaning "three virtues" — meat, fish and vegetables. Usually the first knife a home cook buys.— Kappabashi notes (an all-purpose knife for meat, fish and vegetables), gyutoThe Japanese take on a Western chef's knife: longer and more pointed than a santoku, built for larger cuts of meat.— Kappabashi notes (the Japanese take on a chef’s knife), bunka and nakiri (a straight-edged knife for vegetables) — then yanagibaA long, slender knife for slicing sashimi in a single draw, so the cut face stays smooth instead of sawed and crushed.— Kappabashi notes (a long knife for slicing sashimi in one draw) and debaA thick, heavy Japanese knife for breaking down whole fish. The weight lets the blade cut straight through small bones.— Kappabashi notes (a thick knife for breaking down fish) for fish, sujihiki (a long slicer for trimming and portioning meat) and honesuki (a stiff knife for taking meat off the bone) for meat, petty and bread knives, and a section of left-handed knives of its own.
The shop’s online store offers name engraving and a sharpening service, so a knife bought here does not have to be the end of the transaction.
What you can buy here
- All-purpose knivessantoku, gyuto, bunka and nakiri
- For fishyanagiba and deba
- For meatsujihiki and honesuki
- Small bladespetty and paring knives
- Specialistbread knives, mukimono knives for decorative vegetable work, and steak knives
- Left-handedknives made for the left hand
Getting there
About a 4-minute walk north along Kitchen Town Street from Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
| Hours | 10:30–17:30From the shop |
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| Closed | New Year's DayFrom the shop |
| Address | 2-1-11 Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0036 |
| Phone | 080-2956-1943 |
| Official site | https://seisukehamono.com |
| Payment | Cash, credit cards, QR code paymentsFrom the shop |
Services
| Engraving | YesThe shop's online store offers name engraving on most knives. |
|---|---|
| Sharpening | YesThe shop's online store offers a sharpening service, including for knives bought elsewhere. |
| Overseas shipping | Yes |
Good to know
- Left-handed cooksleft-handed knives are kept as a category of their own
- Anyone who wants to keep using the knifethe online store offers engraving and sharpening