Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Petty 120mm Donation About Takamura Akagouhan - Takamura

About Takamura Akagouhan - Takamura Hamono(blacksmith) can be found in Takefu Village (Echizen) in Fukui Prefecture

The ease of chopping will blow you away

and the finest/handmade Japanese blades to 11 degrees

and stand up to loads of butchery

Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Petty 120mm Donation About Takamura Akagouhan - TakamuraAbout Yoshimi Kato Second careers are often the best. I know of a burned out chef, for example, who owns a few knife shops now. Then there's Yoshimi Kato, who left his job as the project manager of a construction company to become a blacksmith after marrying Hiroshi Kato's daughter. Normally, it takes apprentices some 10 15 years to become pros, but Kato san did it in just 5 years, and is now running the show. He forges most of the Masakage Kiri,