About the Blacksmiths: Takayuki

Takayuki is led by Mr Doi, who is known throughout Japan for making some of the very best knives in Sakai. We are very proud to be able to present these knives in Denmark. Takayuki makes both Western-style knives and the more traditional knives in the classic Japanese steels, but is also happy to use Swedish steel, for example. 

Their collaboration with Naniwa, which makes the most amazing whetstones in the world, means that we can import these to Denmark without having to buy enormous quantities. Once you have tried a knife from Takayuki or, say, Konosuke and sharpened it on a Naniwa Super-Stone, you will never want anything else.

We have yet to make our first visit to Takayuki. The last time we were in Japan, we arrived during Golden Week, a series of public holidays in Japan, and some observe them more strictly than others. We have, however, met the people behind Naniwa on several occasions.

 See our selection of Takayuki here