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Hamono (cutlery) museum, Sakai, Osaka
Region · Sakai, Osaka
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Entry No. 010 · Verified profile

Sakai Kikumori

Maker, Sakai, Osaka

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堺菊守
銘 Mei · Brand name of Kawamura Hamonok
Region
Sakai, Osaka
Kanji (銘)
堺菊守
Main steels
Shirogami #2, Aogami #1, Aogami #2
Listings tracked
37 listings · 1 shops priced
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Profile

  • Brand of Kawamura Hamono (河村刃物), founded in 1926 in the centre of Sakai’s old town; the Kikumori name has been used since the founder’s time.1
  • Works within Sakai’s traditional division of labour, in which forging, sharpening and finishing are done by separate specialists.1
  • Its top tier of traditional Japanese knives is sold under the names Choyo (重陽) and Kikuzuki (菊月).1

Statements are paraphrased from the cited pages (makers' own sites, local-government guides and retailers). Founding year, family lineage and workshop address are left blank where no primary source was found.

Where to buy & pricesnapshot 2026-10-17

ShopListingsPrice rangeExample listing
Knifewear
Prices in CAD		37
27 in stock		C$190–C$3,447Sakai Kikumori Minomo Kajiya Aogami Kurouchi Tsuchime Gyuto 210mm
C$440 · In stock		 View at shop ↗Not an affiliate link
Hocho Knife
Brand page		——All Sakai Kikumori knives at Hocho Knife
Brand page · live prices & stock at the shop		 View at shop ↗Affiliate link

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Steels in the catalogue

Number of tracked listings that name each steel.