Knife-making regions

Echizen/Takefu越前

11 makers in the index

Takeshi Saji Verified, Yu Kurosaki Verified, Yoshimi Kato Verified, Sukenari, Masakage, Takamura, Shibata, Makoto Kurosaki, Ryusen, Anryu, Masutani

Photo: Cape Echizen, Fukui · 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sanjo三条

10 makers in the index

Hinoura Verified, Tojiro, Moritaka, Masashi Yamamoto, Fujimoto, Manaka Hamono, Yoshikane, Shigefusa, Tadafusa, Naoki Mazaki

Sakai堺

8 makers in the index

Sakai Takayuki Verified, Satoshi Nakagawa Verified, Sakai Kikumori Verified, Hado, Takahashi, Kagekiyo, Naohito Myojin, Yoshikazu Ikeda

Photo: Hamono (cutlery) museum, Sakai, Osaka · Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tosa/Kochi土佐

7 makers in the index

Tsunehisa Verified, Hatsukokoro, Tetsujin Hamono, Kyohei Shindo, Shoichi Hashimoto, Muneishi, Takeo Murata

Photo: Niyodo River estuary, Kochi · Reggaeman · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tokyo東京

4 makers in the index

Masamoto Verified, Mizuno Tanrenjo, Takeda, Masamoto Sohonten

Seki関

4 makers in the index

Kei Kobayashi Verified, Kanetsugu, Mcusta, Suncraft

Photo: Nagara River from Ayunose Bridge, Seki, Gifu · Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aomori/Hirosaki弘前

1 maker in the index

Nigara Hamono Verified

Photo: Autumn at Hirosaki Castle, Aomori · Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0