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Japanese Knives

Handcrafted in Japan using forging techniques passed down from medieval swordsmiths. Shop more than 600 Japanese kitchen knives, from gyuto and santoku chef knives to traditional yanagi, deba and usuba.

Choose a double-edged knife for everyday cooking, or a single-edged knife for traditional Japanese techniques such as sashimi and katsuramuki. Then pick a steel to match how much care you want to give it. Stainless steels such as VG-10 are easy to maintain. High-carbon Blue and White Steel take the keenest edge. Powdered steels such as ZDP-189 stay sharp the longest.

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  • Ebony-handled Japanese vegetable chef knife with silver ring and polished blade
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    Yoshihiro Ginsan Mirror Polished Stain Resistant Edo Usuba Traditional Japanese Vegetable Chopping Chef Knife Ebony Handle with Silver Ring

    Yoshihiro Ginsan Mirror Polished Stain Resistant Edo Usuba Traditional Japanese Vegetable Chopping Chef Knife Ebony Handle with Silver Ring

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  • Kiridashi utility knife with beige braided handle and silver blade on patterned cloth
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    Yoshihiro High Carbon White Steel #2 Kiridashi Utility Knife 1pc

    Yoshihiro High Carbon White Steel #2 Kiridashi Utility Knife 1pc

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  • Yoshihiro HAP40 damascus kiritsuke chef knife with green burl handle
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    Yoshihiro HAP40 High Speed Stainless Steel Damascus Kiritsuke Multipurpose Chefs Knife, Triple Ring Stabilized Maple Burl Handle

    Yoshihiro HAP40 High Speed Stainless Steel Damascus Kiritsuke Multipurpose Chefs Knife, Triple Ring Stabilized Maple Burl Handle

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  • Kiritsuke slicer knife with black saya cover and pointed silver blade

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Sujihiki Kiritsuke Slicer Knife (Triple Ring Handle) — 9.5" (240mm)

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Sujihiki Kiritsuke Slicer Knife (Triple Ring Handle) — 9.5" (240mm)

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  • Hammered stainless gyuto chef's knife with ebony handle and dark sheath
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    Yoshihiro Super Blue Steel Stainless Clad Hammered Gyuto Chefs Knife Ebony Handle (Blade Length 9.5" (240mm))

    Yoshihiro Super Blue Steel Stainless Clad Hammered Gyuto Chefs Knife Ebony Handle (Blade Length 9.5" (240mm))

    $259.99
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  • Kiritsuke chef knife with damascus blade and octagonal ocean-blue handle
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    Yoshihiro Hayate ZDP-189 Super High Carbon Stainless Steel Damascus Kiritsuke Chef Knife Octagonal Ocean Blue Handle (Blade Length 210mm)

    Yoshihiro Hayate ZDP-189 Super High Carbon Stainless Steel Damascus Kiritsuke Chef Knife Octagonal Ocean Blue Handle (Blade Length 210mm)

    $689.99
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  • Kiritsuke chef knife with stainless blade and ocean blue handle beside wooden saya

    Yoshihiro AUS10 Ice Hardened Stainless Steel Kiritsuke Japanese Chef Knife with Ocean Blue Handle

    Yoshihiro AUS10 Ice Hardened Stainless Steel Kiritsuke Japanese Chef Knife with Ocean Blue Handle

    $269.99
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  • Japanese sushi knife set with white blades and alternating light and dark handles

    Yoshihiro Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Yanagi-Kiritsuke Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Yanagi-Kiritsuke Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Yoshihiro Japanese sushi knife, mirror-finished silver blade, ebony handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki White Steel Mirror-Finished Namiukashi Yanagi Kiritsuke Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Triple Nickel Silver Ring Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki White Steel Mirror-Finished Namiukashi Yanagi Kiritsuke Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Triple Nickel Silver Ring Ebony Handle

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  • White steel vegetable knife with light wood saya and purple tassel cord
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    Yoshihiro Left Handed Kasumi White Steel Edo Usuba Traditional Japanese Vegetable Chopping Chef Knife Shitan Handle

    Yoshihiro Left Handed Kasumi White Steel Edo Usuba Traditional Japanese Vegetable Chopping Chef Knife Shitan Handle

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  • Santoku knife with stainless blade and black sheath on board

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Santoku Multipurpose Knife Kaede Wood Handle

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Santoku Multipurpose Knife Kaede Wood Handle

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  • Japanese nakiri knife with black handle and gray blade, straight cutting edge
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    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Nakiri Japanese Vegetable Knife Kaede Wood Handle

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Nakiri Japanese Vegetable Knife Kaede Wood Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi knife with ebony handle and patterned steel blade

    Yoshihiro Suminagashi Blue Steel #1 Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Suminagashi Blue Steel #1 Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Nakiri vegetable chef knife with straight blade, dark octagonal ebony handle, and triple ring accents
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    Yoshihiro High Speed Steel HAP40 Nakiri Vegetable Chefs Knife, Octagonal Ebony Wood Handle with Triple Ring

    Yoshihiro High Speed Steel HAP40 Nakiri Vegetable Chefs Knife, Octagonal Ebony Wood Handle with Triple Ring

    $429.99
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  • Japanese chef knife with light wooden handle and dark bolster, polished steel blade

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Kenmuki Vegetable Japanese Chef Knife

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Kenmuki Vegetable Japanese Chef Knife

    $349.99
    $349.99
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  • Japanese chef knife with pale wood handle, black collar, white steel vegetable blade

    Yoshihiro Kasumi White Steel Kenmuki Vegetable Japanese Chef Knife

    Yoshihiro Kasumi White Steel Kenmuki Vegetable Japanese Chef Knife

    $279.99
    $279.99
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  • Damascus santoku knife with white howlite handle and ivory-toned bolster, 7 in blade
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    Yoshihiro VG-10 46 Layers Hammered Damascus Santoku Japanese Multipurpose Knife Howlite White Handle with Alternative Ivory Bolster (Blade Length 7" (180mm))

    Yoshihiro VG-10 46 Layers Hammered Damascus Santoku Japanese Multipurpose Knife Howlite White Handle with Alternative Ivory Bolster (Blade Length 7" (180mm))

    $219.99
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  • Chef knife with silver damascus blade, white howlite handle and wooden sheath
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    Yoshihiro Damascus Blue Steel #1 Kiritsuke Multipurpose Japanese Chef Knife, Howlite White Handle with Alternative Ivory Bolster(Blade Length: 9.5" (240mm))

    Yoshihiro Damascus Blue Steel #1 Kiritsuke Multipurpose Japanese Chef Knife, Howlite White Handle with Alternative Ivory Bolster(Blade Length: 9.5" (240mm))

    $299.99
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  • Sakimaru sushi slicer knife with mirror-polished steel blade, dark blue handle, wood saya set

    Yoshihiro Ginsan Mirror Polished Stain Resistant Steel Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Slicer with Ocean Blue Handle with Ivory Bolster — Blade Length 11.8" (300mm)

    Yoshihiro Ginsan Mirror Polished Stain Resistant Steel Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Slicer with Ocean Blue Handle with Ivory Bolster — Blade Length 11.8" (300mm)

    $799.99
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  • Nakiri knife with ocean blue handle beside magnolia saya cover
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    Yoshihiro High Speed Steel HAP40 Nakiri Vegetable Chefs Knife with Ocean Blue Handle and Magnolia Saya Cover

    Yoshihiro High Speed Steel HAP40 Nakiri Vegetable Chefs Knife with Ocean Blue Handle and Magnolia Saya Cover

    $429.99
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  • Yoshihiro Kurouchi petty utility knife with dark handle and saya cover

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Petty Utility Knife Ebony wood Handle

    Yoshihiro Kurouchi Black-Forged Blue Steel Stainless Clad Petty Utility Knife Ebony wood Handle

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  • Sashimi sushi knife with white steel sakimaru blade and dark ebony handle

    Yoshihiro Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Japanese sushi knife set view: mirror blade with wavy pattern and checkered handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki White Steel Mirror Finished Namiukashi Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Triple Nickel Silver Ring Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki White Steel Mirror Finished Namiukashi Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Triple Nickel Silver Ring Ebony Handle

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  • Japanese chef knife with ebony wood handle, white blade with subtle etching
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    Yoshihiro Suminagashi Aoko Blue Steel #1 Kiritsuke Multipurpose Japanese Chef Knife Ebony wood Handle

    Yoshihiro Suminagashi Aoko Blue Steel #1 Kiritsuke Multipurpose Japanese Chef Knife Ebony wood Handle

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Buying guide

A Guide to Japanese Knives

What to know before you choose your first Japanese knife.

Two families

Double-bevel vs. single-bevel

Japanese kitchen knives fall into two families. Double-bevel knives are sharpened on both sides, so they feel familiar to anyone used to a Western chef knife – this is where the gyuto, santoku, nakiri, petty and sujihiki belong. Single-bevel knives are the traditional tools of Japanese cuisine, sharpened on one side for exceptionally clean cuts through fish and vegetables: the yanagi for sashimi, the deba for breaking down fish and the usuba for vegetables. Learn more about double-bevel knives and single-bevel knives.

Where to begin

Which Japanese knife should you buy first?

Start with the knife that matches how you cook. If you are unsure, the gyuto is the best first Japanese knife for most cooks.

Still deciding? Read our complete guide to Japanese knives.

The blade

Japanese knife steels

High-carbon steels such as White Steel (Shirogami) and Blue Steel (Aogami) take an extremely keen edge and are easy to sharpen, but must be wiped dry to prevent rust. Stainless and semi-stainless steels such as VG-10, AUS-10, Ginsan, SG2/R2, ZDP-189 and HAP40 resist rust and need less care, with modern powdered steels holding an edge for a long time. Compare them all in our guide to steel types.

Yoshihiro Cutlery

Why buy Japanese knives from Yoshihiro

Yoshihiro knives are made in Japan by artisans whose forging techniques trace back to the swordsmiths of medieval Japan, from traditional Honyaki to modern ZDP-189. Since 2008 we have served chefs worldwide from our showroom in Redondo Beach, California, and we look after your knife after you buy it with professional sharpening, custom engraving and a knife handle service.

Visit our Redondo Beach showroom, open Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, or read more about Yoshihiro.

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