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Im not sure if anyone here will find this interesting. I was in Tokyo in April and I went knife shopping and picked up two knives from Masamoto Sohonten. In Japan they are regarded as one of the finest producers of sushi knives and are used in many professional kitchens in Japan. I ended up buying a Yanagiba for the Chef at the restaurant that I work at and also a Virgin steel Gyuuto for myself. Here are just a couple of pics and a short video I shot of them sharpening the yanagiba.
Outside the store. Located North Tokyo within walking distance from the Kappabashi Market where you can buy anything kitchen related.
Left wall
Right side
The majority of the knives are not sharpened. After you purchase a knife they take about 30 minutes and sharpen it and then wrap in a beautiful packaging before you leave.
They were nice enough to serve us tea while we waited. This is my wife and my son sharing some tea
Yanagibas!
Here is a video of the yanagiba that I purchased being sharpened. My Chef at work is also in knives and I made this for him so he could see what I was bringing back for him.
http://youtu.be/aJP-36Arc44
Thanks for looking.
TornAdo
Outside the store. Located North Tokyo within walking distance from the Kappabashi Market where you can buy anything kitchen related.
Left wall
Right side
The majority of the knives are not sharpened. After you purchase a knife they take about 30 minutes and sharpen it and then wrap in a beautiful packaging before you leave.
They were nice enough to serve us tea while we waited. This is my wife and my son sharing some tea
Yanagibas!
Here is a video of the yanagiba that I purchased being sharpened. My Chef at work is also in knives and I made this for him so he could see what I was bringing back for him.
http://youtu.be/aJP-36Arc44
Thanks for looking.
TornAdo
