This knife was purchased and returned. It's not clear why but it appears to be unused and in the original box. Save 20%.
Yoshimi Kato is the son of famed blacksmith Hiroshi Kato. Like his father, he makes knives for several leading brands including Masakage and Kanehiro. He works from the Takefu Knife Village cooperative, one of the centers of the knife world. Following in the footsteps of an illustrious father is never an easy thing to do, but blacksmiths have done this for generations and it is a situation in which most seem to flourish and grow. Yoshimi Kato is proof of that.
Yoshimi Kato is the son of famed blacksmith Hiroshi Kato. Like his father, he makes knives for several leading brands including Masakage and Kanehiro. He works from the Takefu Knife Village cooperative, one of the centers of the knife world. Following in the footsteps of an illustrious father is never an easy thing to do, but blacksmiths have done this for generations and it is a situation in which most seem to flourish and grow. Yoshimi Kato is proof of that.

