Sakai Kikumori GWT VG5 Tsuchime Series

Sakai Kikumori’s GWT VG5 Tsuchime series have a robust three layer blade with a VG5 steel core, hammer-marked cladding and a comfortable western style handle.  These knives have a good toughness and are really nice to sharpen, and would be a good workhorse for any professional or home cook!

Sakai Kikumori is the flagship brand of Kawamura Hamono, producing top quality Japanese and Western style kitchen knives in Sakai, one of the oldest knife making centers in Japan. They have been producing knives since the 1920’s and have maintained long standing relationships with some of the best blacksmiths and blade grinders in Sakai.