Yoshimi Kato

Yoshimi Kato is the son-in-law of Hiroshi Kato, one of the founding members of the Takefu Knife Village in Echizen, Japan, and has become one of Japan's top blacksmiths in his own right. He produces knives for the Masakage brand, as well as under his own name, and specializes in top notch heat treatments, and is a master of producing beautiful damascus and tsuchime patterns.