Japanese Style Knives
The Wa-Bocho (or Japanese style knife) has one distinct feature different from Western style knives: The Kataba, or beveled blade. What this means is that the outer side of the blade is sharpened with a beveled edge, while the inner side remains flat. While the blade is flat on the inner side, the surface is actually slightly concave (Urasuki), giving it the same effect as perforated knives or knives with hollowed edges. Japanese professional chefs prefer these beveled knives, which facilitate extremely precise cutting and clean food separation from the blade. In Japanese cuisine, many ingredients such as fish and vegetables are served raw, and the aesthetics of these foods has always been a vital factor.
Due to demand, Japanese knife manufacturers also continue to produce Western style knives. Unlike Japanese style knives, which have a single bevel (Kataba), Western style blades have been sharpened on both sides. The most common have symmetrical blades, however, some manufacturers will sharpen one side slightly more than the other side, to mimic single bevel blades.
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Yanagi 270mm (10.6") Nami Kasumi
81537Original price $238.00 - Original price $238.00Original price$238.00$238.00 - $238.00Current price $238.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto Blue Steel #1 (Aoko) Yanagi 270mm (10.6")
81527Original price $390.00 - Original price $390.00Original price$390.00$390.00 - $390.00Current price $390.00| /Out of stockMany carbon steel knives are made using coke fuel but Tsukiji Masamoto knives are made using charcoal, which produces higher quality blades because...
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Tsukiji Masamoto Carbon Steel Santoku 180mm (7.1") with Wa-handle
81525Original price $220.00 - Original price $220.00Original price$220.00$220.00 - $220.00Current price $220.00| /In stockThis knife from Tsukiji Masamoto, which combines a traditional Japanese high-carbon blade with a Western style double-bevel edge, is a great choice...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Yanagi 270mm (10.6")
81517Original price $298.00 - Original price $298.00Original price$298.00$298.00 - $298.00Current price $298.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel 1) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutti...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 2 Deba 150mm (5.9")
81523Original price $220.00 - Original price $220.00Original price$220.00$220.00 - $220.00Current price $220.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this deba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting e...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Kasumi Mukimono 180mm (7.1")
81513Original price $320.00 - Original price $320.00Original price$320.00$320.00 - $320.00Current price $320.00| /In stockKasumi knives like this mukimono are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutti...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Usuba 210mm (8.2") Nami Kasumi
81532Original price $290.00 - Original price $290.00Original price$290.00$290.00 - $290.00Current price $290.00| /In stockKasumi knives like this usuba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting ...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 2 Deba 120mm (4.7")
81522Original price $185.00 - Original price $185.00Original price$185.00$185.00 - $185.00Current price $185.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this deba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting e...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Yanagi 300mm (11.8")
81519Original price $340.00 - Original price $340.00Original price$340.00$340.00 - $340.00Current price $340.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel 1) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutti...
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Tsukiji Masamoto Carbon Steel Garasuki Boning 180mm (7.1")
81511Original price $280.00 - Original price $280.00Original price$280.00$280.00 - $280.00Current price $280.00| /Out of stockTraditionally used for boning poultry, this knife does not have the flexibility of a typical Western boning knife but its sharp, pointed tip helps ...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Yanagi 240mm (9.4")
81516Original price $280.00 - Original price $280.00Original price$280.00$280.00 - $280.00Current price $280.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel 1) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutti...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 2 Deba 180mm (7.1")
81524Original price $294.00 - Original price $294.00Original price$294.00$294.00 - $294.00Current price $294.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this deba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting e...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Yanagi 300mm (11.8") Nami Kasumi
81533Original price $280.00 - Original price $280.00Original price$280.00$280.00 - $280.00Current price $280.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Yanagi 240mm (9.4") Left Handed Nami Kasumi
81536Original price $274.00 - Original price $274.00Original price$274.00$274.00 - $274.00Current price $274.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Deba 180mm (7.1") Left Handed Nami Kasumi
81531Original price $380.00 - Original price $380.00Original price$380.00$380.00 - $380.00Current price $380.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this deba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting e...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Takohiki 300mm (11.8") Kasumi
81521Original price $360.00 - Original price $360.00Original price$360.00$360.00 - $360.00Current price $360.00| /In stockKasumi knives like this takohiki are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutti...
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Tsukiji Masamoto Blue Steel #1 (Aoko) Yanagi 300mm (11.8")
81526Original price $440.00 - Original price $440.00Original price$440.00$440.00 - $440.00Current price $440.00| /Out of stockMany carbon steel knives are made using coke fuel but Tsukiji Masamoto knives are made using charcoal, which produces higher quality blades because...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 2 Deba 210mm (8.2")
81512Original price $399.00 - Original price $399.00Original price$399.00$399.00 - $399.00Current price $399.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this deba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting e...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Yanagi 270mm (10.6") Left Handed
81518Original price $460.00 - Original price $460.00Original price$460.00$460.00 - $460.00Current price $460.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Fuguhiki 300mm (11.8")
81529Original price $380.00 - Original price $380.00Original price$380.00$380.00 - $380.00Current price $380.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this Fuguhiki (Fugubiki) are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel 1) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the ...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Yanagi 300mm (11.8") Left Handed
81515Original price $520.00 - Original price $520.00Original price$520.00$520.00 - $520.00Current price $520.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Usuba 210mm (8.2")
81514Original price $340.00 - Original price $340.00Original price$340.00$340.00 - $340.00Current price $340.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this usuba are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife’s cutting ...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Yanagi 270mm (10.6") Left Handed Nami Kasumi
81538Original price $348.00 - Original price $348.00Original price$348.00$348.00 - $348.00Current price $348.00| /Out of stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Fuguhiki 270mm (10.6")
81528Original price $320.00 - Original price $320.00Original price$320.00$320.00 - $320.00Current price $320.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this Fuguhiki (Fugubiki) are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel 1) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the ...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel Yanagi 300mm (11.8") Left Handed Nami Kasumi
81534Original price $400.00 - Original price $400.00Original price$400.00$400.00 - $400.00Current price $400.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutting...
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Tsukiji Masamoto V1 Carbon Steel Honesuki Boning 150mm (5.9") with Saya
82370Original price $260.00 - Original price $260.00Original price$260.00$260.00 - $260.00Current price $260.00| /Low stockThis knife does not have the flexibility of a typical Western boning knife but its sharp, pointed tip helps you ride the blade along bones, cartila...
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Tsukiji Masamoto White Steel 1 Yanagi 330mm (13")
81520Original price $480.00 - Original price $480.00Original price$480.00$480.00 - $480.00Current price $480.00| /Low stockKasumi knives like this yanagi are produced by hand-forging high-carbon steel (white steel 1) with iron. The carbon steel becomes the knife's cutti...
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