Brade

Didn't do too much shopping while in Japan
My old saying that "women shop, men buy"
But in Kyoto, on Teramachi St (a covered street, sorta converted to a "mall") which had many many food stalls, I found a cutlery shop : Aritsugu - the place in Nashiki-Koji market to look for your kitchenwares. The business has been in existence for 400 years and specialized in cutlery ...

Haven't brought myself to use it yet.