Yosimitu Kajiya is a family run Kajiya (Smithery) in the small town of Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture and was established in 1937. Junichi Ide is the 3^rd generation blacksmith at Yosimitu Kajiya and does all stages of the blade making; free forging his blades from pre-welded “Rikizai” steel and grinding the edge by hand. Yosimitu Kajiya has always specialised in kitchen knives but also makes tools for the local agricultural and fishing industries, it is a traditional family run blacksmith. Junichi Ide wants to make sharp knives for everyone to use, Yosimitu Kajiya knives are thin, strong, rustic and built for daily use

The bunka, “cultural knife”, is inter-changeable with the santoku. It is an all round kitchen knife, the sharper angled tip is very handy for fine knife work. Great for home cooks and professionals.

ZA-18 is a steel produced by Aichi in Japan, it was produced to be a better performer the VG10 steel.

Due to being hand made, the knife you recive may be slightly different specifications than stated.