Sasaoka san forges scissors and shears as well as knives, and if there's one thing we've learned it's that the guys who forge two blades to work in perfect unison can certainly make a fine single blade. Case in point, the Sanuki-no-Megu..

Price: $210.02

Sasaoka san forges scissors and shears as well as knives, and if there's one thing we've learned it's that the guys who forge two blades to work in perfect unison can certainly make a fine single blade. Case in point, the Tosa-no-Daichi from Sasaoka Hasamiya.&nb..

Price: $210.02

The bunka-bocho is a general purpose chef's knife for vegetables, meat and fish. Closer in spirit to a western kitchen knife than some more traditional Japanese knife styles, with the added benefit of traditional Japanese sharpnes..

Price: $130.60

HAP40 high speed steel offers great sharpness and edge retention - it's very slow to dull and that means conveniently long stretches between sharpening sessions. That's good, because high speed steel is also very slow to sharpen, so tho..

Price: $119.41

Thin blade, tall blade path. Superior cutting feel, particularly with splitty hard vegetables, root vegetables, onions and rhizomes. Wonderful for leafy vegetables, naturally.