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                Yoshimi Kato

                Yoshimi Kato

                Yoshimi Kato is the son-in-law of Hiroshi Kato, the man who originally made some of our most popular Masakage lines and was a founding member of Takefu Knife VIllage. The torch has been passed and Yoshimi-san has stepped up to fill some big shoes and take over those lines. Yoshimi-san apprenticed at Kanehiro Hamono under the guidance of Hiroshi-san, who has also taught amazing blacksmiths like Yu Kurosaki. The transition has been seamless. He tells us he strives to continuously improve his skill day by day. We look forward to working with the next generation Kato for many years to come!

                Yoshimi Kato-san handles the forging of Masakage Kiri, Yuki, and Koishi lines, and has been working on lines under his own name as well. His SG2 Black Damascus line are among some of the thinnest, blazingly sharp blades we’ve ever seen, not to mention their absolute stunning beauty. Yoshimi-san has seriously knocked it out of the park on this one, and we look forward to seeing how his knives evolve for decades to come.


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                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Damascus Yoshimi Kato SG2 Damascus
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 210mm
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 210mm
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 210mm
                €186,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 210mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 210mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 210mm
                €271,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Santoku 165mm
                Masakage Yuki Santoku 165mm
                Masakage Yuki Santoku 165mm
                €156,00 EUR
                Masakage Koishi AS Bunka 170mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Bunka 170mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Bunka 170mm
                €242,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Nakiri 165mm
                Masakage Yuki Nakiri 165mm
                Masakage Yuki Nakiri 165mm
                €166,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 240mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 240mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 240mm
                €296,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Nakiri 165mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Nakiri 165mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Nakiri 165mm
                €249,00 EUR
                Masakage Kiri Santoku 165mm
                Masakage Kiri Santoku 165mm
                Masakage Kiri Santoku 165mm
                €204,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Bunka 170mm
                Masakage Yuki Bunka 170mm
                Masakage Yuki Bunka 170mm
                €156,00 EUR
                Masakage Koishi AS Santoku 165mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Santoku 165mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Santoku 165mm
                €237,00 EUR
                Masakage Kiri Nakiri 165mm
                Masakage Kiri Nakiri 165mm
                Masakage Kiri Nakiri 165mm
                €229,00 EUR
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                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 240mm
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 240mm
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 240mm
                €215,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Petty 120mm
                Masakage Yuki Petty 120mm
                Masakage Yuki Petty 120mm
                €120,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 120mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 120mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 120mm
                €187,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Bunka 165mm
                Masakage Kiri Bunka 165mm
                Masakage Kiri Bunka 165mm
                €209,00 EUR
                Masakage Koishi AS Ko-Bunka 130mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Ko-Bunka 130mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Ko-Bunka 130mm
                €197,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Honesuki 150mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Honesuki 150mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Honesuki 150mm
                €222,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Ko-Bunka 130mm
                Masakage Yuki Ko-Bunka 130mm
                Masakage Yuki Ko-Bunka 130mm
                €131,00 EUR
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                Masakage Yuki Honesuki 150mm
                Masakage Yuki Honesuki 150mm
                Masakage Yuki Honesuki 150mm
                €157,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Petty 120mm
                Masakage Kiri Petty 120mm
                Masakage Kiri Petty 120mm
                €156,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 150mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 150mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 150mm
                €197,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 210mm
                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 210mm
                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 210mm
                €262,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Ko-Bunka 130mm
                Masakage Kiri Ko-Bunka 130mm
                Masakage Kiri Ko-Bunka 130mm
                €168,00 EUR
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                Masakage Yuki Petty 75mm
                Masakage Yuki Petty 75mm
                Masakage Yuki Petty 75mm
                €116,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 75mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 75mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Petty 75mm
                €148,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Sujihiki 270mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Sujihiki 270mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Sujihiki 270mm
                €327,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Kamagata 110mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Kamagata 110mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Kamagata 110mm
                €222,00 EUR
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                Masakage Yuki Sujihiki 270mm
                Masakage Yuki Sujihiki 270mm
                Masakage Yuki Sujihiki 270mm
                €228,00 EUR
                Masakage Kiri Petty 75mm
                Masakage Kiri Petty 75mm
                Masakage Kiri Petty 75mm
                €148,00 EUR
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                Masakage Yuki Petty 150mm
                Masakage Yuki Petty 150mm
                Masakage Yuki Petty 150mm
                €128,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Petty 150mm
                Masakage Kiri Petty 150mm
                Masakage Kiri Petty 150mm
                €168,00 EUR
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                Masakage Yuki Kamagata 110mm
                Masakage Yuki Kamagata 110mm
                Masakage Yuki Kamagata 110mm
                €156,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Sujihiki 300mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Sujihiki 300mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Sujihiki 300mm
                €362,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 240mm
                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 240mm
                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 240mm
                €302,00 EUR
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                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 270mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 270mm
                Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 270mm
                €327,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 180mm
                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 180mm
                Masakage Kiri Gyuto 180mm
                €209,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Gyuto 210mm
                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Gyuto 210mm
                €319,00 EUR
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                Masakage Kiri Sujihiki 270mm
                Masakage Kiri Sujihiki 270mm
                Masakage Kiri Sujihiki 270mm
                €314,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Sujihiki 300mm
                €250,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Gyuto 210mm
                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Gyuto 210mm
                €297,00 EUR
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 270mm
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 270mm
                Masakage Yuki Gyuto 270mm
                €243,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Nakiri 165mm
                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Nakiri 165mm
                €304,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Bunka 165mm
                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Bunka 165mm
                €277,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Santoku 165mm
                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Santoku 165mm
                €277,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Petty 120mm
                Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Petty 120mm
                €246,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Santoku 165mm
                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Santoku 165mm
                €246,00 EUR
                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Nakiri 165mm
                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Nakiri 165mm
                €246,00 EUR
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                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Petty 120mm
                Yoshimi Kato VG10 Nickel Damascus Western Petty 120mm
                €184,00 EUR
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