Collection: Kurotori Tanzo

The 6th-generation blacksmith Hiroshi Kajiwara-san is the main force behind this Kurotori Tanzo in Shimanto city in Kochi prefecture. He can forge many different types of knives and tools to meet the needs and demands of the locals. Since Shimanto is a town of forestry and fishery, they make everything from axes to knives for fishermen. When visiting them, he casually took a knife blank from the forge and sharpened it to a finished knife in a matter of minutes; it was an awe-inspiring feat. Kurotori Tanzo, is one of those smaller shops that is worth watching.