Lovely craftsmanship and amazing performance! Highly recommended
C'est un très bon couteau. Sa finition est bien réalisée et son tranchant excellent. Il n'y a rien à redire sur sa dureté. Le seul bémol que je regrette, c'est la ligne de soudure entre les deux aciers qui n'est pas aussi visible que sur la photo. Je vais sûrement le revendre parce que ce ne sera pas mon coup de cœur, malheureusement.
Nakamura Hamono Bunka Kitchen Knife 180mm
Dear Tomas Mikulasovych,
Thank you so much for your purchase and for your positive review! We are glad to hear that you're happy with your knife - we will let Nakamura Hamono hear your positive feedback!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
I bought a knife, a Gyuto from Nigara Hamono. The knife is beautifully crafted in every detail. Many thanks to the talented knife makers. Even after several weeks of use, it is still extremely sharp. As expected, it retains its sharpness over a long period of time. The order was hassle-free and arrived well packaged. I had to pay customs duty and a handling fee for customs clearance to the shipping service provider.
I can recommend purchasing from Japanese Food Craftsman.
Dear Rainer,
Thank you for supporting Nigara Hamono and Japanese Food Craftsman with your purchase! We are thrilled to hear that you are happy with your knife. We hope it serves you well for years to come! We hope your experience with customs was not too difficult. If you had any difficulties, please be sure to reach out!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
The knife is very thin, light, sharp, and beautiful. I like the gray color of its blade; it's now a favorite in the kitchen.
Dear Moskalenko Evgeniy,
Thank you so much for your positive review and for supporting Nakamura Hamono! We will pass your positive feedback on to the smithy!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
The long waiting time is absolutely worth it, the knife is wel balanced and a joy to work with.
The “free” shipping costed almost as much as the knife and the knife just wasnt nice enough to be worth the effort.
Dear Rodney Neal,
Thank you for your honest review. We are so sorry to hear about your negative experience with US customs. While we do offer free shipping worldwide, customs duties are determined by customs officials in each country upon each delivery, and are therefore unfortunately very difficult for us to predict and therefore it is not something we can easily begin to include in our prices. We are doing our very best to make the new US customs regulations as clear as possible to customers, and we appreciate any feedback as to how we can make this even clearer and more transparent. Thank you once again for your support and for your honest feedback.
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team.
Very nice knife, delivered to the UK. Outstandingly sharp out of the box
Dear Chris R,
Thank you so much for your purchase and for your nice review! We are glad to hear that you're happy with it!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
I just bought two of their knives, a 165mm Santouku and 180 mm Bunka and love them both. These craftsman knives will occupy a treasured place in the kitchen. Customer service and shipping were excellent, although US Customs tariffs added $77 to the total cost.
Dear Andre R,
Thank you so much for supporting Nakamura Hamono and for your positive review! We are thrilled to hear that you are happy with your knives. While we are sorry to hear that the US customs burden was so high, we do hope that you find the knives to be well worth it.
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Hello everybody. I received my knife 3 days ago, and it has been a pleasure to use it. Both sharpness and ligthness are amazing ! Thanks to Yutaka, Minoru and Isamu !
Dear Jean-Francois Faye,
Thank you so much for your kind review and for supporting Minomo Blacksmith with your order. We will be sure to send your positive feedback over to the smithy. Thanks once again and greetings from Japan! The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
First of all, I want to thank the product I received.Looks better than expected. The grip weight is very good. The farm is sharp. It's very good as stated. Anyway, after using it for a while, I should feel more about this product. Thank you very much.
Sharpest knives I ever bought,the weights and comfort handling the knives is enjoyable, making cooking so easy .Hoping the sharpness will stay for many years.
Dear Annar Karlsen,
Thank you so much for your purchase and for your kind review! We are glad to hear that you're happy with your buying experience and we hope that your knives serve you well for years to come! Thank you once again for supporting Japanese Food Craftsman and Fukuda Hamono!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Thankyou so much Nakamura craftsmen, beautifully sharp and comfortable to use whilst retaining a rustic and traditional aesthetic. Absolutely love using it and waiting for the patina to settle in .
Great knife
Dear E,
Thank you for your positive review and for supportng Minomo Blacksmith! We hope the knife serves you well for years to come!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Страхотен нож! Никога не съм използвал толкова хубав нож. Много съм благодарен на Minomo blacksmith за изработката и за гравурата! Винаги съм мечтал за такъв автентичен нож от Япония. Пожелавам им успех и още много доволни клиенти! Още веднъж благодаря 😄
Anatoli Kirov,
Благодарим ви много за положителния отзив и за подкрепата към Minomo Blacksmith! Надяваме се ножът ви да ви служи добре в продължение на години. Поздрави от Япония, екипът на Japanese Food Craftsman
Dieses Messer ist mein erstes in der Preisklasse, habe es gekauft weil ich als Maschinenbautechniker weiß wie gut Hartmetall schneidet. Die ersten Tage bestätigten das. Der zweite Grund für Kiseki war das es nur auf den besten Werkzeugmaschinen gefertigt wird, siehe Film
Stefan Allmang,
vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung und dafür, dass Sie Fukuda Hamono mit Ihrem Kauf unterstützt haben! Es ist großartig, Feedback von jemandem zu erhalten, der mit dem Material vertraut ist, aus dem diese Messer hergestellt werden! Wir freuen uns zu hören, dass es Ihnen bisher gute Dienste geleistet hat, und hoffen, dass dies auch in Zukunft so bleibt. Viele Grüße aus Japan, Ihr Japanese Food Craftsman Team
I received the knife, very well packaged. I've tried it out and the cutting is incredible. Congratulations to the craftsman and his family.
Miguel Angel Quesada Ortega,
Thank you for your positive review and for supporting Nakamura Hamono! We are thrilled to hear that the knife is serving you well. We hope you continue to enjoy your piece of Japanese craftsmanship for years to come!
Greetings from Japan, the Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Received the item 31st of december, ordered 29th of august! Quite a long wait. Once I was tempted to ask for refund. Finally the knife is here. Deserves 5stars for top quality, but minus one for the shipping issue. Bottom line : Positive expérience . Domo Alligato gotzaimashta .
Dear Khoi Nguyen Luong,
Thank you for supporting Fukuda Hamono with your purchase. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the KISEKI knives, orders have been taking a couple months to ship out from the time of your order. We are terribly sorry for the wait, but we do hope you find that this special knife will be well worth the wait. Please feel free to contact us via email at info@japanese-food-craftsman.com with your order details and we can track your package to find out its current location and estimate how much longer it might take to reach you.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
This knife is so incredibly sharp. It cuts through tomatoes like they are softened butter. Lettuce so thinly you have to see it to believe it. It doesn't matter what kind of knife you owned before. This one is absolutely 💯 % the best one there is.
Dear Andrew Pauli,
Thank you for supporting Fukuda Hamono with your purchase and for your positive review! We are thrilled to hear that you are enjoying this truly unique knife. We hope that it serves you well for many years to come!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Non ho ancora ricevuto il pacco.
Luigi Vitali,
Grazie per aver sostenuto Fukuda Hamono con il vostro acquisto. A causa dell'enorme popolarità dei coltelli KISEKI, la spedizione degli ordini richiede alcuni mesi dal momento dell'ordine. Siamo davvero spiacenti per l'attesa, ma speriamo che questo coltello speciale valga la pena di aspettare. Non esitate a contattarci via e-mail all'indirizzo info@japanese-food-craftsman.com con i dettagli del vostro ordine e potremo tracciare il vostro pacco per scoprire la sua posizione attuale e stimare quanto tempo potrebbe impiegare per arrivare a destinazione. Grazie per la vostra pazienza e comprensione. Il team di Japanese Food Craftsman
Technicall spoken: top of the Bill.
Beautifull packed.
Very good customer satisfaction!
As I knife specialist I See 3 improvements
Points of improvement:
- Really missed a technicall leaflet with at least an indication about hardness HR…. and metal
composition/ mix (competitors can analyse easy)
- my knife was sent as a urgent delivery, thanks for that Kei!!!, but documentation was in Japanese.
- the most important improvement, never, never combine a top product, at this price level, with plastic appearance!!! This is really killing for the whole western European market.
- Please introduce a pairing knife. It would be an honor to give my opinion/test a proto type.
Many thanks,
Eric
Dear Eric,
Thank you for supporting Fukuda Hamono with your purchase, and also for your honest review and points to improve! While we include an English-language information sheet with each package, we sincerely apologize if we somehow managed to ship your package without one! Please feel free to contact us if you need any specific information. We will also be sure pass your other feedback on to the manufacturer. As we understand it, the materials used to craft the handle were designed to improve its durability and ease of use with less maintenance, although we completely understand if appearance-wise it might not suit many knife enthusiasts' tastes. Thank you for the honest feedback and for your support! We hope you find the knife as pleasant to use as it is designed to be!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Unfortunately, I haven't received any updates on the shipment since the package arrived in Osaka on November 29, 2025. Sincerely.
Dear Parise Stephane, Thank you for supporting Fukuda Hamono with your purchase. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the KISEKI knives, orders have been taking a couple months to ship out from the time of your order. We are terribly sorry for the wait, but we do hope you find that this special knife will be well worth the wait. Please feel free to contact us via email at info@japanese-food-craftsman.com with your order details and we can track your package to find out its current location and estimate how much longer it might take to reach you. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
The package was beautifully wrapped and the items arrived safely. The knife box was very beautiful and the inside packaging was lovely. I tried the knife on some onions and potatoes and it cut them like cheese. Very sharp and beautiful well crafted handle. I could not stop talking about how smooth the knife cuts and its effortless. I let my wife have a go and she was very impressed with the sharpness. My sincere thanks to the team and yes I will return to buy other knives. It was worth the wait.I will be visiting Japan in 2026 and will make it to come and visit you in person to thank you as well.
Dear Chris Raman,
Thank you for your purchase and for your positive review. We are thrilled to hear that the knife arrived safely and that you are happy with the knife itself! We hope you will find it to be a special addition to your kitchen for years to come! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to reach out anytime. We hope you have a wonderful visit to Japan next year!
Greetings from Japan,
The Japanese Food Craftsman Team
Reçu assez vite très bien protégé, le couteau dans une belle boite, il est très beau et sa lame est très coupante, je suis très content de mon achat, j'ai payé des frais de douane et de poste de 25 Euros.
Cher Rodolphe Amouyal,
Merci pour votre achat et votre avis ! Nous sommes ravis d'apprendre que votre couteau est bien arrivé et que vous êtes satisfait de sa conception et de son tranchant. Nous espérons que vous pourrez préparer de nombreux plats délicieux avec ! Merci également d'avoir partagé le montant des droits de douane que vous avez payés, cette information sera utile aux futurs clients !
Salutations du Japon,
L'équipe Japanese Food Craftsman
Couteau parfait et envoi trés soigné
Joel Roux,
Merci beaucoup pour votre achat et pour votre avis positif ! Nous sommes ravis d'apprendre que vous en êtes satisfait !
Salutations du Japon,
L'équipe Japanese Food Craftsman