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Takefu Knife Village is a modern facility with loads of equipment and a focus on safety. It’s a great place to learn, as you get to work with many master blacksmiths, plus many apprentices and the master sharpeners work under the same roof.
Master Saji is the third generation blacksmith of Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture, who has been certified as a traditional knife craftsman at the age of 44.
Takefu Knife Village, located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, is a studio and museum featuring cutting edge knives. They are proud of their 700-year tradition. Long ago, a swordsmith came to Takefu from Kyoto.
Dec 29, 2023 · The Takefu Knife Village is a workshop, shop and museum dedicated to the craft of forging knives and cutting tools. It is located about 20 kilometers south of Fukui City in Echizen City. The village consists of multiple buildings.
- The Beginning
- Hard Times
- The Revival
- Present Day
Approximately 700 years ago, according to legend, a traveling knife smith from Kyoto named Kuniyasu Chiyozuru happened upon Takefu, a small remote village situated in what is now Fukui Prefecture in central Japan. He was on a journey to refine his craft, searching for good knife-making resources. “Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province” by Katsushika Hok...
The Japanese knife industry weathered countless periods of conflict and social upheaval in the Japanese archipelago. Even under the specter of two World Wars, the industry pressed on, thriving well into the latter half of the 20th century. However, young Echizen knife smiths of the day like the renowned Katsushige Anryu, Hideo Kitaoka, Hiroshi Kato...
After years of consideration and often heated debate between the young knife smiths on how to tackle these issues, they came into contact with famed industrial designer Kazuo Kawasaki, who happened to be from Fukui as well. Kawasaki was well known for his talent in both architectural and product design. In fact, he would eventually go on to serve a...
As of 2022, Takefu Knife Village is a booming knife producing hotspot, with a number of its original founders as well as their apprentices still putting in the same painstaking, dedicated quality into their knives just as they did all those years ago. Makers currently extant in the Village include Anryu Knives, Kitaoka Knives, Kato Knife Manufactur...
Jun 21, 2023 · Between the new products and a rebranding the Takefu Knife Village was born. These knives are still proudly displayed in the new showroom at the TKV, alongside many other products from smiths, current and past, that have worked at the commissary.
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The Forged Knives of Echizen. Home of Japan’s hardest-wearing blades. More than 700 years of history provide a solid foundation for Takefu’s knife and tool makers, who are renowned for forging the best handcrafted knives in Japan.
