Sakai Japanese Knives

Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, is Japan's most celebrated knife-making city - responsible for over 90% of Japan's professional kitchen knives. With a tradition stretching back 600 years to samurai sword-making, Sakai's smiths are renowned for their single-bevel mastery, ultra-thin grinds, and the finest hand-finishing in the world.

At Chef & a Knife, we stock knives from Sakai's finest makers - blades that represent the pinnacle of Japanese knife craft, built for professionals and serious collectors alike.