200 years in the middle of Kyoto!
The 7th generation Yoshitaka Yamada makes this gem of a knife while sweating in the forge.
I closely followed the manufacturing process of the black knife.
Store name: Kanedaka cutlery long-established store
Address: 244 Donomae-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Karasuma-higashi
Phone: 075-221-5446
Official site:
http://www.kintaka.com/
Google Maps:
https://goo.gl/maps/daLgg97dHseo3LCz9
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