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Where to buy Tsubame-Sanjo knives

Buy direct from Sanjo (through us)

Kinjiro, Sadaaki, Kenshin, Tetsuhiro and Yoshikane's domestic line sell only inside Japan. We live here: we buy it at the Japanese price and post it to you for a flat service fee plus real postage. New items only; a few orders a month. How it works, fees and postage →

Makers' own shops (Japan)

eBay: secondhand and new

Sanjo makers turn up on eBay constantly, especially Shigefusa, Yoshikane and vintage Sadaaki. Check the mark against this site before you bid. Shigefusa on eBay Yoshikane on eBay Sanjo knives on eBay affiliate

Overseas specialist retailers

ShopShips fromLink type
Chef Knives To GoUSplain link
Cutlery and MoreUSplain link
Knives & StonesUS/AUplain link
KnifewearCAplain link
Japanese Chefs Knife (JCK)JP→worldwideplain link
Burrfection StoreUSplain link
The Cook's EdgeCAplain link

Whetstones

Shapton Kuromaku #1000 (orange)

シャプトン 刃の黒幕 #1000

#1000 · ¥3,500–4,600

The stone most sharpeners overseas start with; hard, stays flat, cuts hard steels like Aogami Super and SKD.

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King KW-65 #1000/#6000 combination

キング KW-65

#1000/6000 · ¥2,300–2,600

The classic first stone in Japan. Soft and fast, needs flattening more often.

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Shapton Kuromaku #5000 (wine)

シャプトン 刃の黒幕 #5000

#5000 · ¥5,000–6,500

Finishing stone for kasumi and single-bevel knives.

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Atoma / diamond flattening plate #140–400

面直し ダイヤモンド砥石

#140–400 · ¥4,000–9,000

Keeps your stones flat. A dished stone ruins single-bevel geometry.

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Tadafusa #800 sharpening set

タダフサ 砥石#800 研磨セット

#800 · ¥6,600 (official)

Sold by the Sanjo maker for its own knives — a good match for SLD/Aogami Tadafusa blades.

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Camellia oil (tsubaki)

椿油

#— · ¥800–1,500

Wipe on carbon-steel blades before storage.

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