#knives
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This knife store is called
菊一文字, in Kyoto Japan.
The family forged samurai swords for the emperor, but when samurai were banned from carrying swords in 1876, they adapted and started making hand forged kitchen knives instead.
800 years later, the knives made by this family are still marked with the same stamp and are of the same superior quality as their swords were.
#tokyo #samurai #swords #knives #emperor #handforged #800years #quality #stamp #traveljapan
菊一文字, in Kyoto Japan.
The family forged samurai swords for the emperor, but when samurai were banned from carrying swords in 1876, they adapted and started making hand forged kitchen knives instead.
800 years later, the knives made by this family are still marked with the same stamp and are of the same superior quality as their swords were.
#tokyo #samurai #swords #knives #emperor #handforged #800years #quality #stamp #traveljapan
