Beautiful knives that will last you a lifetime.

Using centuries-old techniques that Japanese blades are known and loved for, Hatayama Hamono hand forges kitchen knives using premium quality blue steels and meticulous craftsmanship to produce knives that last a lifetime.

Hatayama Jyukichi, the blacksmith behind Hatayama Hamono, has been forging blades for over five decades in Shinanomachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Shinanomachi has a rich history of forging all varieties of sickles, and Hatayama-san has taken his knowledge of the highly complex processes of making sickles and applied them to the art of kitchen knives, forging beautiful and durable kitchen knives that will last you a lifetime.

All the knives sold on this website are made by and delivered to you directly from the Hatayama Hamono forge.