About Gifu Cutlery
Gifu cutlery are knives and cutting tools produced mainly in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. With a tradition of swordsmithing dating back to the Kamakura period, quality water, charcoal, and iron sand made Seki swords famous throughout Japan. Today, as one of Japan's leading cutlery production centers, it produces a wide range from everyday cutlery such as kitchen knives, scissors, and razors to industrial blades. Globally known through the 'Sekimaru' brand. It is also counted among the world's three major cutlery production centers (Seki, Solingen, Sheffield).
Techniques & Materials
Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.
Techniques
鍛造焼き入れ・焼き戻し研磨仕上げ鋼とステンレスの複合材鍛造
Materials
鋼（白鋼・青鋼・粉末冶金鋼）ステンレス
Where to see & buy
Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.
- 関鍛冶伝承館 hands-on experience