About This Product
- Ginsan stainless steel delivers sharpness close to carbon steel while resisting rust for low maintenance
- Heat treated monosteel construction avoids clad layers for a clean, consistent edge
- Ebony handle with a buffalo horn ferrule offers a durable, traditional grip
- Kiritsuke profile blends a broad cutting edge with a precise tip for versatile prep work
- Lightweight 166g design reduces hand fatigue during extended prep work
- No dishwasher use
CHIKUZEN SAMONJI - born in Fukuoka, crafted in Japan by blade makers we chose the way a warlord chose his sword.
Why did Japan's greatest warlords carry blades called Samonji? Because nothing else came close.
Chikuzen - present-day Fukuoka. In 1274 and 1281, the Mongol Empire invaded Japan here. Samurai fought them back at the water's edge, blade against blade, until the storms remembered as kamikaze - the divine wind - swept the invaders' fleet away. On this front line, a sword meant survival.
From that crucible rose O-Sa, the Great Sa. Trained, legend says, under the great Masamune, he signed his work with a single character:
Sa - the character behind the name: Samonji.
Nobunaga. Hideyoshi. Ieyasu. Japan's legendary warlords competed to own his blades and passed them down like crowns.
Today, the battlefield is your kitchen.
Choose like a warlord.
This Chikuzen Samonji kiritsuke gyuto pairs heat treated Ginsan stainless steel with a hand fitted ebony handle as well as convex edge, so you cut cleaner with less resistance. The broad kiritsuke profile handles everything from slicing proteins to fine mincing, while the light 166g balance keeps your grip relaxed through a full prep shift.
Why did Japan's greatest warlords carry blades called Samonji? Because nothing else came close.
Chikuzen - present-day Fukuoka. In 1274 and 1281, the Mongol Empire invaded Japan here. Samurai fought them back at the water's edge, blade against blade, until the storms remembered as kamikaze - the divine wind - swept the invaders' fleet away. On this front line, a sword meant survival.
From that crucible rose O-Sa, the Great Sa. Trained, legend says, under the great Masamune, he signed his work with a single character:
Sa - the character behind the name: Samonji.
Nobunaga. Hideyoshi. Ieyasu. Japan's legendary warlords competed to own his blades and passed them down like crowns.
Today, the battlefield is your kitchen.
Choose like a warlord.
This Chikuzen Samonji kiritsuke gyuto pairs heat treated Ginsan stainless steel with a hand fitted ebony handle as well as convex edge, so you cut cleaner with less resistance. The broad kiritsuke profile handles everything from slicing proteins to fine mincing, while the light 166g balance keeps your grip relaxed through a full prep shift.