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Friend of mine is going to Japan on vacation and I'd like him to pick up a Japanese kitchen knife for me.

Criteria:
- Not readily available on the market outside 
of Japan. 
- Budget is max 200 EUR
- ~13cm or 21+ cm would would be a new size

## Tojiro?

It is a big brand but maybe there is some special JP only knives. Or really good deals.

https://tojiro.net/shop/products/detail/686

I've been wanting a chinese chef knive and Tojiro makes a really nice one, and it is pretty cheap.

[TOJIRO "WANHUTEI" CHINESE CLEAVER 175MM](https://knifewear.com/collections/chuka-bocho/products/tojiro-wanhutei-chinese-cleaver-175mm)

![tojiro chuka bocho](https://dq0ex69fvhx9z.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL3Rvamlyby1jaHVrYS1ib2Noby0xYzBhMmU3NS05YTU3LTQyYTQtOGViOS04Y2JjMmU4ZTc2MGItY2hpbmVlc2Vfa25pZmUuanBlZyJ9)

## German Stores

- [Messer Holdorf](https://www.messer-holdorf.de), where I bought my Tojiro knives
- https://www.japan-messer-shop.de
- https://www.messerspezialist.de

### Tojiro Hammered Petty

https://mygoodknife.com/de/shop/universalmesser-tojiro-vg10-hammered-petty-f-1111-13cm/

![Tojiro VG10 Hammered Petty](https://dq0ex69fvhx9z.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL3Rvamlyby12ZzEwLWhhbW1lcmVkLXBldHR5LWUwNjg3NGE0LTQ4MzctNDcyMi04ZTAzLWJkNDQ3MDI0ZmJkNS0xM2NtX2tuaWZlLmpwZWcifQ==)

### Tojiro Hammered Gyuto

https://mygoodknife.com/de/shop/gyuto-japanisches-messer-tojiro-vg10-hammered-f-1115-21cm/

## Shopping Tools
- [Yen to EUR](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=yen+to+eur&ia=currency)
- [JP Brands list](https://oishii-desu.com/2021/11/11/the-best-japanese-knife-brands/)
- [SF Knife Store](https://bernalcutlery.com/collections/hado)
- [JapanRabbit](https://app.japanrabbit.com/)

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