# Tokyo knife shop ranking

Tokyo’s Japanese knife specialists ranked by an overall score: enthusiast and pro reputation, known makers, price fairness and service. Full breakdown included.

An overall provisional score: enthusiast and pro reputation, known makers, price fairness, service and Google rating.

Shops with a gap between reviews and reality are not listed. Google ratings count only 10%, and 4.4+ is treated as equal. Axes marked tbc are provisional until checked in store.

Weights: Google 10%, Enthusiasts 25%, Maker known 20%, Pros & locals 20%, Fair price 15%, Service 10%.

1. Kama-Asa — 82

2. Jikko Kappabashi — 76

3. Aritsugu Tsukiji — 75

4. Kamata Hakensha — 74

5. Tsubaya — 71

6. Hitohira — 70

7. Kiya Nihonbashi — 68

8. Sugimoto Hamono — 59

9. Masamoto Sohonten — 59

10. Ubukeya — 52

11. Tokuzo — 48

12. Tojiro Gallery Kappabashi — 44

13. Tsukiji Masamoto — 38

14. Tojiro Gallery Tsukiji — 38

15. Koshinoitto — 34

16. Koku — 34

17. Masahisa — 22

## Links

- [Kama-Asa](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/kama-asa/)
- [Jikko Kappabashi](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/jikko-kappabashi/)
- [Aritsugu Tsukiji](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/aritsugu/)
- [Kamata Hakensha](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/kamata/)
- [Tsubaya](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/tsubaya/)
- [Hitohira](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/hitohira/)
- [Kiya Nihonbashi](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/kiya/)
- [Sugimoto Hamono](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/sugimoto/)
- [Masamoto Sohonten](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/masamoto-sohonten/)
- [Ubukeya](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/ubukeya/)
- [Tokuzo](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/tokuzo/)
- [Tojiro Gallery Kappabashi](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/tojiro-kappabashi/)
- [Tsukiji Masamoto](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/tsukiji-masamoto/)
- [Tojiro Gallery Tsukiji](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/tojiro-tsukiji/)
- [Koshinoitto](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/koshinoitto/)
- [Koku](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/koku/)
- [Masahisa](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops/masahisa/)
- [How we rank](https://findmyknife.net/en/method/)

Updated: 2026-11-15

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