Japanese knives in Tokyo · Kappabashi
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A sharpening shop, after the quake

Kamata Hakensha was founded in Asakusa in 1923. The official site says Kamata Kosuke started as a sharpener in a city left waste by the Great Kanto Earthquake. Before it was a knife shop, it was a shop that restored edges.

Sources
https://www.kap-kam.com/
Links checked: 2026-11-15

Updated: 2026-11-15

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