Japanese knives in Tokyo · Kappabashi
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Fewer mountains still give stone

Kyoto stones have long supported swords, kitchen knives, planes, chisels and razors. The cooperative says few mountains can still be worked, and fine stones grow rarer each year.

Sources
https://mine1080.jpn.org/toishi/
Links checked: 2026-11-15

Updated: 2026-11-15

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