Japanese knives in Tokyo · Kappabashi
Blade tips

Square in the east, sickle in the west

A Tokyo-style usuba has a square tip. In Kansai it becomes a kamagata usuba, with a sickle-like point. Same job, different nose — the blade gives away the region first.

Sources
https://www.sakaihamono.or.jp/hamono05_a.html
Links checked: 2026-11-15

Updated: 2026-11-15

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