# Find my knife

> An independent guide in 10 languages (Japanese, English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Thai, Italian) to Japanese kitchen knives and the shops that sell them in Tokyo, with Kappabashi at the centre. Rankings are provisional and independent of affiliate links.

Languages (10): Japanese /ja/, English /en/, Traditional Chinese /zh-hant/, Simplified Chinese /zh-hans/, Korean /ko/, French /fr/, German /de/, Spanish /es/, Thai /th/, Italian /it/. Every page has hreflang alternates; per-language sitemaps are listed in https://findmyknife.net/sitemap.xml.

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Find my knife is written by locals around Kappabashi and Asakusa. It is not a shop and does not take payment from shops for placement in the ranking. Customs and airline rules are the visitor’s responsibility.

## How the site works

1. Knife quiz (home page, client-side): Answer four questions on the home page (who it is for, what you cut most, budget, care) to get a knife type and the Tokyo shops that carry it. Budget is checked against listed prices on the official online stores of six Tokyo shops; if few match, the runner-up is shown first. The all-purpose explanation (santoku, gyuto) appears only when you choose “a bit of everything”.
2. Knife types: 12 illustrated type pages, each with a price guide from official online store listings and the Tokyo shops that carry that type (a filtered list, not a ranking).
3. Shop ranking (separate page): Tokyo knife specialists ordered by an overall provisional score (range, pro reputation, known makers, Japanese/pro reputation, price fairness, service). Affiliate links never affect it.

Quiz mapping (who × what you cut → recommended / runner-up):
- Home cooking × A bit of everything → Santoku / Gyuto
- Home cooking × Meat → Gyuto / Petty
- Home cooking × Fish → Deba / Santoku
- Home cooking × Vegetables → Nakiri / Santoku
- Cooking hobbyist × A bit of everything → Gyuto / Santoku
- Cooking hobbyist × Meat → Gyuto / Sujihiki
- Cooking hobbyist × Fish → Deba / Yanagiba
- Cooking hobbyist × Vegetables → Nakiri / Bunka
- Professional use × A bit of everything → Gyuto / Petty
- Professional use × Meat → Sujihiki / Honesuki
- Professional use × Fish → Yanagiba / Deba
- Professional use × Vegetables → Usuba / Nakiri
- A gift × A bit of everything → Santoku / Petty
- A gift × Meat → Gyuto / Petty
- A gift × Fish → Yanagiba / Deba
- A gift × Vegetables → Nakiri / Santoku

Markdown versions of key pages are linked below. A longer summary is at [llms-full.txt](https://findmyknife.net/llms-full.txt). Japanese pages live under /ja/.

## Guides

- [How to choose a Japanese knife (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/guides/how-to-choose.md): Start from use, then budget and care
- [和包丁の選び方（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/guides/how-to-choose.md)
- [Santoku vs gyuto (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/compare/santoku-vs-gyuto.md)
- [三徳と牛刀（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/compare/santoku-vs-gyuto.md)
- [Knife shops in Kappabashi (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/guides/kappabashi.md)
- [合羽橋の包丁店（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/guides/kappabashi.md)
- [Where to buy Japanese knives in Tokyo (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/guides/tokyo-shops.md)
- [東京で和包丁を買うには（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/guides/tokyo-shops.md)

## Bestseller records (store data, not our ranking)

- [Most searched knife types and Amazon/Rakuten bestsellers (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/bestsellers.md): Google Trends JP 12 months; Amazon.co.jp and Rakuten type lists as of 2026-11-15
- [よく検索される包丁・売れ筋（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/bestsellers.md)

## Ranking method

- [How we rank (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/method.md): Weights, sources, dates; provisional scores
- [順位の決め方（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/method.md)
- [Tokyo shop ranking (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/shops.md)
- [東京の店ランキング（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/shops.md)

## Knife types

- [Santoku (三徳)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/santoku.md): All-purpose
- [Gyuto (牛刀)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/gyuto.md): All-purpose (chef's knife)
- [Bunka (文化)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/bunka.md): All-purpose (pointed tip)
- [Petty (ペティ)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/petty.md): Small utility
- [Nakiri (菜切)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/nakiri.md): Mostly vegetables
- [Sujihiki (筋引)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/sujihiki.md): Slicing meat and roasts
- [Honesuki (骨スキ)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/honesuki.md): Breaking down chicken
- [Deba (出刃)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/deba.md): Filleting whole fish
- [Yanagiba (柳刃)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/yanagiba.md): Slicing sashimi
- [Usuba (薄刃)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/usuba.md): Fine Japanese veg work (katsuramuki)
- [Kiritsuke (切付)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/kiritsuke.md): Yanagiba + usuba in one (advanced)
- [Chinese cleaver (中華包丁)](https://findmyknife.net/en/knives/chuka.md): Chinese cooking in one

- [三徳（Santoku）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/santoku.md): 万能
- [牛刀（Gyuto）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/gyuto.md): 万能（洋包丁でいうシェフナイフ）
- [文化（Bunka）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/bunka.md): 万能（先が尖る）
- [ペティ（Petty）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/petty.md): 小型の万能
- [菜切（Nakiri）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/nakiri.md): 野菜中心
- [筋引（Sujihiki）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/sujihiki.md): 肉・ローストを薄く
- [骨スキ（Honesuki）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/honesuki.md): 鶏をさばく
- [出刃（Deba）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/deba.md): 魚を丸ごとおろす
- [柳刃（Yanagiba）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/yanagiba.md): 刺身を引く
- [薄刃（Usuba）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/usuba.md): 和食の野菜細工（桂むき）
- [切付（Kiritsuke）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/kiritsuke.md): 柳刃と薄刃の兼用（上級）
- [中華包丁（Chinese cleaver）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/knives/chuka.md): 中華料理を1丁で

## About, carry-home, Blade tips (今日の一刀)

- [About (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/about.md)
- [このサイト（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/about.md)
- [Taking a knife home (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/faq.md): Customs and flights; official links; user is responsible
- [持ち帰り（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/faq.md)
- [Blade tips (EN)](https://findmyknife.net/en/today/yanagiba-left/)
- [今日の一刀（JA）](https://findmyknife.net/ja/today/yanagiba-left/)
- [Full text summary](https://findmyknife.net/llms-full.txt)

## Optional

- [English home](https://findmyknife.net/en/)
- [日本語ホーム](https://findmyknife.net/ja/)
- [繁體中文](https://findmyknife.net/zh-hant/)
- [简体中文](https://findmyknife.net/zh-hans/)
- [한국어](https://findmyknife.net/ko/)
- [Français](https://findmyknife.net/fr/)
- [Deutsch](https://findmyknife.net/de/)
- [Español](https://findmyknife.net/es/)
- [ไทย](https://findmyknife.net/th/)
- [Italiano](https://findmyknife.net/it/)
- [Terms & copyright](https://findmyknife.net/en/terms/)