Factory & History of Making Knife in Sakai OsakaThe origin of the Sakai cutlery far goes back to the construction of the Nintokuryo Tumulus in 5th century.At that time, the craftsman gathered from the whole country in Sakai to produce the navvy tools such as plows and hoes necessary for this large-scale earthwork and they settled. On the other hand, in Tenmon period (1532 - 1554), the cigarette was introduced from Portugal and quickly became popular, so the demand for the kitchen knife to chop the cigarette leaf. Then the blacksmith craftsman in Sakai started manufacturing the cigarette cutting knife, and its excellent technology was appreciated by the Tokugawa Shogunate at that time, and then it monopolized with Sakai brand stamped on it. Therefore, the fame of the Sakai cutlery has spread to nationwide various places as the only home of the cigarette cutting knife. Later, the dish kitchen knives such as the "Deba" kitchen knives and the "Usuha" kitchen knives were manufactured and the technology was diversified. In 1982, it was specified for the traditional craft goods. And the tradition for many years has been succeeded incessantly now. |
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