Aritsugu

Public service announcement to significant others everywhere: If you wish your spouse/​partner/​roommate would cook more, Aritsugu is the solution!
Reputedly selling some of the finest knives in Japan, we invested in a chef’s knife. Reasonable price, and you get what you pay for. The staff are helpful and quite proficient in English. They explain everything clearly, especially the important things like how to care for your knife. I tried chopping some brussels sprouts at home, and the blade glides through them like they’re made of butter! I’ve never seen anything like it! Worth every penny. Consider this a place you MUST see when in Kyoto!

One word. Class! These knives are as good as it gets. I started my collection a while ago and couldn’t resist adding while in Kyoto., they carve your name in the knives and have great service and advice on what to acquire. If ur looking for a great knife or any traditional Japanese cookery, this is a great place to start!

Aritsugu is one of the first stores you’ll encounter on our right-​hand side when you enter the Nishiki Market from the mall entrance.
I absolutely had to get a handcrafted Japanese knife before leaving, and I have only heard great things about the knives at Aritsugu. I ended up getting an all-​purpose knife (the one most people get when they come), which cost about ￥140,000. It was a beautiful knife. I did have a little bit of skepticism at first because of how it felt in my hand; the weight was good, but the handle was a bit small.
Best thing of all, the knife came with a complimentary engraving. I ended up getting my name engraved on the side. The knife also comes with a quick lesson on how to take care of the knife, cleaning instructions, and a gift wrapping.
The staff was great and super friendly. The eldest gentlement did his best to keep up a conversation with us. I will definitely come back everytime I’m in Japan.

Aritsugu’s knives are a work of art.
Aritsugu has been manufacturing kitchen knives for centuries (400+ years!)/ 18 generations.
The store though can get quite busy and with so many different choices and options, most of the customers needs help and advice in deciding what to get. Of course unless you know what you really want.
Definitely worth visiting and see all these knives on display!

I love my all purpose vegetable knife from Aritsugu! It’s beautiful, well designed, light, and super sharp!
Visiting Japan, I knew that I had to get a handcrafted knife. Going to the store was exciting for me. I felt like a kid in a candy store! There was an entire wall of knives as well as pots, molds, and other kitchen tools. It took awhile to get service since they were packed with customers.
I appreciated the variety of knives offered and wished I’d done more research ahead of time. Nevertheless, the salesperson helped to narrow my choices which helped. She also went over, an extensive list of exactly how to care for my knife.
The best part was the complimentary engraving offered. Buying a knife from Aritsugu was a memorable experience and should be a must stop shop for anyone that likes to cook!

I have two special knives of this shop.
This is a kitchen knives specialty store located in «Nishiki Ichiba» in called Kitchen of kyoto.
The greate variety of kitchen knives in the shop are originally crafted with traditional techniques. and habitaually not only by the cook of kyoto but also by chefs of overseas.

I use this manufacture’s kitchen knives because they boast high credibility and are considered ideal and perfect ones among cooks or house wives. Their cutting quality is accurate and excellent! My mom bought me this knife when I got married. Since then I have been using the same knife, which is a life-​long treasure. Its head office is located in Tsukiji of Tokyo. This Kyoto branch is in Nishiki commercial district. An old tasteful atmosphere. I saw skilled craftmen wearing uniforms sharpening the kitchen knives in a glass-​paneled corner. It was fun as well as rare experience to see directly them working. Many kinds of kitchen knives for making sliced raw fish, cooking Chinese dishes, or daily use or kitchen utensils are displayed and sold here. Everything is comparatively pricier than the ones of other manufacturers. If you want to develop your cooking skill, you may as well change your kitchen knife for the better one.