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Seki Kanetsugu Knife Co. is the knife maker which Matsujiro Kawamura, who is the descendant from “Kanetsugu” the swordsmith, first founded in 1918. Through his long history, Kanetsugu kept making Japanese katana from nanboku-cho, Muromachi, Sengoku to Edo era since he had started making swords in Mino around Jowa Years (1345-1349). Seki Kanetsugu, the blacksmith brings clam-edge blade of Japanese katana into knife blending high-tech skills with craftsman’s work, so we could make its sharpness real. We’ll keep developing useful, sharp, long-life knife which fits in any lifestyle.
| Nanboku-cho era (1336-1392) | Kanetsugu the founder (told as child or disciple of Saburo Shizu “Kane-uji”). Kane-Uji was born in Yamato. He learned from Masamune Goro Sosyu and became one of his ten disciples. Then he moved to Shizu-mura, Tagi-gun, Mino and he started to be called Sabro Shizu Kane-uji, the swordsmith.) |
| Muromachi – Sengoku era (1393-1590) | Kanetsugu the second Kanetsugu Seki-ju Kanetsugu |
| Edo era (1603-1868) | Made by No-shu Seki-ju Kanetsugu No-shu Seki Kanetsugu Yoshisada Fujiwara Kanetsugu No-shu Seki Yoshisada Fujiwara Kanetsugu |
| 1918 1940 1949 |
Matsujiro Kawamura (started knife manufacturing),(Kawamura Matsujiro &Co. founded) (Chubu Token GMK founded) (Seki Kanetsugu Cutlery Co. founded),Matsujiro Kawamura (became the first president) |
| 1972 | Mitsuyasu Kawamura (became the third-generation president) |
| 1994 2002 2016 2017 |
Mitsuyasu Kawamura (became the third-generation president) (The factory expanded) (The new office built) (The factory expanded) |
Nihon-To (Japanese katana)
No-shu seki-ju Kanetsugu short sword Kiku-mon
No-shu Seki Kanetsugu 1849
Zenjou Fujiwara Kanetsugu 1864
No-shu Seki Zenjou Fujiwara Kanetsugu 1866
| Company Name | Seki Kanetsugu Cutlery Co. |
| President and Representative Director | Mitsuyasu Kawamura |
| Head Office | 7 Nishi-Monzen-Cho, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture 501-3837 |
| Business Office , Factory | 345-13 Hidase, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture 501-3911 Phone: (0575) 22-1731 Fax: (0575) 24-1590 |
| Date Founded | 1918 |
| Capital | 10 million yen |
| Number of Employees | 22 |
| Main Products | Kitchen knife, petty knife, bread knife, steak knife |
| Bank | Juroku Bank Seki Branch, Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Seki Branch |
