RYUSEN HAMONO
Sharpness, beauty and usability — from Echizen.
Centered on the techniques of Echizen forged blades, it combines the beauty of the blade's wave pattern with practicality. It offers a diverse range of lines, extending to natural-wood handle designs and the cutlery field.
Why We Love It
This steak knife taught me the importance of "cutting without damaging the fibers of the meat." Just drawing the knife across the plate and the food parts cleanly — a feeling that gives you goosebumps. The "Damascus steel" knives forged by artisans who carry on the tradition of Echizen forged blades are sharp, of course, but the beauty of their wave pattern is artistic too. A lifelong blade that heightens the joy of cooking and the joy of eating to the extreme.
PROFILE About the Company / Workshop
Founded in 1953 (with origins in 1901). Through an integrated system of forging, hardening, sharpening and finishing cultivated in Echizen, it earns high praise from chefs and users at home and abroad.
At the directly managed "RYUSEN FACTORY & STORE" (Echizen City, 10:00–17:00), you can check cutting performance, make purchases, take part in workshops and more.
The techniques of Echizen forged blades
Against the backdrop of forging skills carrying on a 700-year lineage, heat treatment, sharpening and finishing that draw out the characteristics of the steel.
Beauty and practicality combined
Blades with a delicate wave pattern and natural-wood handles. A design philosophy that emphasizes everyday usability.
Direct store & maintenance
Test-cut and purchase at the directly managed store in Echizen. After-care re-sharpening and maintenance guides are also well provided.
PRODUCTS Featured Products & Services
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Ryusen Hamono Santoku Knife 170mm (Forged, D.P Hand-Forged Multi-Layer Damascus / Double-Edged / Made in Japan)
A santoku with a 170mm blade. A model distributed as multi-layer Damascus using molybdenum-vanadium steel as the core, in a double-edged specification.
Tanganryu Premium · Walnut Bread Knife 210mm (Furusato Tax Donation)
A bread knife with a blade of about 210mm. Listed with a weight of about 150g and a voucher for one free re-sharpening.
[Prevail] Santoku 180mm (Furusato Tax Donation)
A 180mm santoku from the "Prevail" series. A model offered as Echizen forged blades by Ryusen Hamono.
<Limited Quantity> Bureizenryu Pro Series Special 2-Knife Set (Gyuto 180mm & Gyuto 150mm / Furusato Tax Donation)
A special set from the Bureizenryu Pro series. Listed as a two-knife configuration of a 180mm gyuto and a 150mm gyuto.
Bontenunryu Gyuto 180mm (63-Layer Damascus / VG10)
A 180mm gyuto from the Bontenunryu series. A model presented as 63-layer Damascus with VG10 blade material.
[Kago Series] Bread Knife 210mm (Furusato Tax Donation)
A 210mm bread knife from the Kago series. A knife offered through the furusato-tax program as Echizen forged blades by Ryusen Hamono.