Yamamoto-san is a fourth-generation master knifesmith and Chairman of the Kamikoto Advisory Board. He continues to work in the company founded by his great-great grandfather in 1908. A family of swordsmiths, Yamamoto-san ancestors made their living forging traditional katana blades. The family refined steel and made katana blades for the Japanese Navy. Yamamoto-san’s sees the knife industry in Niigata as one born of necessity and demand, and is optimistic this ancient craft will stay alive and flourish for many generations to come.
KamikotoKamikoto is a maker of Japanese steel knives – crafted from high-grade steel sourced from Honshu in Japan. Kamikoto knives are made for a lifetime, the perfect balance of strength and aesthetic beauty. Kamikoto stays true to Japan’s century-old legacy of steel-making excellence, to create knives of unmatched quality and beauty.
