Misono (Seki, Gifu)

Misono is a specialty manufacturer that has continued to forge knives for professional use in the sword city of Seki which boasts 800 years of tradition and is famous for the swordsmiths Seki no Magoroku.

Just as a swordsmith strikes, forges, and kneads steel in burning flame, incorporating the soul into the blade, Misono's kitchen knives are tempered by skilled craftsmen.

Misono is a group of exceptionally talented artisans who developed a manufacturing method that combines cutting-edge technology using new manufacturing equipment with traditional techniques and is a start-to-finish manufacturer boasting advanced technology for the forging, shaping, heat treatment, grinding, polishing, and edging of metal materials with a focus on steel and stainless steel.