Yu Kurosaki's New Studio: Takefu, June 2026
We visited Yu Kurosaki's new studio in Takefu on 10 June 2026. Concrete, a garden, a sharpening room and knives on the wall, eleven years on from 2015.
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At the Maker’s Table: Lunch by Echizen Harbour
After a 4am start and a morning fishing, we stopped by Echizen harbour. I ordered the last live-squid set of the day, with boats just outside the window.
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At the Maker’s Table: Ramen and Gyoza in Takefu
Not every meal with the makers is a formal dinner. Kurosaki-san brought us to Hachiban Ramen in Takefu for a quick bowl and gyoza.
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At the Maker’s Table: Dinner at Midoriya, Echizen
Midoriya opened specially for our last evening in Echizen. Some of the fish we caught that morning came back as dinner, with makers and friends around the table.
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At the Maker’s Table: Tonkatsu Ebisu-an, Echizen
Dinner with knife makers at Tonkatsu Ebisu-an in Echizen: Shirasaki-san’s small restaurant, shelves of manga, and the friendships behind the knives.
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Japan Trip, July 2019, Day 2: Echizen (Takefu)
Day-2 travelogue: Takefu Knife Village, Yoshihiro Yauji's tour, Takeshi Saji's workshop, and Ryusen Hamono's new showroom in Echizen.
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