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Where is Yoshihiro Yauji based, and what is Kutsurogi?

Yauji is based in Echizen, Fukui, where he is a member and representative of Kutsurogi (寬 -Kutsurogi-) within the Takefu Knife Village community. He became independent and established Kutsurogi in April 2021.

In November 2024 he opened a dedicated independent workshop inside Takefu Knife Village and installed an original belt hammer designed to reduce energy loss. A Takefu Knife Village organisation document current as of 21 May 2025 lists him among its directors.

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