Yoshikazu Ikeda Honyaki

Yoshikazu Ikeda is probably the most renowned and celebrated blacksmith in Sakai. Yoshikazu and his later elder brother Tatsuo Ikeda are the leaders of the Sakai blacksmith guild (with Tatsuo being the previous and Yoshikazu being the current chairman). The Ikeda brothers produce some of the best Honyaki knives as they pioneered the Sakai's signature wave and subsequent Fuji-san hamon.

At close to 80 years old, Ikeda-san is still actively producing his signature honyaki blades in a wide range of carbon steels.