Miyazaki Kajiya

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Miyazaki Kajiya (宮崎鍛冶屋) is a village blacksmith (nokaji) on Fukue Island in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki. Its own site says the smith trained for five years from 2004 at the Ōba forge (大庭鍛冶工場) in Fukuoka and opened Miyazaki Kajiya at Kishiku on Fukue Island in 2011. It makes Tsubaki (椿) knives and also makes and repairs farm tools.

We list two Miyazaki Kajiya x Hatsukokoro Damascus Ginsan knives with snakewood handles: a 240 mm gyuto and a 180 mm hakata.

“A village blacksmith on Fukue Island in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki.”

Known for Tsubaki knives, and farm tools made and repaired on Fukue Island

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People

Founder: Miyazaki 宮崎春生
Current Head: Miyazaki 宮崎春生

Craft

Known For: Tsubaki knives, and farm tools made and repaired on Fukue Island
Steel: Ginsan

Location

Region: Nagasaki, Japan
Coordinates: 32.676434, 128.792755

Knives by Miyazaki Kajiya

Miyazaki Kajiya x Hatsukokoro Ginsan Damascus

Miyazaki Kajiya is a knife brand built around Haruki Miyazaki, a younger bladesmith based in Nagasaki Prefecture, on the Goto Islands, where he crafts each k... Read more

Miyazaki Kajiya is a knife brand built around Haruki Miyazaki, a younger bladesmith based in Nagasaki Prefecture, on the Goto Islands, where he crafts each knife alone in his small forge. His process is traditional: hand laminating the blades, pine charcoal for heat treatment, and water quenching. This pair is engraved with the Hatsukokoro brand, built on a Ginsan core under a very dense damascus cladding with stainless cladding, hardened to 60 to 62 HRC. The gyuto gives you 237 mm of edge at 238 g, and the Hakata takes the Kyushu speciality shape, a tall profile with a slightly curved spine that works almost like a hybrid between a bunka and a small cleaver. Both come on exotic snakewood handles with blonde horn. Every knife is hand laminated by one smith in a small forge, and a collab pair with this much hand work sits at the premium end of the range. As with any stainless damascus knife, wash and dry the blade after use. Read less

Pros

Excellent performance
Great artistic
Highly collectable

Cons

High budget

Sanmai - Stainless Damascus Clad

Frequently Asked Questions about Miyazaki Kajiya

Who is Miyazaki Kajiya?

Miyazaki Kajiya is a Japanese knife maker based in Nagasaki, Japan. They are known for Tsubaki knives, and farm tools made and repaired on Fukue Island. Their signature steels include Ginsan. Available at Knives and Stones Australia.

What knives does Miyazaki Kajiya make?

Miyazaki Kajiya produces the following knife lines: Miyazaki Kajiya x Hatsukokoro Ginsan Damascus. We currently carry 2 products from Miyazaki Kajiya at Knives and Stones. They specialise in Tsubaki knives, and farm tools made and repaired on Fukue Island.

Where is Miyazaki Kajiya located?

Miyazaki Kajiya is located in Nagasaki, Japan. Japanese knife-making regions each have distinct traditions.

Where can I buy Miyazaki Kajiya knives in Australia?

Knives and Stones is an authorised Australian stockist of Miyazaki Kajiya. You can shop online at knivesandstones.com.au, with free shipping for knives over AU$200 Australia wide, or visit our stores in St Peters (Sydney), Crows Nest (Sydney), Braddon (Canberra) and Prahran (Melbourne) to handle the knives before buying.

Where did Miyazaki Kajiya's smith train?

Miyazaki Kajiya's own site writes that its smith trained for five years from 2004 (Heisei 16) at the Ōba forge (大庭鍛冶工場) in Fukuoka, and opened the smithy on Fukue Island in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki, in 2011 (Heisei 23).

The site describes Miyazaki Kajiya (宮崎鍛冶屋) as a village blacksmith (野鍛冶) that makes Tsubaki (椿) knives and also makes and repairs farm tools.

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Miyazaki Kajiya x Hatsukokoro Ginsan Damascus

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