ABOUT SHIRO KAMO

Shiro Kamo works in the famous Takefu Knife Village in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. He is a master blacksmith. He was formerly the Chairman of the Takefu Knife Village and he still works as the Chairman of the Echizen Blacksmith Foundation. Through his tenure in these positions, he has aimed to reinvigorate blacksmithing traditions in Japan. He personally hand forges all his knives, and still manages to offer them for great prices while maintaining exceptionally high quality.