Fugoya・ふごや・Orihi Kamisori handmade Kiya is still an active

Kiya is still an active company in the Nihon Bashi District of Tokyo selling cutlery

A vintage Taisho (pre-war)-period kamisori crafted by Yamamasa 山正(Yamada Denzaburo)

easily refined edge on a forgiving

approximately in the 1930-40s

Fugoya・ふごや・Orihi Kamisori handmade Kiya is still an activeA vintage Meiji period Orihi type kamisori crafted by Fugoya. Restored by us to exceptional sharpness and shave ready condition. We removed the old handle wrapping, removed the rust and restored it to the original look and feel. The restoration included a process where the Omote side is hollowed out again with a Suki sen scraping tool. We then added a piece of wood fitting under the traditional handle wrapping for which we used Japanese imported