South of bustling and busy Osaka sits the laid-back port city of Sakai, home of the legendary handcrafted Japanese steel knives, a 600-year-old craft passed down with meticulous precision from one ...

Forged and sharpened by hand based on centuries of tradition, Sakai's knives are used widely by chefs. Sales to overseas tourists are rising The global popularity of blades forged in the western Japan ...

Visitors from around the world have been flocking to a small two-storey building in Sakai city, about a 30-minute train ride from Osaka. According to Nikkei Asia, many of those who turn up at the ...

The global popularity of blades forged in the western Japan city of Sakai is on the rise, with foreign tourists helping to boost sales of the city's native brand that is widely regarded as one of the ...

In Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, two things are certain: You're never far from the remains of dead people and you're never far from a knife. The two are connected, but not in the way you might think.