Entry No. 002 · Verified profile
Sakai Takayuki
Brand, Sakai, Osaka
107 in stock · 836 listings at 3 shops ↓- Region
- Sakai, Osaka
- Kanji (銘)
- 堺孝行
- Main steels
- VG10, Shirogami #2, Molybdenum/Inox
- Listings tracked
- 836 live listings · 3 shops
Profile
- Brand of Aoki Hamono Seisakusho (青木刃物製作所), a Sakai knife company that grew out of a cutlery wholesaler founded in 1947.1
- The Sakai Takayuki name was registered as a trademark in 1964; the company built its Sanpo workshop in Sakai in 1977, and blacksmiths and sharpeners moved in the following year.1
- Supplies kitchen-tool shops, knife retailers and importers in Japan and overseas, with a range that spans Japanese and Western-style kitchen knives, Chinese cleavers, confectionery and soba knives.1
- Hocho Knife names blacksmiths Itsuo Doi and Kenji Togashi among the craftsmen the brand works with.2
Statements are paraphrased from the cited pages (makers' own sites, local-government guides and retailers). Founding year, family lineage and workshop address are left blank where no primary source was found.
Where to buy now
We track 836 current Sakai Takayuki listings across 3 shops (Hocho Knife 699, Knifewear 105, Tokushu Knife 32). 107 are in stock, 119 sold out, and 610 not yet stock-checked by us (use “Check stock” to see it at the shop). Middle 80% of prices: USD $125–$635; CAD C$161–C$1,120. Lowest in-stock price: C$96.00 (Sakai Takayuki SK4 Petty 150mm, Knifewear); $80.99 (Sakai Takayuki TUS Steel Japanese Chef's Gyuto Knife 180mm, Hocho Knife). Most listed shapes: gyuto (198), yanagiba (195), deba (90); common lengths 240 mm, 210 mm, 150 mm.
| Product | Price | Stock | Checked | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocho Knife 699 listings · 63 in stock · 610 stock not yet checked · prices in USD | ||||
| Sakai Takayuki TUS Steel Japanese Chef's Gyuto Knife 180mm | $80.99 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki TUS Steel Japanese Chef's Gyuto Knife 210mm | $86.99 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki TUS Steel Japanese Chef's Slicer(Sujihiki) 240mm | $92.99 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki TUS Steel Japanese Chef's Slicer(Sujihiki) 270mm | $112 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki Kasumitogi (White steel) Japanese Chef's Usuba(Vegetable) 180mm | $114 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer VG10 Damascus Hammered Japanese Chef's Petty Knife(Utility) 80mm | $118 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki Aoniko Blue 2 Steel Japanese Chef's Petty Knife(Utility) 150mm | $119 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer VG10 Damascus Hammered Japanese Chef's Petty Knife(Utility) 120mm | $125 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗Affiliate link |
| + 691 more Hocho Knife listings tracked · all Sakai Takayuki at Hocho Knife ↗ Affiliate link | ||||
| Knifewear 105 listings · 44 in stock · prices in CAD | ||||
| Sakai Takayuki SK4 Petty 150mm | C$96.00 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki SK4 Right Handed Honesuki 150mm | C$140 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki SK4 Left Handed Honesuki Maru 150mm | C$150 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki INOX Honesuki 150mm | C$170 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki SK4 Gyuto 270mm | C$179 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki VG10 Nashiji Petty 150mm | C$181 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki VG10 33 Layer Damascus Petty 150mm | C$183 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki VG10 33 Layer Damascus Western Handle Gyuto 180mm | C$217 | In stock | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| + 97 more Knifewear listings tracked | ||||
| Tokushu Knife 32 listings · 0 in stock · prices in USD | ||||
| Sakai Takayuki Kasumitogi (White steel) Japanese Chef's Usuba(Vegetable) 180mm | $129 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki White #3 Kasumi 240mm Yanagiba with Magnolia Wa Handle | $129 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki Stainless Clad Aogami Super Kurouchi Tsuchime 150mm Petty with Japanese Zelkova and Mahogany Wa Handle | $149 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki VG-10 Damascus Tsuchime Petty 150mm | $149 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki Stainless Cleaver 170mm | $159 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki White #3 Kasumi 270mm Yanigiba with Magnolia Wa Handle | $169 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki Kasumitogi (White steel) Japanese Chef's Deba Knife 165mm | $179 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| Sakai Takayuki Kasumitogi (White steel) Japanese Chef's Deba Knife 180mm | $179 | Sold out | checked 17 Oct 2026 | View ↗ |
| + 24 more Tokushu Knife listings tracked | ||||
Prices and stock are read from each shop's public catalogue (Tokushu Knife, Knifewear, Bernal Cutlery, Hocho Knife) and shown in the shop's own currency, before shipping and tax. Listings not rechecked within 8 days are hidden. Always confirm at the shop. Shops are ordered by number of listings, not by commission. Affiliate disclosure: links marked “Affiliate link” (Hocho Knife) earn us a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you; other shop links carry no affiliate ID. Details.
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Steels in the catalogue
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