Yoshimi Kato

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• Third-generation head of Kato Uchihamono Seisakusho (カトウ打刃物製作所) in Echizen, Fukui; the business was established in 1948.¹
• He began work as a kitchen-knife smith in the family business in July 2012.¹
• The knife workshop is based at Takefu Knife Village, the shared workshop of the Echizen smiths’ cooperative.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 nowprices checked 17 Oct 2026

We track 246 current Yoshimi Kato listings across 3 shops (Hocho Knife 188, Knifewear 34, Tokushu Knife 24). 23 are in stock, 35 sold out, and 188 not yet stock-checked by us (use “Check stock” to see it at the shop). Middle 80% of prices: USD $325–$816; CAD C$422–C$744. Lowest in-stock price: C$400 (Yoshimi Kato SG2 Minamo Petty 120mm, Knifewear); $319 (Yoshimi Kato Hyo SG2 Ko-Bunka 130mm, Tokushu Knife). Most listed shapes: gyuto (93), bunka (42), petty (32); common lengths 210 mm, 170 mm, 240 mm.

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Steels in the catalogue

• SG2/R237
• Aogami Super5
• Aogami #21

Number of tracked listings that name each steel.