Kasumi

Since 1916 Sumikama has been devoted to manufacturing the best Japanese cutlery and knives using the knowledge and skill over 100- years of sword making in Seki city. Kasumi is the brand of Knives produced by the Sumikama Cutlery factory in Seki Japan, one of the most famous areas for cutlery and knife making in Japan. 

They choose the name Kasumi, meaning mist in Japanese, to launch and sell Damascus steel knives across the world. Sumikama was one of the first large Japanese knife manufacturers to use folded Damascus steel wrapped around a VG-10 core which has been replicated by many other manufacturers. 

Sumikama is located in Seki city in the middle of Gifu prefecture and is one of the principal areas in Japan for knife making. The area around Seki city has a history of knife manufacturing that dates back over 780 years.

The conditions in the area are ideally suited for knife making; excellent quality charcoal from pine forest and clear running water from the hills and mountains in the Nagara and Tsubo rivers. Originally a source for Japanese Samurai sword making, Seki has since developed a reputation in Japan and abroad for producing exceptional kitchen knives.

Knife stuff:
Steel: VG10 Stainless steel
HRC: 61~62
Handle: Black-pakka