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That means only one of the dozen or so Kamikoto knives is actually made in Japan - and that one knife is out of stock indefinitely. We do not know the exact date when it will be back in stock.” He responded, saying, “Our 7-Inch Santoku Ganjo is exclusively forged and handcrafted in Niigata, Japan in small batches however, it is currently out of stock. I followed up and asked, “Which Kamikoto knives are made in Japan, and which ones are made in China?” Sound familiar? The customer service representative copied and pasted the exact language from the About Page. I asked the simple question, “Where are Kamikoto knives made?”. I reached out to Kamikoto’s customer service team to clear up the confusion. Interestingly, buried five paragraphs into this page on, it says, “Kamikoto’s blades are handmade by a select group of experienced craftsmen in Yanjiang, China.” That page leaves out any mention of the knives being made in Niigata, Japan. “Kamikoto’s blades are handmade by a select group of experienced craftsmen in Niigata, Japan, where blacksmithing can be traced back to before the Edo period, as well as in Yanjiang, China.” In fact, Kamikoto’s About Page mentions the word Japan 17 times. From the name Kamikoto to the frequent references to Japanese Honshu steel throughout its website, everything about the brand screams made in Japan. Kamikoto does everything in its power to make you believe its knives are made in Japan.

If you Google the company’s address on its Linkedin page, it takes you to a hotel in Nakano City.Īs you’ll learn in this review, minimal information and lack of transparency is a recurring theme with Kamikoto. There is no mention of the founders or CEO. Its LinkedIn page only lists two employees. Kamikoto doesn’t share much about its company history.

However, the brand is owned by Galton Voysey, a Hong Kong-based developer of direct-to-consumer brands. While it’s not clear when the company launched, the trademark for Kamikoto was filed in 2016.Īccording to Kamikoto, it’s headquartered in Nakano City, a ward in Tokyo, Japan.