Seki Magoroku Kitchen Knife

This product is a traditional Japanese kitchen knife from the Seki Magoroku line, a sub-brand of the Kai Group. The kanji on the box, '御料理庖丁' (Oryouri-Hocho), simply translates to 'Professional Cooking Knife.'

Kai Group was founded in 1908 in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan—a region world-renowned for its heritage in sword and knife making. The brand remains under the private ownership of the Kai family and continues to be headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Most high-end Seki Magoroku products are manufactured directly in Japan to maintain the rigorous standards of Seki craftsmanship, though the conglomerate operates globally through various subsidiaries across Europe and the Americas.