Sakai Kikumori Gokujyou White Steel (Shiroko) Yanagiba (Sashimi) Knife
Sakai Kikumori Gokujyou White Steel (Shiroko) Yanagiba (Sashimi) Knife

Sakai Kikumori master artisans have handed down their expertise throughout the generations, and they are still creating beautiful and sharp knives today. This ancient tradition includes heating Shiroko, or white steel, to unimaginable temperatures and then forcing it into cold water, and takes a real craftsman to tell when the metal is ready to be worked. The impurities in the metal are hammered out, and the steel is strengthened. Each and every single knife receives the same care and attention to detail, polished and sharpened, and prove that they can cut through food with ease.
Yanagiba (Sashimi) Knife
The Yanagiba (Sashimi) Knife is used to finely slice fresh seafood for the purpose of Sashimi. Common blade length for household usage is 8.25 to 10.6 inch and unlike the Deba Knife the blade of the knife is thin up until the tip of the knife.
White Steel [Shiroko]
White Steel is the next highest steel material after Blue Steel and has good edge retention, and is easy to sharpen. At Jikko White Steel is our number 1 recommendation to chefs. For those uncertain which steel type is best, we think you should buy white steel as you should not have any problems.