Just One Cookbook is hosting an international giveaway. Enter for your chance to win a pair of Japanese knife from the world-famous Japanese specialty knife store – Kamata Hakensha.
Any professional chefs or avid home cooks would attest that a good pair of knife is a true workhorse of the kitchen. In Japan, knife-making is a respected art form that can be traced back to many centuries during the samurai days and their sharp swords. Many traditional Japanese knives are designed to perform a wide range of specialized tasks, from slicing sashimi, cutting vegetables, preparing unagi to butchering meat. Although many of the traditional craftsmanship have faced challenges in continuation, the Japanese knife craft is fortunately still well-preserved until these days.
During our 2-month summer stay in Japan, my family and I have the opportunity to visit Kamata Hakensha, one of the most well-respected knife shops. With over 800 knives on display, we were completely in awe to see so many knives with unique designs and features.
So I’m really excited to host a giveaway of a pair of a top-quality knife from Kamata Hakensha on Just One Cookbook.
Kamata Hakensha: Best Knives from Japan
Established in 1923 with a history spanning four generations, Kamata Hakensha is one of the oldest and famous kitchen knife stores in Japan. Located in downtown Asakusa, the store offers more than 800 types of knives which include traditional Japanese handmade knives designed by the owner and factory-made knives that meet the strictest quality checks. Chefs and passionate gourmands around the world visit the store to hunt for the perfect blade.
If you have a chance to visit Tokyo, you may want to make a stop at Kamata Hakensha located on Kappabashi Kitchen Town or Kappabashi Dougu Street. You may pick out a knife as a souvenir for a passionate cook in the family.
Kamata Hakensha (Kenmax, Inc.)
Address: 2-12-6 Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo (see map below)
Phone: 03-3841-4205
Website: http://kap-kam.com/index_en.html
This particular Santoku knife that we’ll be giving away is an utter pleasure to work with. The Santoku bōchō (knife) (三徳包丁) is a general-purpose kitchen knife originating in Japan. It is as sharp as can be, lightweight, and comfortable to hold, and I know you’re going to enjoy it!
GIVEAWAY RULES – How to Enter to Win a Pair of Kamata Knife :
This giveaway contest closes on Aug 31, at 12 p.m. PST and is open worldwide to everyone. The winner will be notified on this page and via email and must respond within 48 hours before I choose next winner.
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Thank you for participating this giveaway! The winner is…
The winner is Albert (#1274). Congratulations! I’ll contact you shortly via email.
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I do read the travel posts on your blog if they are not too long. I just don’t have the time. I love scrolling through the photos with captions, of course.
I haven’t read any of the travel blogs but maybe mention more often the history/culture/tradition of a dish more often?
That sounds interesting! I’d love to hear more about the history of a certain food item as well and how it’s changed over time. Nice idea!
I’m reading your travel posts and I love them just how they are, always with really great pictures and written so vividly!
Sometimes I wonder about Japanese lifestyle, especially how western “things” have been adapted and changed, just like the western style food that occasionally seems very strange from a western perspective~
I never think about that before…but it seems interesting to know how the people think about the modification of something(foods) from their originality
I don’t usually read the travel stuff, but I did recipes that come out of them fun. I enjoyed the Okinawa stuff.
I loved following your blog, especially because we were in Japan for a month around the same time you were! My boys thought it was one of their best vacations ever! We even made the okonomiyaki recipe that you put out because we love it so much while we were in Japan and our families loved it! Keep doing what you’re doing! Thank you!
Wow…how diligent…you make the okonomiyaki..? Usually if i go seomewhere far and unfamiliar i just bought the food in the nearest place possible … ????
And lastly I’ve subscribed to You tube channel as well.
Thank you so much for all your work!
Hi, I am reading all your post from La Réunion, a small french Island in the middle of the indian ocean close to madagascar. I have to say that your travel guides are perfect and don’t see how to improve. Also very important, thanks to you I eventually could cook onsen tamago perfectly, for this I am indoubtly grateful
Thanks !!
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Wow that’s so cooll… so youare from the france’s island that is located near the madagascar…actually this is the first time I met someone from such island…hahah…but thats so cool…I hope i can go there someday to look at its culture, and surrounding and learn something as i knew that it will be different from the france that is located in europe itself…
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Thank you for the giveaway! I read some of the travel post, mostly for places that I never visited before because then it give me ideas on where to go other than usual tourist destination. So I’d love it if we can get those kind of posts more than the usual big cities destination 🙂
Yes…i agree…it will be great to experience that non-tourist destination as it will make us learn how to be locals there too and experience different things