Monday, March 21, 2016

Cherry Blossom in Nagoya


horsetail



We eat it as early spring taste in Japan

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Good Job to make the knives!

He is still 4 years old, and he has been watching what his father does every day whether he like it or not. Hopefully, I will show him something better world for young soul.

Ebony handles

I have been busy for many weeks, so two of Yanagiba handles has taken over 3 weeks to make them. In this time, I used water buffalo from new supplier, and it seems work good too.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Black Bamboo Shoots

In early of this year, I got black bamboo plant. Finally, it gets bamboo shoots. I think that there are many black bamboo, and this one grows over 30 feet, if it grows in ground.