Since the site is pretty inscrutable, I figured I'd start a reference thread with links to sellers that carry interesting stuff - saves us all some time.
Do add stores you've found too!
Lists of brands the stores carry are not exhaustive, they're just what I managed to ascertain.
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/yamakawa/
Carries Masamoto, Sakai Takayuki (including crazy stuff like a 300mm honyaki deba!)
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/houcho/
Carries Suisin Inox Honyaki, other unidentified Sakai makers
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/yminfo/
Carries Yoshikane, Tojiro, Sugimoto
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/nzshinkai/
Carries Shigefusa, Tsukiji Masamoto
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/newworldnet/
Carries Misono, Hiromoto AS, Masahiro, Masamoto
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/sugiyama/
Carries Masamoto, Misono, Aritsugu, natural stones
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/mingei/
No knives, but really fancy tableware
Let me know what you find!
Do add stores you've found too!
Lists of brands the stores carry are not exhaustive, they're just what I managed to ascertain.
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/yamakawa/
Carries Masamoto, Sakai Takayuki (including crazy stuff like a 300mm honyaki deba!)
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/houcho/
Carries Suisin Inox Honyaki, other unidentified Sakai makers
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/yminfo/
Carries Yoshikane, Tojiro, Sugimoto
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/nzshinkai/
Carries Shigefusa, Tsukiji Masamoto
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/newworldnet/
Carries Misono, Hiromoto AS, Masahiro, Masamoto
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/sugiyama/
Carries Masamoto, Misono, Aritsugu, natural stones
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/mingei/
No knives, but really fancy tableware
Let me know what you find!