Who made this $2,545 ATS-34?

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Requesting help with kanji, please. This knife belongs to a friend who inherited it under highly sentimental circumstances.
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Back side has maybe an owner’s inscription?
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Stickers
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Swanky box
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Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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Thanks all, I have educated myself about Hiromune Takaba:

Takaba and Hashimoto are examples of a more artistic vision, so I can see why people would buy those strictly for display purposes. Though I would be more than tempted to put a Takaba through some produce :)

I have also educated my friend about the extremely niche community of Japanese artisanal sword-makers, enriched with wild speculation about the economic drivers that cause them to bleed over into the adjacent market of artisanal knife-making.

I shared three videos – in thesis, antithesis, synthesis.

Thesis:


Antithesis: a written complaint from Garry Winogrand’s ex-wife Judy Teller
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSNg2w64A/
Synthesis:
 
They must have been some of the first kitchen knives Takaba ever made. Interesting to see his knife shape hasn't changed much.
What a beauty
 
I bet there are hidden details hiding under those scratch marks. Worthy of a good Jnat nihonto polish.
 
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