Hello everyone.
This is my first post here, so apologies in advance if this is not the right forum to ask this.
I will be going to Japan in about a month, and in researching my trip (and preparing my shopping list!), I was lucky enough to track down a store in Tokyo which still had three brand new Hattori KD knives in stock. Needless to say, having been on Koki's list for some time now with no realistic hope of ever making it to the top, I immediately bought them sight-unseen, and I will be picking them up when I get there.
Given that the store also offers a whetstone sharpening service, I asked them to please sharpen them before I come by to collect them, to which they replied that they would be glad to do so, provided that I did not mind that they make "very tiny scratches" on them. Now, while I am sure that there is a lot getting lost in translation there (i.e. I suspect that they probably mean that, as with any manual process, accidents may happen and they *might* make very tiny scratches on the blades), their reply surprised me enough to make me hold off on their offer.
So my question is: does anyone know what is the best place to have knives whetstone-sharpened in Tokyo? My idea would be to pick up my knives, and then take them to the best place available for their first sharpening, even if I would then have to pay for the service.
Thanks in advance!
Alberto
P.S. I am based in Europe, so US-based sharpening services will unfortunately not work for me...
This is my first post here, so apologies in advance if this is not the right forum to ask this.
I will be going to Japan in about a month, and in researching my trip (and preparing my shopping list!), I was lucky enough to track down a store in Tokyo which still had three brand new Hattori KD knives in stock. Needless to say, having been on Koki's list for some time now with no realistic hope of ever making it to the top, I immediately bought them sight-unseen, and I will be picking them up when I get there.
Given that the store also offers a whetstone sharpening service, I asked them to please sharpen them before I come by to collect them, to which they replied that they would be glad to do so, provided that I did not mind that they make "very tiny scratches" on them. Now, while I am sure that there is a lot getting lost in translation there (i.e. I suspect that they probably mean that, as with any manual process, accidents may happen and they *might* make very tiny scratches on the blades), their reply surprised me enough to make me hold off on their offer.
So my question is: does anyone know what is the best place to have knives whetstone-sharpened in Tokyo? My idea would be to pick up my knives, and then take them to the best place available for their first sharpening, even if I would then have to pay for the service.
Thanks in advance!
Alberto
P.S. I am based in Europe, so US-based sharpening services will unfortunately not work for me...