Knife shopping in Japan

[jimbobali]

Hi guys, long time lurker but first time I've started a thread so bear with me.

I live in Indonesia where shipping is questionable at best not to mention a notoriously corrupt customs office so I don't order anything online from overseas anymore after some bad experiences.

My wife is in Japan right now and I want her to pick me up a 210mm Denka gyuto from Teruyasu Fujiwara while she is there, if he has stock available.

Can anyone advise whether they think that the stock will be there to avoid wasting her holiday time to go there without success?

My other choice would be a Takada no Hamono or if anyone can recommend a 240 mm blue #2 gyuto, iron clad at around 200 grams that would compare to the 2 above that would be available for purchase in either Tokyo or Osaka.

Thanks for your help ahead of time, truly appreciate it

 

[simona]

https://shirasagistore.com/brand/takada-no-hamono/
#307, 5-3-22 Awaji Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 533-0032 Japan

https://www.japanese-cutlery.com/ja/
Takenaka Building 5th Floor, 1-35-4 Asakusabashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

https://www.frkw.com/index013a.html
3-15-12 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba City 260-0013

 

[jimbobali]

https://shirasagistore.com/brand/takada-no-hamono/
#307, 5-3-22 Awaji Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 533-0032 Japan

https://www.japanese-cutlery.com/ja/
Takenaka Building 5th Floor, 1-35-4 Asakusabashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

https://www.frkw.com/index013a.html
3-15-12 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba City 260-0013

Thank you so much for the references, my wife managed to get her Japanese friend to go there with her and I'm the overly excited owner of a Teruyasu Fujiwara Denka Gyuto 210!