A Higonokami pocket knife is a traditional Japanese pocket knife. The Higonokami has been manufactured since 1896. This makes it one of the oldest knife designs in the world, and it's impossible to imagine Japanese history without it.

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Higonokami

Higonokami

## Original Higonokami?

The design is reminiscent of the well-known traditional style of Higonokami knives. The name Higonokami is a contraction of 'Higo no Kami'. This means 'lord of Higo' in Japanese. An honorary title for samurai from the Higo region in Japan, and also the place where the knives come from. Strictly speaking, only one producer is allowed to use the term Higonokami. However, we think the Ohta Knives pocket knives are perfectly entitled to bear this name. They are just as distinctive. Made of high-quality steel, finished with beautiful materials and because the knives are handmade in Japan, each knife has the unique character you expect from a Higonokami. That is also what makes these knives so special.

## Simplicity in design and function

The perfect simplicity of the Higonokami knife shape and its non-intimidating character make these knives particularly suitable for office environments and other locations where carrying a pocket knife is convenient but not usual. Because the knives have no locking mechanism and can sometimes only be opened with two hands, in many countries they also comply with local laws and regulations on carrying folding knives.

Ohta Knives

If there is one country where knife forging and sharpening is deeply rooted in culture, it is Japan. For instance, every knife connoisseur knows the famous Higonokami knife. And the Japanese knife, or sword, is also a staple of Western and Japanese pop culture.

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