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The skills of gunsmiths turned to kitchen knives. Most professional cooks use them.
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Sakai Uchi-hamono refers to bladed products made in Sakai, Osaka, Osaka city and surrounding areas by methods using forging and sharpening techniques that developed there. Examples include kitchen knives and scissors. It is a Traditional Craft designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. 'Sakai Hamono' and 'Sakai Uchi-hamono' are registered trademarks of the Sakai Cutlery Commerce and Industry Cooperative Association Federation. Iron-forging technology is said to have reached Sakai in the 5th century, at the time of burial mound construction, and from the end of the Heian period it was carried on as sword making.
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