Hatsukokoro Komorebi 180 mm Santoku Damascus Blue-1 - 2nd sort

Hatsukokoro is a brand from Amagasaki near Osaka City. They collaborate with various blacksmiths and sharpeners throughout Japan and develop new series in an attempt to create some of the best knives in the world, but also really good knives in a lower price range to cater to all different needs.

The Komorebi series is one of their high-end series that is hand-laminated and features beautifully hand-folded Damascus, which is rare nowadays. It comes almost 5 mm thick from the handle but tapers very quickly and becomes really thin at the tip and behind the edge.

Note: this is a 2nd sort as there is a small delamination on the back near the handle. It does not affect the knife itself, and it comes without kanji.