https://echizenknifeguide.com/Recent content on Echizen Knife GuideHugoen-usSun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://echizenknifeguide.com/privacy/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://echizenknifeguide.com/privacy/<p>This page explains what information may be collected when you visit Echizen Knife Guide, and why.</p> <h2 id="information-we-collect">Information we collect</h2> <p>This site does not have user accounts, comments, or sign-up forms, and we do not ask you to enter personal information on the site.</p> <p>If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. We use it only to reply to you.</p> <h2 id="hosting-and-server-logs">Hosting and server logs</h2> <p>Like most websites, this site is delivered by a hosting provider. When you visit, the provider may automatically process technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you request, for example to deliver the site and protect it from abuse.</p>https://echizenknifeguide.com/affiliate-disclosure/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://echizenknifeguide.com/affiliate-disclosure/<h2 id="the-short-version">The short version</h2> <p>Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and then buy something, the seller may pay us a commission. <strong>You do not pay anything extra.</strong> The price is the same whether or not you use our link.</p> <h2 id="what-this-means">What this means</h2> <ul> <li>An affiliate link is a special link that lets a seller know a visitor came from this site.</li> <li>We may join affiliate programs run by knife shops, marketplaces, and affiliate networks. Which programs we use can change over time.</li> <li>Articles that contain affiliate links say so at the top, before any links.</li> </ul> <h2 id="how-commissions-affect-what-we-write">How commissions affect what we write</h2> <p>Commissions help pay for running this site. They do not change the price you pay. We aim to explain who a product is and is not suited for, including its drawbacks, and we do not claim to have tested or used products we have not actually tested or used. You are always free to buy anywhere you like, with or without our links.</p>https://echizenknifeguide.com/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://echizenknifeguide.com/about/<h2 id="who-runs-this-site">Who runs this site</h2> <p>Echizen Knife Guide is run by a resident of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The site is independent. It is not run by any knife maker, shop, or local government body. Some of the shops we link to pay us a commission; see the <a href="https://echizenknifeguide.com/affiliate-disclosure/">Affiliate Disclosure</a>.</p> <h2 id="what-this-site-covers">What this site covers</h2> <p>Guides to Japanese kitchen knives, with a focus on the Echizen knife-making tradition in Fukui Prefecture: how to choose a knife, how to sharpen and store it, and what to check before bringing one home from Japan.</p>https://echizenknifeguide.com/contact/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://echizenknifeguide.com/contact/<p>For questions, corrections, or partnership inquiries, please email <a href="mailto:echizen-knife-guide@proton.me">echizen-knife-guide@proton.me</a>.</p> <p>We try to reply, but we may not be able to answer every message.</p>https://echizenknifeguide.com/articles/takefu-knife-village-guide/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://echizenknifeguide.com/articles/takefu-knife-village-guide/<p><strong>Short answer:</strong> Takefu Knife Village is a group of blacksmith workshops in Echizen City, Fukui, where you can watch Echizen knives being made from a viewing walkway, learn their history in a small museum, and buy knives from many local makers in one shop. Admission is free. It is a short taxi ride from Echizen-Takefu Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, but taxis don&rsquo;t always wait at the station, so plan the ride before you go (details at the end). Go on a weekday if you want to see craftsmen at work.</p>