Yokote Katagana

Steel: Carbon Steel

Blade: Singe-edged

Handle & case: Magnolia wood

Size: Blade length 70mm, total length 230mm.

Function: Slicing, cutting, carving.

Purpose: Craft, whittling, outdoor adventure and more.

Yokote Kogatana is a petit sword to be by your side on all your crafting projects and outdoor adventures. It’s sharp, single-edged blade is useful for cutting, slicing and carving. Perfect tool to have handy at home for crafts or gardening, or when you’re out camping, fishing, hunting, foraging and more.

Yokote Kogatana has a sturdy and comfortable magnolia wood handle and case, for your safety and blade’s protection.

This light and delicate, carbon steel sword is a special gift to yourself or a creative loved one.

Handcrafted in Ono, Hyogo, Japan. This region is one of last of Japan where craftsman are still making knives with traditional knife making skills and practices. Each craftsman works collaboratively to ensure the tradition is kept alive and passed onto the next generation. We are proud to support this community.

Blade care and safety: Please handle with care and delicacy. Heating the blades will cause stretching and is detrimental to the quality. Please store in a dry and cool spot. 

Banshu Hamono knives and secateurs are handcrafted in Ono, Hyogo, Japan.


This region is one of last of Japan where craftsman are still making knives with traditional knife making skills and practices. Each craftsman works collaboratively to ensure the tradition is kept alive and passed onto the next generation.


Knife care: Please wash and dry the knife straight after use and never put it in dishwasher. Heating the blades will cause stretching and is detrimental to the quality. Please store in a dry and cool spot.


Secateurs care: Carefully clean and wipe dry blades after use. You can use an oil (such as the traditional camellia oil) to oil blades to help in preventing rust.


Made in Japan.