One Stone Hone: Coticule, J-Nat, or Something Else?
I should mention that I'm leaning towards a J-Nat, especially since I travel to Japan about once a year and it will allow for my hobby to help me maintain my language abilities. I also like that the variety of nagura seems to offer a lot of versatility. Since I'm interested in making my purchase in person in Japan, I'd love to hear advice from anyone who has experience buying J-nats in Japan.
The key thing is that I only want a single stone, and preferably a stone that works well with Japanese kitchen knives, too (I have a gyuto, and I'm planning to get a kamagata usuba). I have a 1K King synthetic (which I'll probably upgrade to a Naniwa Chosera at some distant point in the future). The idea is that I'll use the 1K for bevel setting and heavy work, and the natural stone for everything else. I'm tentatively setting my budget at USD $300, but I'm open to adjust it in response to feedback. If I can get a nice system for less than $300, then even better. I'm not planning to spend a cent until 2017, so I have plenty of time to consider my options.
So, given my needs, what do you say: Coticule, J-Nat, or something else? Or, if the kind of setup I'm proposing is just entirely unrealistic, then please let me know why.