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Thanks for the information. I was just browsing the shop; Japanese knife prices are out of my range. Even a less-expensive shop would be expensive.

I did buy a little Kyocera ceramic paring...

FWIW --

I was in Kyoto last week, browsing a knife shop in the Nishiki Ichiba market. [There are not that many knife shops in Kyoto; this one was well-stocked with very costly sushi knives.]
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