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Left-Handed “NAGOMI Professional” Santoku Knife by Mitsuboshi Cutlery

Price: ¥66,000 JPY
Price: ¥66,000 JPY

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Left-handed highlights

This NAGOMI Professional Santoku is hand-finished specifically for left-handed use, so the blade moves naturally through ingredients with better control and less resistance in the left hand.

A note from HIDARI

If you want one NAGOMI Professional knife for everyday cooking, we’d start here. The 180 mm Santoku handles vegetables, meat, and fish comfortably, while still feeling manageable for daily use.

A Japanese santoku knife built for left-handed cooks — and finished to perform like one.

Part of NAGOMI Professional ↗

A Knife Finished for Your Left Hand

Most double-bevel knives are marketed as ambidextrous, but many are subtly optimized for right-handed use. The NAGOMI Professional is different — each knife is carefully finished for left-handed users, so the blade moves naturally through ingredients with better control and less resistance.

 

The Santoku: Japan's Everyday Knife

The santoku is one of the most-used knives in Japanese kitchens, and for good reason. With a blade length of 180mm (7.1 in.), it handles meat, fish, and vegetables with equal ease — a reliable all-rounder for daily cooking.

 

Cutting Performance Built on a Trade Secret

The blade is made from a proprietary stainless steel developed exclusively by Mitsuboshi Cutlery. Designed to deliver a cutting feel close to carbon steel while remaining easy to maintain, the exact composition is — true to the craft — a closely guarded secret.

 

About Mitsuboshi Cutlery

Founded in 1873 in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture — Japan's historic center of blade making — Mitsuboshi Cutlery has spent over 150 years refining the art of the Japanese kitchen knife. The NAGOMI Professional series reflects that heritage: knives made for cooks who care about the details.

 

⚠️ Please note: Due to import restrictions, this product cannot be shipped to the UK, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or Sweden. Shipping to the US may also be subject to local state regulations.

 

The Santoku is one of four knives in the NAGOMI Professional collection — hand-finished in Seki by Mitsuboshi Cutlery, with only thirty knives made each month across all four shapes.
→ See the full NAGOMI Professional collection

Specification

Size
Overall length: 315 mm / Blade length: 180 mm / Blade thickness: 2.2 mm
Material
Blade: Proprietary stainless steel
Made in
Japan
Weight
200 g
Care
Hand wash and dry thoroughly after use. Sharpen as needed with a whetstone.

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Made for the left hand—or chosen by a left-hander.

Some tools are made specifically for left-handed use. Others work comfortably in either hand. Every item is selected and used by Aya, who is left-handed.

Delivered to You from Japan

We've been running a left-handed tools shop in Japan since 2018. The online store grew out of that, and now we send these tools to people in over 90 countries.