Seki City, Japan is known as the "City of Swords". For 800 years, the center of Japanese sword making has been located in almost the exact center of the main island of Japan. Seki City of Gifu Prefecture, about half way between Tokyo and Osaka, was blessed with local sources of iron sand and plenty of timber for charcoal. Knives made in Japan are well known for their high quality and workmanship.
