The Watanabe family has been in the business of handcrafting samurai swords for more than 500 years. Based in Seki, a Japanese city with a rich history of knife making, Nagomi knives are still precisely crafted in the same place where Samurai traveled from all over the land to sharpen their own swords many generations ago.

The Santoku knife, meaning "three virtues," is a versatile, all-purpose knife designed for cutting vegetables, meat, and fish. It features a flatter, shorter blade than a gyuto, with a more rounded tip for precision and control.