Prahran, VIC store now open from Friday to Tuesday, 10am till 6pm.

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Snow Country Forge: Visiting Kisuke Manaka in Sanjo
Report of visiting Kisuke Manaka's new snow-country Sanjo forge (rebuilt after the 2024 fire), covering his one-man-only output and the Manaka × Xinguo line.
James Zhang | February 4, 2026
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Visiting Sukenari Hamono, Apr 2016
2016 visit to Sukenari Hamono, Toyama: factory tour, Master Hanaki's water-quenched honyaki forging, and his HRC test charts.
James Zhang | April 15, 2016

St Peters, Sydney

St Peters

HQ

Unit 2, 2 Bishop St
St Peters, NSW 2044

(02) 8234 8818 email us

Mon–Fri 10am–5pm Closed weekends

Enter via Bishop St. Limited parking — please find nearby street parking.

Crows Nest, Sydney

Crows Nest

Open Weekends

107 West St
Crows Nest, NSW 2065

Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am–6pm Closed Wed & Thu

Right next to Ryo's Noodle.

Braddon, Canberra

Canberra

Kakumei

Unit 3, 32 Lonsdale St
Braddon, ACT 2612

Wed–Thu 10:30am–4:30pm Fri–Sat 10:30am–6pm Sun 10:30am–4:30pm Closed Mon & Tue

Prahran, Melbourne

Prahran

New

Shop 1, 180 Commercial Rd
Prahran, VIC 3181

Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am–6pm Closed Wed & Thu

Soft opening from Monday 27 July. Just opposite the Prahran Market!