Tag: garden
Best Japanese Bonsai Tools: Actually Made in Japan?
Wazakura and KAKURI hand-forge bonsai scissors in Sanjo, Niigata, and say so on the listing. Many 'Japanese' scissors on Amazon never say where they're made.
Best Japanese Hori-Hori Knives: Actually Made in Japan?
Nisaku's hori-hori knives are made in Niigata by a documented cutlery company. Many 'Japanese steel' knives on Amazon never say where they're actually made.
Best Japanese Pruning Saws: Actually Made in Japan?
Silky's GomBoy is the world's best-selling pruning saw and names its manufacturing city directly. Many 'Japanese steel' saws name the steel, not the country.
Okatsune vs Felco: Japanese vs Swiss Pruning Shears
Okatsune forges a one-piece blade you sharpen for years; Felco builds a pruner rebuilt part by part for decades. Different philosophies, neither is wrong.
Best Japanese Pruning Shears: Actually Made in Japan?
Okatsune and ARS both make genuinely Japan-made pruning shears with named histories to the 1920s. Many 'Japanese steel' shears next to them aren't Japanese.