Brand: Hitohira ひ と ひ ら (一片)
 Smith: Blacksmith Togashi 富 樫 打 刃 物 製作 所
Production area: Sakai-Osaka / Japan
 Profile: Nakiri
 Size: 180mm
 Steel type: carbon steel
 Steel: Yasuki White (Shirogami) # 1, soft stainless steel coating
 Handle: Ho wood and Octagonal Buffalo Horn
 Total length: 316 mm
 Rim length: 166 mm
 Length from handle to tip: 182 mm
 Blade height: 54 mm
 Thickness: 2.3mm
 Handle length: 134 mm
 Weight: 197g
 Hand orientation: ambidextrous
 Grinder: Kenya Togashi
 
 Togashi-San is the blacksmith behind this magnificent blade. One of 25 certified traditional artisans in the region, he began forging blades at the age of 19, in 1967.