I bought two knives from here: KAMATA Hakensha?Japanese knife specialty store

amazing quality, I bought two exquisitely engraved knives with Japanese handles, except I totally miscalculated the currency difference and spent 10x what I thought, something that I woke up to when I received my tax refund up the street...oh well, but we absolutely love these knives and they cut effortlessly and cleanly vs anything we can buy in the USA.

now I just need to find someone in southern California who can sharpen them, since they are approaching two years old.