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Yanagi Sashimi Knives

A long slicing knife designed for creating clean, single-stroke cuts of sashimi and sushi.

The yanagiba, meaning willow-leaf blade, is the most recognizable sushi knife. It is the Osaka (Kansai) style of sashimi knife. Its length lets you slice a fillet in one continuous pull from heel to tip, so the fish is never sawn back and forth. The single-bevel edge leaves a bright, smooth surface and keeps the texture of raw fish intact.

Most home cooks start with 240 to 270mm, while sushi chefs often use 300mm or longer. Yoshihiro yanagi knives come in traditional White and Blue Steel, Honyaki and Suminagashi Damascus, and in stain-resistant VG, Ginsan and Inox steels. Left-handed versions are available.

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  • Two yanagi sashimi knives with white steel blades and black magnolia handles

    Yoshihiro Kasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Magnolia Handle

    Yoshihiro Kasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Magnolia Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi knife with stainless steel blade and dark rosewood handle
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    Yoshihiro Inox Stainless Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Chef Knife Round Rosewood Handle with Nuri Saya Cover

    Yoshihiro Inox Stainless Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Chef Knife Round Rosewood Handle with Nuri Saya Cover

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  • Sushi sashimi yanagi knife with white steel blade and rosewood handle

    Yoshihiro Kasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Rosewood Handle

    Yoshihiro Kasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Rosewood Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi knife with dark-blue handle and wooden saya cover

    Yoshihiro Inox Stainless Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Saya Cover - Handle

    Yoshihiro Inox Stainless Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Saya Cover - Handle

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  • Japanese sashimi knife with silver steel blade and magnolia wood handle, black bolster

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Magnolia Handle

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Magnolia Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi sashimi knife with white steel blade and dark Shitan handle
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    Yoshihiro Left Handed Kasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Shitan Handle

    Yoshihiro Left Handed Kasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Shitan Handle

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  • Sashimi knife set on wooden boards, rosewood handles and silver blades

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Rosewood Handle

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Rosewood Handle

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  • Yanagi sashimi knife with stainless blade, rosewood handle, and purple tassels
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    Yoshihiro Mizuyaki Hongasumi Ginsan High Carbon Stain Resistant Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Rosewood Handle

    Yoshihiro Mizuyaki Hongasumi Ginsan High Carbon Stain Resistant Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Rosewood Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi knife with white blade, dark handle, and wooden saya
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    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Blue Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Yanagi sashimi knife with mirror-polished blade and ebony handle

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Ginsan Mirror Polished High Carbon Stain Resistant Steel Yanagi Sashimi Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Hongasumi Ginsan Mirror Polished High Carbon Stain Resistant Steel Yanagi Sashimi Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Sashimi yanagiba knife with white blade and dark ebony handle

    Yoshihiro Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Japanese sushi sashimi knife with mirror-polished blue steel blade and ebony handle
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    Yoshihiro Aonamiuchi Mirror-Polished Blue Steel #1 Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Aonamiuchi Mirror-Polished Blue Steel #1 Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Japanese sushi sashimi knife with white steel blade and dark shitan handle, with wooden saya
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    Yoshihiro Left Handed Hongasumi White Steel Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Shitan Handle

    Yoshihiro Left Handed Hongasumi White Steel Sakimaru Takobiki Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Shitan Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi sashimi knife with mirror-finished steel blade and black triple-ring horn handle
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    Yoshihiro SVG-10 Semi-Stainless Steel Mirror Finished Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Triple Ring Handle with Water Buffalo Horn Bolster

    Yoshihiro SVG-10 Semi-Stainless Steel Mirror Finished Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Triple Ring Handle with Water Buffalo Horn Bolster

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  • White steel yanagiba sushi knife with ebony handle, full blade view

    Yoshihiro Left Handed Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Left Handed Masashi Hongasumi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Yoshihiro yanagi sushi knife with mirror-finished steel blade and ebony handle
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    Yoshihiro SVG-10 Semi-Stainless Steel Mirror Finished Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle with Triple Nickel Silver Ring

    Yoshihiro SVG-10 Semi-Stainless Steel Mirror Finished Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle with Triple Nickel Silver Ring

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  • Yanagi sashimi knife on light wood with mirror blade and dark triple-ring ebony handle

    Yoshihiro SG-2 (R-2) Semi-Stainless Steel Mirror Polished Yanagi Sashimi Knife, Triple Ring Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro SG-2 (R-2) Semi-Stainless Steel Mirror Polished Yanagi Sashimi Knife, Triple Ring Ebony Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi knife with ebony handle and patterned steel blade

    Yoshihiro Suminagashi Blue Steel #1 Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Suminagashi Blue Steel #1 Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Ebony Handle

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  • Yanagi knives in dark sheaths with mirror-finished blades and green cord tassels.

    Yoshihiro Honyaki White Steel Mirror-Finished Yanagi Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki White Steel Mirror-Finished Yanagi Ebony Handle

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  • Set of left-handed yanagi knives: white steel blades and ivory handles on board

    Yoshihiro Left-Handed Ginsan Mirror Polished Stain Resistant Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Octagonal Handle with Alternative Ivory Bolster

    Yoshihiro Left-Handed Ginsan Mirror Polished Stain Resistant Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife Octagonal Handle with Alternative Ivory Bolster

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  • Japanese kitchen knife pair, mirror blades, black handles, ornate cloth and green tassels

    Yoshihiro Mizu Honyaki White Steel Mirror-Finished Namiukashi Yanagi Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Mizu Honyaki White Steel Mirror-Finished Namiukashi Yanagi Ebony Handle

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  • Yanagi sushi knife with dark ebony handle and mirror-finished blade, purple cord tassels
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    Yoshihiro Honyaki Aoko Blue Steel Mirror Finished Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese knife with Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki Aoko Blue Steel Mirror Finished Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese knife with Ebony Handle

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  • Yanagi knife on patterned fabric with tassel ties, white blade and dark handle

    Yoshihiro Mizu Honyaki White Steel #1 Mirror-Finished Namiukashi Yanagi Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Mizu Honyaki White Steel #1 Mirror-Finished Namiukashi Yanagi Ebony Handle

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  • Japanese yanagiba sushi knife with mirror-finished white blade and black handle with silver bands
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    Yoshihiro Honyaki Mirror-Finished Namiukashi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Triple Nickel Silver Ring Ebony Handle

    Yoshihiro Honyaki Mirror-Finished Namiukashi White Steel Yanagi Sushi Sashimi Japanese Knife with Triple Nickel Silver Ring Ebony Handle

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