Yaxell

Yaxell (株式会社ヤクセル) is a Japanese maker of knives and kitchen tools based in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, founded in 1932. Its official site presents product lines including the Asuka and YO-U knife series, kitchen tools, and licensed goods such as Disney and Komeda Coffee Shop items, and states that its knives are finished by skilled artisans' hand sharpening.

Yaxell is based in Seki, Gifu Prefecture — described on its official site as a 'town of cutlery' — and was founded in 1932. The company states that it values skilled artisans' handwork, citing hand sharpening of knife edges, and that it has challenged itself to create a variety of kitchen tools centered on knives in response to the times and customer needs.

Pursues inherited artisan handwork and designs suited to daily life, offering products from household to professional use.

• Asuka knife series

• YO-U knife series

• YO-U bread knife

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