Hado

Launched by Fukui & Co. Ltd. in 2019, Hado Knives were the first endeavor into knife making by the company in 109 years. Inspired by Tadataka Maruyama's desired to leave his role as the company's sales and warehouse manager to become a craftsperson, company president Motonari Fukui allowed him to train for 3 years with several respected and talented grinders and sharpeners in Sakai. As Maruyama trained, Fukui developed the in-house program named Hado, meaning "road of blades."

Hado utilizes some of Sakai's most respected blacksmiths such as Yoshikazu Tanaka and Satoshi Nakagawa to craft blades using the finest heat treatments for the steel type.