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Japanese Knife Imports has 22 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $90 to $695. Its chef knives cost a median of $228. The core steel is named on 82 % of its listings and the layer count on 0 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026

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Score

44/100

Price 14/40 · Steel 18/30 · Listing 12/30

Listings

United States

Median · Chef

$228

all brands: $206 ▲ +10 %

Steel named

82%

of listings state the core steel

Layers stated

of listings give a layer count

Shown discounted

of listings displayed a crossed-out price

Prices by type

Compared with the median of all brands in the same market. Green: cheaper than the market. Red: more expensive. Grey: within 5 %.

Type	n	Median Japanese Knife Imports	All brands, US	Low – High
Damascus chef knife	6	$228 ▲ +10 %	$206	$165 – $605
Damascus slicing knife	4	$318 ▲ +6 %	$299	$210 – $695
Damascus utility knife	3	$170 ▲ +6 %	$160	$120 – $205
Damascus santoku	3	$230 ▲ +15 %	$200	$185 – $600
Damascus nakiri	2	$212 ▲ +12 %	$190	$185 – $240
Steak	2	$405 ▲ +271 %	$109	$405 – $405
Damascus knife set	1	$400 ▲ +51 %	$265	$400 – $400
Damascus paring knife	1	$90 = +1 %	$89	$90 – $90

Core steels used

As stated by the seller, among listings that name a steel.

Core steel	n	%
VG10	8	36 %
Swedish steel	6	27 %
Ginsan	4	18 %

All 22 Japanese Knife Imports listings

Knife	Brand	Type	Blade	Layers	Core steel	Price
Matsu 90mm Damascus Paring Knife	Japanese Knife Imports	Paring	3.5"	–	VG10	$90
Matsu 150mm Damascus Petty	Japanese Knife Imports	Utility	5.9"	–	VG10	$120
Matsu 200mm Damascus Gyuto	Japanese Knife Imports	Chef	7.9"	–	VG10	$165
Gonbei 150mm Hammered Damascus Wa-Petty	Japanese Knife Imports	Utility	5.9"	–	Swedish steel	$170
Gonbei 160mm Hammered Damascus Nakiri	Japanese Knife Imports	Nakiri	6.3"	–	Swedish steel	$185
Gonbei 180mm Hammered Damascus Santoku	Japanese Knife Imports	Santoku	7.1"	–	Swedish steel	$185
Gonbei 210mm Hammered Damascus Wa-Gyuto	Japanese Knife Imports	Chef	8.3"	–	Swedish steel	$200
Gesshin Uraku 150mm Ginsanko Damascus Wa-Petty	Japanese Knife Imports	Utility	5.9"	–	Ginsan	$205
Matsu 230mm Damascus Gyuto	Japanese Knife Imports	Chef	9.1"	–	VG10	$205
Gonbei 240mm Hammered Damascus Wa-Sujihiki	Japanese Knife Imports	Slicer	9.4"	–	Swedish steel	$210
Gesshin Uraku 180mm Ginsanko Damascus Santoku	Japanese Knife Imports	Santoku	7.1"	–	Ginsan	$230
Gesshin Uraku 180mm Ginsanko Damascus Nakiri	Japanese Knife Imports	Nakiri	7.1"	–	Ginsan	$240
Gesshin Uraku 210mm Ginsanko Damascus Wa-Gyuto	Japanese Knife Imports	Chef	8.3"	–	Ginsan	$250
Gonbei 240mm Hammered Damascus Wa-Gyuto	Japanese Knife Imports	Chef	9.4"	–	Swedish steel	$255
Gesshin Stainless Damascus 270mm Yanagiba	Japanese Knife Imports	Slicer	10.6"	–	not stated	$300
Gesshin Stainless Damascus 300mm Yanagiba	Japanese Knife Imports	Slicer	11.8"	–	not stated	$335
Damascus Steak Knife Set	Japanese Knife Imports	Set	–	–	VG10	$400
Steak Knife - Blue	Japanese Knife Imports	Steak	4.5"	–	not stated	$405
Steak Knife - Black	Japanese Knife Imports	Steak	4.5"	–	not stated	$405
Souryurin 170mm Hammered Damascus Santoku	Japanese Knife Imports	Santoku	6.7"	–	VG10	$600
Bontenunryu Kai 240mm Stainless Damascus Wa-Gyuto	Japanese Knife Imports	Chef	9.4"	–	VG10	$605
Bontenunryu Kai 270mm Stainless Damascus Wa-Sujihiki	Japanese Knife Imports	Slicer	10.6"	–	VG10	$695

The score out of 100 is the mean score of the brand's knives, with the same rules as the rankings: price against the median of the same knife type in the same market (40), stated core steel (30), layer count, blade length and handle stated (30). Sets are left out. Brands with fewer than five scored listings get no score. We have not tested these knives.