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Kikuichi Cutlery

Kikuichi Cutlery has 30 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $255 to $575. Its chef knives cost a median of $415. The core steel is named on 100 % of its listings and the layer count on 93 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026
Score
42/100
Price 1/40 · Steel 24/30 · Listing 17/30
Listings
30
United States
Median · Chef
$415
all brands: $206 ▲ +101 %
Steel named
100%
of listings state the core steel
Layers stated
93%
of listings give a layer count
Shown discounted
0%
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 %.

TypenMedian Kikuichi CutleryAll brands, USLow – High
Damascus santoku10$330 ▲ +65 %$200$270 – $495
Damascus chef knife8$415 ▲ +101 %$206$330 – $530
Damascus utility knife4$275 ▲ +72 %$160$255 – $575
Damascus nakiri4$305 ▲ +61 %$190$290 – $400
Damascus slicing knife3$375 ▲ +25 %$299$360 – $450
Damascus knife set1$575 ▲ +117 %$265$575 – $575

Core steels used

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

Core steeln%
VG101963 %
AUS10413 %
Swedish steel310 %
SLD13 %
440C13 %
Aogami13 %
Shirogami13 %

All 30 Kikuichi Cutlery listings

KnifeBrandTypeBladeLayersCore steelPrice
WDT Series - Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime PettyKikuichi CutleryUtility–17VG10$255
SE33 Series 33 Layer Damascus Tsuchime PettyKikuichi CutleryUtility–33VG10$260
WSN17c 17cm SLD core Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku6.7"3SLD$270
ZA69 Series 69-layer Damascus PettyKikuichi CutleryUtility5.3"69VG10$290
SUMI Series - 17 Layer Damascus NakiriKikuichi CutleryNakiri–17VG10$290
SE33 Series 33 Layer Damascus Tsuchime NakiriKikuichi CutleryNakiri–33VG10$300
SE33 Series 33 Layer Damascus Tsuchime SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku–33VG10$300
WDT Series - Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime NakiriKikuichi CutleryNakiri–17VG10$310
WDT Series - Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku–17VG10$310
Zelkova Handle 440C Stainless Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku––440C$320
SE33 Series 33 Layer Damascus Tsuchime GyutoKikuichi CutleryChef–33VG10$330
SUMI Series - 17 Layer Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku–17VG10$330
NWD Nickel Warikomi Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku–45AUS10$330
MDMR67 18cm Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku7.1"67VG10$340
Swedish Steel Nashiji Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku–33Swedish steel$350
WDT Series - Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime Gyuto · 21 cm / 8"Kikuichi CutleryChef8.3"17VG10$355
NWDT Nickel Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime Sujihiki w/ Ho-wood handleKikuichi CutlerySlicer–45AUS10$360
WDT Series - Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime SujihikiKikuichi CutlerySlicer–17VG10$375
Swedish Steel Nashiji Damascus Gyuto with Oak handle · 210mm / 8.0"Kikuichi CutleryChef8.3"33Swedish steel$400
ZA69 Series 69-layer Damascus NakiriKikuichi CutleryNakiri6.3"69VG10$400
ZA69 Series 69-layer Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku7.1"69VG10$400
WDT Series - Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime Gyuto · 24 cm / 9.5"Kikuichi CutleryChef9.4"17VG10$400
ZA69 Series 69-layer Damascus GyutoKikuichi CutleryChef8.3"69VG10$430
MDT67 Series 67-Layer Mirror Damascus Tsuchime Zelkova & Mahogany GyutoKikuichi CutleryChef–67AUS10$440
Swedish Steel Nashiji Damascus Gyuto with Oak handle · 240mm / 9.5"Kikuichi CutleryChef9.4"33Swedish steel$450
ZA69 Series 69-layer Damascus SujihikiKikuichi CutlerySlicer9.4"69VG10$450
SW Series Carbon Damascus SantokuKikuichi CutlerySantoku6.7"–Shirogami$495
MDT67 Series 67-Layer Mirror Damascus Tsuchime GyutoKikuichi CutleryChef–67AUS10$530
YSP Series Warikomi Damascus Tsuchime Petty & Santoku SetKikuichi CutlerySet–17VG10$575
GKAD Kokaji Blue #2 Damascus PettyKikuichi CutleryUtility–9Aogami$575

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.