Nagao Kanekoma is the only official producer of authentic Higonokami Japanese pocket knives. Higonokami knives are extremely durable and lightweight Japanese folding knives, they are ideal for everyday carry, and for use as a general pocket knife or as a woodworking scoring knife.
Throughout the early 1900s, there were over 40 companies and 200 blacksmiths producing Higonokami pocket knives, but today, Nagao Kanekoma is the only company left producing them. They are the exclusive trademark holder, and the only company producing authentic Higonokami knives.