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Mrs. misque and I are long time Disneyworld pass holders. We usually go at least once a month. This year was different for us in that we've only been a few times and we thought we'd check out the newly re-furbished Mitsukoshi Dept. store in the Japan pavillion.
They've added some really high end stuff in this store that, in Japan, has been around since the 1600's, IIRC. Anyway, their Japanese kitchen knife display has some very nice stuff ranging from sub-$20.00 up to around $180.00. The quality on many of these appears quite good too.
They also have a handful of folders from Hiro/Seki-Cut in Seki City. And, get this, they have a few customs for sale from a pair of Japanese hot steel beaters(GEEZ! I can't remember their names though).
Now, my jaw flopped open when I first saw those handmade knives. They had three from one maker and four from the other fella ranging from a little kiridashi to a camp knife. Definately not the typical fare I'm so used to seeing at Disneyworld.
The prices were reasonable too considering it is inside of Disneyworld. About what you'd pay for a handmade out here in the real world.
They also have the ho-hum tourist crap in the form of katanas, waki's and tantos singley and in a daisho and so on. :barf:
These knives have to be shipped to your home address or some other place off property. No cash and carry inside the mouse house for cutlery items, unfortunately.
Still, this was such a unique and shocking find for me I just had to share with other knife-nuts. If ya go to EPCOT, be sure to check it out.
All the best,
Mike U.
They've added some really high end stuff in this store that, in Japan, has been around since the 1600's, IIRC. Anyway, their Japanese kitchen knife display has some very nice stuff ranging from sub-$20.00 up to around $180.00. The quality on many of these appears quite good too.
They also have a handful of folders from Hiro/Seki-Cut in Seki City. And, get this, they have a few customs for sale from a pair of Japanese hot steel beaters(GEEZ! I can't remember their names though).
Now, my jaw flopped open when I first saw those handmade knives. They had three from one maker and four from the other fella ranging from a little kiridashi to a camp knife. Definately not the typical fare I'm so used to seeing at Disneyworld.
The prices were reasonable too considering it is inside of Disneyworld. About what you'd pay for a handmade out here in the real world.
They also have the ho-hum tourist crap in the form of katanas, waki's and tantos singley and in a daisho and so on. :barf:
These knives have to be shipped to your home address or some other place off property. No cash and carry inside the mouse house for cutlery items, unfortunately.
Still, this was such a unique and shocking find for me I just had to share with other knife-nuts. If ya go to EPCOT, be sure to check it out.
All the best,
Mike U.
Their prices were overblown on those items anyway IMO. Too bad though, because those curly birch puukko handles are real eye candy.