Seki City: 800 years of Japanese blade heritage

Pagoda and autumn forest in Seki, Japan

From samurai swords to surgical scalpels — the story of the small Japanese city that has shaped the world’s sharpest tools, and of KAI’s founding there in 1908.

At KAI we believe that a better tool makes for a better everyday. Since 1908 our craftsmen in Seki, Japan have combined centuries of blade-making wisdom with modern technology — and today that same philosophy guides our team in India.

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