In article .com,
Never Enough Money wrote:

There's a 50-50 chance I'll be going to Japna this spring. If I do,
where do I go to find the world class chisels and knives? I just
thumbed through Lonely Planet (and the index, too) and didn't see any
mention....


Cheers and TIA.
In Tokyo the easiest (but not cheapest) is to go to Tokyo Hands in
Shibuya or Ikibukuro they will speak English but will have a small
Selection
http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/index.htm (Japanese)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyu_Hands

However Joyful Honda has a much bigger selection byt speak little
English
The biggest near Tokyo is at Chiba New Town
http://www.joyfulhonda.com/map/map-chibant01.htm


Under toy will find some information from another Tokyo resident
http://www.joyfulhonda.com/map/map-moriya.htm
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/joyful.htm

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