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Tojiro · Usuba (Vegetable Knife)
Tojiro Tsuchime Shirogami Usuba 180mm
listed price$365 USD
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Price comparison
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| Retailer | Price | Shipping | Last checked | Store link |
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🇺🇸Chef Knives To GoLowest listed price | $365 USD | Shipping calculated at checkoutShips to US, CA | Go to store |
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Specifications
- Maker
- TOJIRO
- Made in
- Sanjo City, Niigata, Japan
- Steel
- Shirogami (White #2) Carbon
- Cladding
- Soft Iron
- Finish
- Kurouchi, Hammered
- Blade length
- 170 mm
- Total length
- 317 mm
- Blade height at heel
- 51 mm
- Spine thickness
- 5 mm
- Weight
- 252 g
- Bevel
- Single Bevel, Right Handed
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What to know before you buy
About this knife
- Usuba knives of this 180mm length are a mid size that suits smaller boards and kitchens.
- Handle: not stated by the store.
- Shirogami (White steel) is a carbon steel that rusts and stains if it is left wet, so it is wiped dry after every use.
Limits to know
- It is single-bevel: sharpened on one side only, made for one hand, and harder to sharpen well than a double-bevel knife.
- Carbon steel develops a patina and can rust; it is not for a knife that sits wet in the sink.
Written from this knife's catalog record (steel, handle, length, grind). Knife Fit has not tested it; see how we work.
Good to know for beginners
An usuba is the thin, single-bevel vegetable knife of Japanese restaurant kitchens, made for fine, even cuts. Shirogami (White steel) is carbon steel: very sharp and easy to sharpen, but wipe it dry while you cook or it will rust.
In the glossary: Usuba · Shirogami (White steel)
Newest price check for this knife: . Catalog data last refreshed 2 Nov 2026. Knife Fit compares prices only and does not sell knives.