Toyama Hamono has been making shears in Sanjō, Niigata, one of Japan's great blacksmithing towns, since 1861. Founder Ryūmatsu Toyama, a craftsman from Wakasa, forged his first shears from metal reclaimed from old warships, and the business has passed down through five generations of the Toyama family ever since.
Each generation added something: Tomijirō developed shears for cutting metal in the 1880s, Hidekichi founded Toyama Hamono Works in 1906 and brought in drop-forging, and Hidehisa and Hideo turned the workshop towards bonsai and ikebana shears in the mid-20th century. In 2020 fifth-generation Hidenobu brought the family businesses together as Toyama Hamono Co., Ltd.
Every pair is still finished by hand, one at a time. Toyama shears have won a Good Design Award, and in 2023 they were named Sustainable Garden Product of the Show at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.
Handmade Japanese Bubinga Handle Secateurs - 200mm
Handmade Japanese Bubinga Handle Secateurs - 200mm
Best for
- Small branches
- Flowers
- Houseplants
- A gift to treasure
- Type
- Secateurs
- Steel
- High-carbon steelkeenest edge, wipe dry and oil
- Grip
- Bubinga wood
- Cuts
- Up to 15 mm at the base, 5 mm at the tip
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Experience the beauty and precision of traditional Japanese craftsmanship with these 200mm handmade secateurs, featuring stunning mirror-polished Bubinga (African Rosewood) handles. Ideal for pruning small branches, flowers, and houseplants, each pair is hand-forged from Japanese high carbon steel, ensuring exceptional sharpness and edge retention.
Every piece is unique, shaped and sharpened using traditional methods by Toyama Hamono—a specialist in Japanese garden tools since the 1860s. The drop-forged convex blade offers clean, precise cuts, while the ergonomic Bubinga wood trim delivers a comfortable, tactile grip. They come in a boxed perfect to store away.
What it's for
Crafted for Beautiful, Precise Pruning
Best for
- Small branches
- Flowers
- Houseplants
- A gift to treasure
- Blade
- 52mm
- Overall
- 200mm