You do not have to travel to Japan for high quality knives. You can get Japanese knives in Australia and they are of amazing quality and style. There is a huge selection of Japanese knives in Australia, simply because there are knives for all kinds of food and for all kinds of cooking techniques. There are knives for cutting, chopping, slicing and dicing, and there are knives for red meat, white meat, fish, veggies and fruit. There are small knives and big knives, there are general Chef’s Knives (the most common and most wonderful knives) and there are specialist sushi knives. And they are all available at a specialist kitchen shop adelaide!