Originally a knife for home cooks, bunkas are a cross between a santoku and nakiri with a pointed tip. They are very popular with chefs right now, thanks to their all purpose functionality, compact shape and pointed edge, which is useful for cross hatching produce like eggplants or king oyster mushrooms.
| Handle material | Walnut |
| Blade length | 180 (7.1") |
| Thickness at spine | 2.5 mm |
| Thickness at tip | 1.3mm |
| Hardness (Rockwell scale) | 62 |
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Double (50/50) |
| Blade Height | 50mm |
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 13 reviews.
Definitely my new favorite knife! Super sharp right out of the box. It’s a bit longer than 180mm (closer to 190mm) and it’s has a nice weight to it that helps the blade slide through vegetables like they’re made of butter. Also, it looks great in person.
An iridescent steel blade, a pleasure in the grip and in the repetitive and fine cut. Loved by every chef
Great Knife, quickly becoming my go-to
Love and enjoy using it. It look rustic but the fit and finish of the blade actually quite refine, no sharp edges on the choil and spine area, well smoothen and feel great on my hand, it is well balance and I really like the tall blade height and it cut like a razor out out the box.
I love matsubara They have the nimbleness of a Japanese knife but with a bit more heft and rigidity to them. Love the tall Blade love the finish. Wonderful knifes I now have 3. Just as importantly all were purchased at Chubo! They are a very friendly accommodating and simple company. I had very positive correspondence and I am extremely happy with all of my purchases from them!
The knife is beautiful and very sharp out of the box. The handle was a different than pictured on the website (had a dark ferrule over the light handle) but fortunately I think it looks even better.
Very comfortable, very light and well balanced with an incredibly sharp cutting edge and a fantastic blade finish. Love it!
Love Chubo! This is my 4th or 5th knife from them, and I am always impressed with the quality and variety of the knives and the makers they choose to deal with. The knife is very sharp right out of the box, very well balanced and beautiful.
The knife is great, very sharp and just a great looking knife. I would buy again.
This knife is underrated. Thicker at the spine, thin behind the edge. Doesn't feel fragile, yet cuts like a thinner knife. Builds a patina really fast.
These Matsubara knives are incredibly comfortable and efficient. I'm already using the Aogami #2 Tsuchime Gyuto 24 as a daily driver, so I needed the bunka as a backup right? I might have a problem.
Beautiful knife. Razor sharp. Great addition to my kitchen cutlery collection.
this is an excellent knife, purchased for my chef son - ideal for veggies and all else. Nice large handle, very good balance
