Tobisho Secateurs (株式会社飛庄)

Tobisho (株式会社飛庄) operates in Yamagata City, Japan, and focuses on pruning and garden shears. The firm states that its approach blends established forging methods with inspection supported by the Yamagata Industrial Technology Center to control sharpness retention and durability. (Source: https://www.tobisho.jp/about)

The manufacturing flow covers more than 200 steps, including forging, brazing on specific models, heat treatment (quenching and tempering), grinding, “urasuki” hollowing, edge shaping, assembly, and hand finishing. (Source: https://www.tobisho.jp/process)

When comparing KA70 with Aogami #2 in Japanese secateurs, the difference is less about a simple quality hierarchy and more about intent, KA70 is typically selected for balanced toughness and easy sharpening in everyday pruning tools, while Aogami #2 is an alloyed carbon steel often chosen for higher edge retention where controlled heat treatment and geometry support harder, longer-wearing edges.

Tobisho dates its modern company founding to 1930 (Showa 5) under Shōjirō Tobitsuka. The current facility is in Hinokicho, Yamagata City. (Source: https://www.tobisho.jp/about)

For customers searching for Tobisho Australia, we offer a small, focused range of Japanese pruning shears supplied directly from Yamagata and checked in Perth before dispatch. This includes flagship tools like the Tobisho SR-1 pruning shears for all-round garden work and the finely balanced Tobisho topiary clippers for detailed hedge and topiary shaping.