The tool kit of Japanese master gardeners is the object of envy. Luckily for amateurs, beautifully made and durable Japanese garden tools are within easy reach. Here’s a collection of our favorites.
![The word hori means \2\20;to dig\2\2\1; in Japanese. The Stainless Steel Hori Hori Knife is also fantastic for sawing, trimming, cutting, and transplanting in the garden. The two-sided blade on this Japanese gardening tool has a straight edge for weeding and cultivating, and a serrated edge for cutting roots, dividing plants, and trimming branches; \$\24.90 at Hida Tool. (Michelle\2\17;s a fan: see why in My Most Versatile Gardening Tool: Hori Hori Knife.)](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hori-hori-carbon-steel-hida-tool-733x489.jpg)
![As featured in our post Our Favorite Gardeners\2\17; Pruners, Tobisho offers handmade pruners of laminated high carbon and stainless steel. Hand-forged, the Tobisho Pruner-B Style is \$97.90 at Hida Tool.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tobisho-pruners-hida-tool-733x586.jpg)
![A versatile staple of Japanese gardening tools, the Japanese Cuttle Fish Hoe is a strong, solid forged hoe on one side and a heavy duty cultivator on the other; \$43.\20 at the Garden Tool Company.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/700_cuttle-fish-hoe-700.jpg)
![A Japanese hand saw, such as the Silky Gomboy \2\10 Folding Landscaping Saw with hollow-cut teeth and smooth parallel sides, cuts through branches quickly and smoothly; \$4\2.\29 through Amazon.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/700_silky-gomboy-210-folding-saw.jpg)
![Handcrafted in Japan with a high-carbon steel blade and a pine handle, the Nejiri Weeder is coveted for one-handed weeding; \$\15.95 at Eastern Leaf.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img68o.jpg)
![With a serrated stainless steel blade set at a 30-degree angle, a Short-Bladed Root Cutter is the perfect tool to stick down a hole to cut a root or stalk; \$\2\1.50 at Garrett Wade.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/japanese-garden-tool-short-bladed-root-cutter-gardenista-733x510.jpg)
Updating your tool collection? See:
- Our favorite Japanese Garden Scissors.
- 5 Favorites: Pruners
- Red Pig Garden Tools, Hand Forged in the USA
This is an update of a post published on June 20, 2012.
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