About Chuka Bocho Cleaver Bringing together Asian culinary tradition and legendary Japanese steelmaking, the Kamikoto Chuka Bocho cleaver is the heaviest blade in the Kamikoto collection. Its substantial heft and weight can crush through the hardest bones and toughest cuts. It is a handcrafted steel blade with a 7.5-inch cutting edge used for slicing, chopping, mincing and crushing. Made from high-grade steel from Ibaraki, Japan – renowned for its durability and resistance to corrosion – the blade goes through a rigorous quality assurance process, and is tested to ensure it meets the distinction and caliber of Kamikoto 神箏. Each blade comes in an ash wood box for storage and safekeeping, complete with an individually signed certificate of authenticity. Experience a thousand-year heritage of Japanese steel blade mastery with the Kamikoto Chuka Bocho. Original $244