Atagoyama Awasedo

Despite its unpretentious appearance, this stone is pleasant to use. The large size provides an extremely stable sharpening feel, and the purity of the stone ensures consistent results for a lifetime. It is a "workhorse" that can last a lifetime for the professional sharpener and polishing enthusiast. The stone is strong but not so hard that it is too difficult for less experienced users to use. Using a side or diamond plate extracted suspension, it erases 6k fairly quickly. synthetic stones scratches and leaves a pleasant kasumi, and with a clean stone the knife can be further refined to a fine shiny finish. This stone is suitable for everything from knives to tools and razors. The stone is a uniform light gray color with subtle patterns.

Atagoyama
This mine has quarried stones from Chu-ishi naori, which are generally large and clean. Mount Atago is often referred to as the center of Kyoto's sharpening stone mining area.