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Founded by Jake and Keiko Hobson, Niwaki imports and sells fine garden tools, kitchen knives and woodworking tools from Japan. We work closely with manufacturers in Japan, combining the best in traditional Japanese design and craftsmanship, with a contemporary outlook and approach.
Niwaki means garden tree. Not very exciting, but it implies far more than that. Japanese gardens are landscapes, microcosms of nature, and the trees are all shaped to fit into those landscapes - there’s an awful lot of artistry and cultural baggage in there too.
Niwaki supply tools to professional gardeners at prestigious gardens around the worlds, notably National Trust, RHS properties in the UK and private estates such as Chatsworth. We wholesale to the RHS, Royal Botanic Gardens, Conran Shop, John Lewis and countless other independent garden, design and lifestyle centres.
Niwaki benefits from a strong understanding and experience of traditional Japanese crafts, coupled with a practical passion for working in the garden and the outdoors. We use every tool ourselves, and care deeply not only about its performance but also its provenance. We have friends and partners in Japan, UK, Europe, and the US - professional gardeners, landscapers and garden designers, who all inspire us on to greater things. Sometimes an outsider has a unique perspective on a situation - able to see a subject in a different way, and to appreciate it better.
Although all of our tools and accessories are made in Japan, they work just as well in western gardens, and on a whole range of plants. Tripod ladders, it turns out, are just as useful for hedge trimming as they are for pine pruning; and of course topiary clippers work just as well on box topiary as they do on azalea karikomi.
You don’t need to grow bonsai to enjoy these tools.
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Chiltern Street, a short walk from Baker Street tube, has established itself as a solid bulwark against the chain-store homogenisation of many of London’s once-distinct high streets, and would be wort ... -
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In 2021, Soeda-san took a trip to Niigata to document a few of the craftspeople (and, in some cases, their grannies and their cats) whose expertise sets Niwaki products apart from the crowd.
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Whether you’re in the cheese sandwich and pack of crisps school, or favour a (some would say) more refined lunch, perhaps of rice and miso cured salmon, these anodised aluminum bento boxes are here fo ... -
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We hunted high and low for just the right shape, rejecting many lesser enamel mugs for being too wide, too regular or too lightweight, before hitting the goldilocks zone of enamelware with these just- ... -
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The ideal gardening glove for when you need a bit of sensitivity and to feel what you’re doing. The nylon/spandex liner is breathable, the nitrile coating is grippy but not too grippy, and the fit of ... -
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Fleece lined and rubber coated, these gloves are perfect for cold weather chores around the garden - they’ll keep your hands warm and dry, and show up well if you misplace them. Watch out for thorns t ... -
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Designed by Chiaki Murata in Japan, these beautiful step ladders are light, stable, stylish and functional. The 4 step is great for around the house, getting you right up to the highest overhead cupbo ... -
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New from Japan, the Lucano Step Stool is already winner of the RED DOT DESIGN awards for its simple, practical design. Folding to only 6" deep it is small enough to easily tuck away, but in black, whi ... -
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New from Japan, the Lucano Step Stool is already winner of the RED DOT DESIGN awards for its simple, practical design. Folding down to 6" deep it is small enough to easily tuck away, but in black, whi ... -
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New from Japan, the Lucano Step Stool is already winner of the RED DOT DESIGN awards for its simple, practical design. Folding down to 6" deep it is small enough to easily tuck away, but in black, whi ... -
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Incredibly strong, lethally sharp, surprisingly light - and golden. What more could one ask of a spade? -
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Hard wearing, everyday Stainless Steel kitchen knives - a great way to get into the feel and balance of Japanese knives, but with the familiarity of a western handle, and without the necessary discipl ... -
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Get these Japanese kitchen knives if you want the sharpest steel coupled with stainless protection, a nice familiar handle and a great deal of style. -
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These fantastic kitchen knives are a great way to get into the feel and balance of Japanese knives, without the necessary discipline. -
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As comfortable tearing apart old packaging as harvesting your heritage tomato crop. Great all rounders for the garden, greenhouse, home and office. One blade is very finely serrated, for grip and trac ... -
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Higurashi Secateurs- Drop-forged carbon steel secateurs for garden pruning, house plants and flowers. Higurashi Scissors-Traditional drop forged scissors for the garden and home, perfect for ikebana ... -
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Standard issue in Japan, where these are considered the every day, go-to choice for pruning. The big chunky catch at the bottom has a crisp action that’s easy to use, even with cold wet hands or muddy ... -
Used for ikebana flower displays, these Kenzan are becoming increasingly popular for western style flower arranging, doing away with foam completely. The brass pins are strong enough for woody materia ... -
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It doesn’t matter how good your tools are - if they’re blunt, they’re useless. Sharpen little and often, and learn to take pride and pleasure in it. The #1000 Stone is perfect for every day sharpening ... -
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Hand forged trowel for the greenhouse, conservatory or light garden use - but not for digging in heavy or unbroken soils. Hand forged cultivator for garden use - the clawed tines are perfect for loose ... -
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The Niwaki Pouch is as happy strollling through the city centre as it is in the garden.
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