The Story of Kakumei
Kakumei is a Japanese homeware, kitchenware and giftware store based in Glebe, Sydney. It is a sister shop of Sydney's leading professional Japanese kitchen knife store: Knives and Stones, St Peters.
Knives and Stones started back in 2014 with the primary goal of selling the finest Japanese handmade chefs knife. Over the years, it has grown into one of the largest professional premium kitchen knife vendor in Australia. K&S carries top Japanese knives like the Mastamoto Sohonten, Sakai Takayuki, Sukinari, just to name a few. It is looking after some of the best restaurants around the country. With customers like Yoshii Omasake, Azuma, Sushi Oe, Matsuya and more. Becasue of the great services and price, customers always come to K&S for whatever things that they want from Japan we started to carry more and more kitchenware and tableware. This is the birth of Kakumei.
By late 2021, K&S was carrying more and more homeware and kitchenware to the point that the St Peters showroom can't display anymore, and also becasue of the pain of the infamous Kings Street traffic between St Peters and Sydney City, we thought that it'd be cool to have a small window for us to display all the homeware that we have and more importantly closer to the city. Glebe, being one of the cultural centres of Sydney, with the relaxing vibe, cafe and restaurants, naturally become our idea choice.
At Kakumei, you can find everything from plates, blows, mugs to all sorts of unique Japanese home decor items. We even carry some of the most beautiful crystal glasses called Edo Kiriko. Everything is imported directly from Japan by us, and owner James visits Japan many times a year to select the items himself.
We hope you can find something that you love and enjoy, and please share our passion of the Japanese liftstyle and culture.
