Niwaki winter gift guide:
Really useful gifts from Japan for gardeners, chefs, crafters, tinkerers, flaneurs, artists, small-holders, allotment lurkers, shed dwellers, the young, the old, experts, novices and everyone in-between. Check it out:
Mini Clean Mate: rust and sap eraser for all carbon steel tools
Niwaki Hori Hori Pro: upgraded to withstand the rigours of professional gardening
Niwaki Field Report: print not pixels!
Woolly Hat • Karashi Yellow: did you know you can lose up to 90% of your style through poor headwear choices? Take action now.
Dan-Ten Quilted Jacket: four new colours now in stock, each with different quilting patterns
GR Pro Secateurs • Right Handed: a lifetime pair of secateurs
Niwaki Tokusen Set: superior quality x3
Niwaki Yamakawa Secateurs: double-sprung, ideal for orchard pruning
Niwaki Field Report
Relive the glory of summer with our in-depth report from Great Dixter, dodge bears in Hokkaido and ramble through Kyoto, all from the comfort of your armchair with our new 108 page publication.
PAUL SMITH X NIWAKI COLLECTION
READ MORE: Paul Smith x Niwaki collection
Niwaki founder Jake Hobson has long admired Paul Smith and his team for their ability to infuse classic style with a distinctive sense of fun and individuality. The playfulness and, at the same time, sophistication of Paul Smith’s clothing and accessories inject a freshness to traditional designs – something Niwaki also aims for when designing gardening tools and gear.
Working together on this collection, we’ve pooled our respective skills to come up with a set of gardening tools that are fun, stylish and, most importantly, highly functional. United by a playful colour palette, the four pieces form a highly collectible set while also standing alone as serious tools in their own right. Perfect for stylish, creative gardeners who expect high quality tools but don’t take themselves too seriously.
‘How to’ videos
How to care for your tools, plus other useful and interesting videos.
Forked Hand Hoe: break up that hard ground with ease
Lucano 4 Step • Funky Orange: a boon to the Christmas home decorator
Shuro Brush: pop one of these in the stocking
Niwaki Kojima Work Jacket: a great transitional layer
Camellia Oil + Oil Dispenser: keep your carbon steel tools rust free
Niwaki Winter Gloves: keep the wind, rain and cold at bay
Niwaki Kiri Knife • Nakiri 165mm: part of our new and very fine Kiri range
Niwaki Sakagen Flower Scissors • 180mm: flouride coated blades shrug off muck for a clean cut
Niwaki winter pop-up on Columbia Road
READ MORE: 1 November–29 December. At the sign of the monkaburi (welcome branch) please drop in to visit our pop-up store at 126 Columbia Road, London.
Niwaki Chiltern Street
NIWAKI HQ SHOWROOM
Golden Spade • Standard: the ultimate gold digger
Black and White Kenzan Set: add some holly or similar for a set of stylish table decorations
Niwaki Blue Steel Higonokami Folding Knife: brass handle and very sharp steel
Negishi Copper Watering Can: heating on = thirsty houseplants
Japanese Tripod Ladders
The original and best Japanese Tripod Ladders. Lightweight, finished to a high standard and, most importantly, safe. Three legs and a wide base provide incredible stability, even on slopes and steps. Perfect for hedges, topiary, fruit trees and all other garden and DIY jobs where you need to work safely at height.
Our unique spring-loaded leg pin and platform top step are two of the reasons Niwaki Original Tripod ladders are the professional gardener’s ladder of choice. Try one for yourself and find out what all the fuss is about.
JAPANESE KITCHEN KNIVES
Japanese kitchen knives have a reputation for being among the best in the world, but don’t let the hype obscure their practicality. Niwaki stocks knives for all budgets and levels of enthusiasm, from the entry-level Niwaki Mainichi range (Santoku, Gyoto, Nakiri and Petty) which marries Japanese steel with Western-style handles, to the hand-finished-in-a-tiny-Sanjo-workshop majesty of the Masashi Kobo Damascus knives.
Click to browse the whole range, and feel free to give us a call or drop us an email if you would like to know more.
Japanese Garden Tools
Whether you’re cloud pruning a Taxus baccata (that’s yew to you), planting bulbs in the window box of a top floor balcony or keeping your houseplants neat and tidy, Niwaki probably has a tool to make the job easier and, dare we say it, a little more pleasurable.
Gardening is held in high-esteem in Japan, and the quality and thoughtful design of our secateurs, pruning saws, spades, shears – everything, really – reflect this. Click to browse the whole range and discover your next “how did I live without that?” tool.
JAPANESE GEAR
All the gear and no idea? Sounds like you need more gear! Over the years, we’ve steadily added to a diverse range of workwear clothing, footwear, bags, Japanese pocket knives and other accessories for you and your tools, all with the common denominators of quality and practicality.
From Metal Tool Boxes to Kojima Indigo Denim Work Trousers, and Takumi Ripstop Work Suits to our ever-popular Niwaki Gardening Gloves, we’re certain you’ll find something that will make your life easier, and maybe a little more stylish to boot (we sell them too - check out the Tabi Work Boots and the Niwaki Rubber Boot). Explore the full range here.