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| | Tako hiki - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Tako hiki (タコ引, literally, octopus-pull), yanagi ba (柳刃, literally, willow blade), and fugu hiki (ふぐ引き, literally, pufferfish-puller) are long thin knives used in the Japanese kitchen, belonging to the group of Sashimi bocho (Japanese: 刺身包丁) to prepare sashimi, sliced raw fish and seafood. |
 | | Similar to the nakiri bocho, the style differs slightly between Tokyo and Osaka. |
 | | In Osaka, the yanagi ba has a pointed end, whereas in Tokyo the tako hiki has a rectangular end. |
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