This is probably an odd question and the answer won’t stop me moving. I like to own survival equipment as just in case for emergencies. I know Japan has laws regarding carrying knives on your person. But I can’t find anything about owning them in your home. Does anyone know if you can own/order survival knives in Japan? Is there any laws on any other survival equipment? Like portable cooking or anything?
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**Moving to Japan. Questions on survival equipment**
This is probably an odd question and the answer won’t stop me moving. I like to own survival equipment as just in case for emergencies. I know Japan has laws regarding carrying knives on your person. But I can’t find anything about owning them in your home. Does anyone know if you can own/order survival knives in Japan? Is there any laws on any other survival equipment? Like portable cooking or anything?
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No blades over 15cm and nothing double edged.
Source: https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/cutting-chase-knife-laws-work-japan/
You should be able to survive with a kitchen knife
Not that I know of for anything else. A japanese company (snow peak) makes some of the best survival stoves.
However they are quite strict on knives. I would look up the length restrictions and get rid of (or store) any knives beyond that length. For survival purposes you probably don’t need a machete, you know?
no laws but its a good idea to stock up on drinking water and some food in case of earthquakes. Not sure about knives what do you plan on doing with knives ? going hunting ?
Any kind of knife you’d need to survive would be legal in the home.
You can buy big ass knives in Ueno, I went to look for leatherman multi tools in a shop once and seen some dude walk out with what looked like a 12 inch bayonet.
It’s completely fine to collect, on your person is a must be smaller than 6cm? Or 2”. Brands like Victorinox are really popular and sold at Montbell even with their logo. Leatherman is available and so are Gerber products.
Primus operates with Iwatani gas which is a popular brand for portable stove grills. Primus also makes the tiny isobutyl and propane tanks backpackers take in the mountains. My wife bought me a forewinds camp stove last year and it’s incredibly small. I’ve also seen Jet boil stoves and other brands.
Shops like Tokyu hands, Montbell, L-Breath, and almost any home store will sell ferro rods, emergency blankets, dehydrated food, venom extraction kits, mini compasses, carabiners, rain gear and so on.
I’ve even purchased a morakniv for batoning on Amazon jp
You really think a knife is gonna save you from Godzilla?