Japanese Pocket Knife
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Japanese Pocket Knife is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 39 / 100Ranks 6,237 of 8,101 Sports & Outdoors niches · −8 vs the category median of 4739
- Market size
- $107K/yr319K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -9.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 70%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 50 sellers
Flapen Score
Japanese Pocket Knife against its category
The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Japanese Pocket Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Japanese Pocket Knife market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Japanese Pocket Knife 319K times last year and spent an estimated $107K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Mar–Dec. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 1.2% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 319K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $107K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 319K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -9.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.2%
- Market size, estimated
- $107Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- higonokami folding knife70K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $28.10.
Listings sell for $28.10 on average, from $17.01 to $50.64. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $28.10 that is $3K to $7K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $28.10inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $17.01–$50.64
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $3K–$7K
- Returns
- 1.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
58% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #963 within Knives & Tools. It carries 235 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 58%
- Prime listings
- 95%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.3%
- Average rank
- #963in Knives & Tools
- Average rating
- 4.52 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 235per listing
- Listings tracked
- 19
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 54 months
Products
Top Japanese Pocket Knife products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 24, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Higonokami Folding Knife Blue Paper Steel 120mm
- Price
- $35.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 8y ago

Higo no Kami 10 Pocket Knife by Nagao Seisakusho Brass Finish
- Price
- $31.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,135
- Age
- 16y ago

Higonokami Folding Knife Blue Paper Steel 90mm
- Price
- $30.28
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 295
- Age
- 8y ago

Higo no Kami 7 Pocket Knife by Nagao Seisakusho Parkerized Black Satin Finish
- Price
- $17.01
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 980
- Age
- 13y ago

Higonokami Folding Knife SK Steel 120mm Black
- Price
- $19.98
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 218
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Higonokami Mini Folding Pocket Knife Japanese Sanmai SK Steel Blade (Brown)
- Price
- $18.77
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago

Higonokami Japanese Folding Pocket Knife 35mm SK Steel Blade Penknife with Red Leather Case for Wood Carving Whittling and General Use
- Price
- $18.59
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 3y ago

Higo no Kami Naka(sizeS) Nagaokoma Import from JAPAN (Single Pack) (1)
- Price
- $27.30
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 169
- Age
- 16y ago

Higonokami Folding Knife Blue Paper Steel 100mm
- Price
- $32.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 213
- Age
- 8y ago

Higo Folding Knife 2.76 Blade Japanese All-Steel Pocket Knife for Camping Carving Utility Use Handmade in Miki Japan
- Price
- $18.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Higo Folding Knife 2.76 Blade Japanese All-Steel Pocket Knife for Camping Carving Utility Use Handmade in Miki Japan
- Price
- $18.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 8mo ago

Higonokami Mini Folding Pocket Knife Japanese Sanmai SK Steel Blade (Brown)
- Price
- $18.77
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago

Higonokami Japanese Folding Pocket Knife 35mm SK Steel Blade Penknife with Red Leather Case for Wood Carving Whittling and General Use
- Price
- $18.59
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 3y ago

Higonokami No 2 Blue Paper Steel HIGOC2B
- Price
- $45.57
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 7y ago

Higonokami Folding Knife Blue Paper Steel 120mm
- Price
- $35.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 8y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 70% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
5 falling
Sellers
50
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- HIGO NO KAMI91%
- Nagao Seisakusho3%
- KATSU3%
- Product of Gifu Japan2%
- FieldSora1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Japanese Pocket Knife search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Japanese Pocket Knife search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- higonokami folding knife70K/yr
- japanese pocket knife66K/yr
- higonokami45K/yr
- higonokami knife18K/yr
- anime pocket knife11K/yr
- unique knives for men12K/yr
- higo no kami5K/yr
- wooden handle pocket knife6K/yr
- giant pocket knife6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Japanese Pocket Knife
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“hard to get out”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Japanese Pocket Knife questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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