In recent years, hardware stores have taken it up as a side job, but in the days when Japanese (as opposed to Western) knives were commonly used, they were often seen in every town in busy shopping areas.
近年では金物屋が兼業で営むぐらいだが、和物（洋物の反対語）の刃物が世間一般で広く使われていた時代には、どの町でも人通りの多い商店街などでよく見られた。