Quality Japanese made pruning shears and hedge shears under $100-$150 range

[ceriano]

I'm looking for a quality pruning shear and a hedge shear, preferably Japanese made. My price range is around $100 to max $150.
I understate cheaper pruners do the job just fine but I'm looking for something more niche

a few contenders:

Rare Japanese Maples, Conifers & Other Trees : Maplestone Ornamentals

Maplestone Ornamentals is known for selling an amazing selection of various rare and unusual plants and trees. We specialize in Japanese Maples but we also offer a wonderful selection of many other trees and shrubs including conifers, bonsai starters, and hard-to-find deciduous and flowering trees.

www.maplestoneornamentals.com

Epicurean Edge: Japanese and European professional chefs knives

www.epicedge.com

Hedge Shears with 7-1/4in Japanese Steel Blade, 23in Overall Length by Growtech

Tame the toughest hedges like a pruning samurai! Quality-crafted 7.25-inch blades made from genuine Japanese sword steel; hollow ground, with a beautiful mirror finish for smoother cuts. Incredibly sap and rust resistant! Wooden handles. 23-inch overall length; weight of 1.5 lbs.

www.amleo.com

Okatsune 7-inch Blade Hedge Shears, 21-inch Overall Length

These light hedge shears deliver smooth, precise cuts regardless of the foliage you are pruning. Eliminates crushing and chewed cuts. Blades are made from hot hammer-forged Izumo Yasuki Steel, which is used in the making of Japanese swords. This steel gives the shears maximum sharpness and...

www.amleo.com

 

[ShimpakuBonsai]

I've got a few pruning shears of Okatsune and I really like them.
I use them mostly for pruning in the garden, the 207 is my goto shears for almost everything and I use the 103 for pruning larger branches.
My fiancee use the 304 (blue) for her flower arangements and she loves it.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Kaneshin work great and are well below your price point. If you need to spend, go masakuni

 

[ceriano]

Kaneshin work great and are well below your price point. If you need to spend, go masakuni

where is a good place to order these? looks like they are not very common like their bonsai tools.

 

[ShimpakuBonsai]

You can buy them directly online: https://kaneshin.shop2.multilingualcart.com/

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Hmm... both the two choices above are pretty pricey in my book. That said, I'm sure each are very high quality tools.

In my experience after using a multitude of large and small cutting tools over many years... using many name brands and not name brand tools...... above a mid level price point, its no longer about the tools themselves (vis a vis long term durability and cutting effectiveness), its all about the ability of the the individual to properly sharpen and otherwise care for the tool over time.
Have fun and enjoy whatever you decide to purchase and get a good stone set up too.

cheers
DSD sends