Toa Scissors Co., Ltd. is a company manufacturing scissors and knives from commercial-grade to home use. It is located in Seki, Gifu, which is known for edged tool manufacturing. In Seki City, swords have been made since the Kamakura Period. The city has 800 years history of edged tool manufacturing. The manufacturing techniques in Seki has earned high reputations not only inside but also outside Japan, and along with "Solingen in Germany", "Sheffield in England", it is referred to as "3S of edged tool manufacturing", having achieved worldwide status.