Super easy to use Aiiwatani easy frosty cutting on this soft side of medium hard stone that leaves a nice medium bright kasumi finish, not super fast cutting but the feedback is nice and it leaves a nice frosty kasumi. 

Graded at LV3.5 Hard 3.5+ Fineness on a 1-5 scale

135x90x35mm at widest points 604 grams  

Asagi:

This aesthetic term refers to the general color of the stone. Typically, Asagi stones are grey, light blue, greyish-blue/green, and tan. They are usually quite clean stones that are on the harder side. However, softer Asagi stones are great for knife polishing.

Aiiwatani:

A ‘Higashi-Mono’ (Eastern Mine) whetstone that is close in proximity to Takashima and Wakasa, two mines known for their high density stones. Aiiwatani are great shiage-toishi(fine stones) when you are looking for a refined edge. Typically more mellow in cutting action, but this can lead to a cleaner polish.