I have both a 270 takohiki and a 330 sakimaru takohiki. Takohikis have noticeably less height from blade to spine than sakimarus of the same length. This makes the sakimarus more suited to thin slicing and bias cut applications, and IMO are a more useful overall sashimi knife. The takohiki has a fun, safety-knife tip, but it has absolutely no curve on the blade from heel to tip. Doing straight cuts with a takohiki works well though.