I have seen some very serious Japanese Penhold players who go for blades that have exact weight they want. I have seen their preferred weight as between 100gm and 110gm. I have also seen players ask for lighter Japanese penhold blades. The weight does not matter to them, but they want light.
The XIOM Athena Japanese Penhold blades released in the year 2008 had weight of 100gm to be exact. The XIOM Athena Japanese Penhold blades released in the year 2009 had significant weight decrease, however they have heavier blades also. They are in the range 85gm to 105gm. Choosing a Japanese Penhold blade from XIOM require the customer to choose a weight he prefers.
The brand popular for Japanese Penhold blades is TSP from Japan. The TSP Dynam blades have weight of 100gm. The TSP Hunter blade has weight of 87gm.
I have seen some trend among these players. The Japanese Penhold players in Korea prefer the blade weight between 99 - 105 gm. The Japanese Penhold players from China choose somewhere between 90 - 95 gm.
Here is a list of Japanese Penhold blades you can look at: Japanese Penhold blades
XIOM Athena Platinum Special in 105 gm
