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How to Never Make a Failure in Buying a Japanese Sword and What to Look Out for

Mar 08, 2023

Filed under: antique, appreciation, buying guide, fake, gansaku, japanese sword, katana, samurai, samurai sword

How to Never Make a Failure in Buying a Japanese Sword and What to Look Out for

The Japanese sword is a weapon known as the soul of the samurai. Yet, many people, both in Japan and abroad, are fascinated by its beauty, making it different from other antiques. In particular, if you are a fan of Japanese...

The Manufacturing of Japanese Style Swords Abroad

Feb 01, 2023

Filed under: antique, appreciation, bushido, buying guide, fake, gansaku, Iaito, imitation, japanese sword, katana, newly forged, samurai, samurai sword, sheathing, shinsakuto, sword structure, swordsmith, tsukuri-komi, uchigatana

The Manufacturing of Japanese Style Swords Abroad

What are Japanese swords? Simply put, Japanese swords or katana are made by a unique Japanese blacksmithing method and are assumed to have been crafted in Japan, but a Japanese sword cannot merely be characterized as a weapon. It has...

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms Part 3

Dec 27, 2022

Filed under: antique, appreciation, bushido, Iaito, Japanese Idioms, japanese sword, katana, samurai, samurai sword, sword structure

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms Part 3

This is the third in our popular series! We will continue introducing Japanese idioms that related to the sword. Seppa tsumaru (The seppa is stuck) Seppa is a long elliptical thin metal piece on both sides of the swordguard. One is...

Mei - Japanese Sword Identity

Aug 18, 2022

Filed under: antique, appreciation, buying guide, fake, gansaku, imitation, japanese sword, katana, nakago, samurai sword, sword structure, tang

Why focus on Mei? Many Japanese swords have inscriptions on the tang. It is recorded that in the Nara period (710-794), a swordsmith’s name was required by law to be inscribed on the tang. However, it is said that the...

Koshirae: The Unique Exterior of Japanese Swords

Aug 10, 2022

Filed under: antique, appreciation, buying guide, Iaito, japanese sword, katana, samurai, samurai sword, shape, sword structure, uchigatana

Koshirae: The Unique Exterior of Japanese Swords

What is Koshirae? Japanese swords can be roughly divided into two types: Tachi and Uchi-gatana. Aikuchi Koshirae This is a type of sword without a tsuba and is made so that the mouth of the saya and the fuchigane of...

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How to Never Make a Failure in Buying a Japanese Sword and What to Look Out for

The Manufacturing of Japanese Style Swords Abroad

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms Part 3

Mei - Japanese Sword Identity

Koshirae: The Unique Exterior of Japanese Swords

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