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The Beloved Blade of Kondo Isami

Nov 30, 2022

Filed under: bushido, fake, gansaku, japanese sword, katana, kotetsu, samurai, samurai sword

The Search for the Mysterious Sword "Kotetsu" By now, many are aware of Kondo Isami. The broad faced bull of a man with a sharp, piercing stare. He was the head of the Shinsengumi, a secret police force appointed by...

A visit to a sword-smith workshop in the northern part of Kyoto

Nov 18, 2022

Filed under: buying guide, Iaito, japanese sword, katana, newly forged, samurai sword, shinsakuto, swordsmith

A visit to a sword-smith workshop in the northern part of Kyoto

A two-hour drive north of Kyoto City, Japan’s ancient capital, will bring you to the northern most part of Kyoto Prefecture which faces the Sea of Japan. Here, a small city known as Kyotango is nestled by the sea. Blessed...

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms Part 2

Oct 31, 2022

Filed under: Japanese Idioms, japanese sword, katana, samurai, samurai sword

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms Part 2

More Japanese expressions associated with Japanese swords For this entry, I would like to continue to introduce Japanese idioms related to the Japanese sword. Dotanba (A podium made of sand) During the Edo period, the execution place for criminals had...

Gokaden Part 5: Mino-den

Oct 18, 2022

Filed under: appreciation, buying guide, five schools, grains, hamon, japanese sword, katana, kissaki, kitae, kitae hada, mino, nakago, samurai, samurai sword, shape, sori, sword structure, tsuka, tsukuri-komi

A treasure house of swords for actual warfare that are robust and boast outstanding sharpness Mino-den is the most recent of the Gokaden. It originated in the mid Kamakura period (1185-1333) and flourished from the Muromachi period (1333-1568) to the...

Gokaden Part 4: Soshu-den

Oct 17, 2022

Filed under: appreciation, buying guide, curvature, five schools, grains, hamon, japanese sword, katana, kissaki, kitae, kitae hada, nakago, samurai, samurai sword, shape, sori, soshu, sword structure, tang, tsuka, tsukuri-komi

A group of swordsmiths who produced the famous sword, Masamune Soshu refers to the Sagami Province, which is now current Kanagawa Prefecture. Sagami Province flourished as the center of the Kanto Region until the Warring States Period, when Minamoto no...

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The Beloved Blade of Kondo Isami

A visit to a sword-smith workshop in the northern part of Kyoto

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms Part 2

Gokaden Part 5: Mino-den

Gokaden Part 4: Soshu-den

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