Nakago – Invisible in the shaft but a valuable point of appreciating the Japanese Sword May 09, 2022 Filed under: appreciation, japanese sword, katana, nakago, samurai sword, tang Share Tweet Pin it Fancy What is Nakago? There is a line that runs between the blade’s edge area and the ridge area. Between this line and the bottom of the blade (the area hidden inside the sheath) is called nakago (tang). The nakago is... Read more...