How does buying a genuine sword from Japan work? Japanese swords are, as is true with any piece of historical art, a wonderful investment for interacting directly with a unique and cherished blade that has truly come to represent the...

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-Helping to maintain traditional Japanese sword making- Nihonto literally means a sword made in Japan by a unique Japanese blacksmithing method and is also known as Samurai sword or Katana in other countries. The origin of the Japanese sword dates...

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In Japan, in order to own a Japanese sword, each sword owner must hold and carry a registration card in accordance with the Firearms and Swords Control Law. This gives many people the impression that it is difficult to purchase...

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What's so special about Tsuka? From shinken to iaito and decorative wall-hangers, there are numerous types of Japanese swords available for purchase today, however, today we will have a look at the only part that you touch on a katana:...

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