Even if you purchase the Japanese sword of your dreams, you may not be able to fully showcase the beauty of your Japanese sword unless you display it properly. In this article, we would like to explain the proper way...
Different types have different lengths and weights Length and Shape If you are thinking of collecting Japanese swords, you should know that there are different lengths and weights for different types of Japanese swords! By understanding this, you will be...
The Japanese sword is praised as “beauty in use”. Its appearance is so simple with no unnecessary features, but in fact it has many skills woven into one piece of work. When we look at those details, we are drawn...
I believe it is an awesome responsibility that I have inherited with this Tanto and holding it in my hands for the first time has been an amazing experience! To hold something that is so very old and a part of history is a very humbling experience that I will remember every time I hold this Tanto!
This is a great little book. It is aimed at beginners to the field but there are still bits of information that seasoned connoisseurs will appreciates. It has an accessible written style and excellent diagrams of features that I’ve never understood or seen such as ‘yo’ and ‘choji ashi’. Highly recommended book.