In kyudo, there is a concept called the “Eight Phases of Shooting”. This concept divides the movement for releasing the arrow into eight phases; each phase has its own name. The last phase that brings the movements to a close...

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"Miyamoto Musashi" is a novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa that was published as a serial by Asahi Shimbun from 1935 to 1939. Since then it was been made into movies, TV series, and comic books many times, making Musashi a...

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In Japanese, a main street, busy street, or a downtown area is called a menuki-dori. The origin of this word is derived from menuki, which are attached to the hilt of a Japanese sword. According to one theory, menuki are...

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Type of Japanese armor Japanese Armor, or katchū (甲冑; armor and helmet), can largely be categorized into two categories depending on in which period it was made: ō-yoroi (大鎧; great armor) and tōsei-gusoku (当世具足; modern armor) armors.  O-yoroi The ō-yoroi...

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Maintaining Japanese swords is very delicate The most important aspects of preserving Japanese swords are to protect them from developing rust and scratches. Here are three simple precautions that you can take to make sure that long-term storage does not damage...

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