Mar 08, 2023

How to Never Make a Failure in Buying a Japanese Sword and What to Look Out for

Tags: antique, appreciation, buying guide, fake, gansaku, japanese sword, katana, samurai, samurai sword

The Japanese sword is a weapon known as the soul of the samurai. Yet, many people, both in Japan and abroad, are fascinated by its beauty, making it different from other antiques. In particular, if you are a fan of Japanese...

Feb 01, 2023

The Manufacturing of Japanese Style Swords Abroad

Tags: antique, appreciation, bushido, buying guide, fake, gansaku, Iaito, imitation, japanese sword, katana, newly forged, samurai, samurai sword, sheathing, shinsakuto, sword structure, swordsmith, tsukuri-komi, uchigatana

What are Japanese swords? Simply put, Japanese swords or katana are made by a unique Japanese blacksmithing method and are assumed to have been crafted in Japan, but a Japanese sword cannot merely be characterized as a weapon. It has...

Jan 25, 2023

Samurai Aesthetics and Japanese Language

Tags: bushido, Japanese Idioms, japanese sword, katana, life, samurai, samurai sword

We have written a number of entries about how the katana appears in many Japanese idioms, these gained a great response from our readers. Therefore, we decided to take things a little broader, focusing not only on the sword but...

Jan 19, 2023

Being true to your Sword

Though we use iaito, bokuto and shinai; we must never forget that these are swords Training begins and ends with etiquette Iaido and kendo are both budo that places a strong emphasis on manners and etiquette – not only to our...

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