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What Is Nenkimei — Reading a Tōkō's Active Period from the Date of Production Inscribed on the Nakago

The Nobukuni School: The Lineage and Highlights of a Tōkō Tradition That Began in Yamashiro and Spread to Chikuzen

What is kaji-oshi (kaji-togi) — The first togi a tōshō performs after yaki-ire, and how it differs from the togishi's full togi

What Is Origami — The Edo-Period Sword Kanteisho Issued by the Honami Family and the Origin of "Origami-tsuki"

Japanese words born from the sword — the origins of seppā tsumaru, tsuba zeri-ai, shinogi wo kezuru, sori ga awanai, and tsuke yakiba