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Insights into Japanese sword knowledge and culture
The five major sword-making traditions—Yamato, Yamashiro, Bizen, Sōshū, and Mino. Here we explore their defining characteristics and history.
A guide to the NBTHK appraisal system: what Hozon, Tokubetsu Hozon, Juyo, and Tokubetsu Juyo grades mean and their impact on value.
打粉、丁子油、拭い紙。日本刀の手入れに必要な道具と正しい手順を写真付きで解説。
初めて日本刀を購入する方へ。予算の考え方、何を見るべきか、信頼できる販売店の見極め方。
Legal procedures for shipping swords from Japan: METI export permit applications and import regulations by country.
Suguha, midare, choji, gunome — types of hamon and how to appreciate them, explained for beginners.
Masamune, Muramasa, Horikawa Kunihiro, and Osafune Kanemitsu. An introduction to the lives and styles of these master craftsmen whose names remain in the history of Japanese swords.
This text introduces the history of the tsuba (sword guard) as a sword fitting, and the techniques of master metalworkers such as Shōami, the Gotō family, and Yokoya Sōmin.
美術品としての日本刀の資産価値を考察。過去の相場推移、値上がりする刀の条件、リスクと注意点。
The swords beloved by Masamune Date, the lineage of smiths employed by Sendai Domain. Japanese sword history viewed from Sendai's perspective.
Kondo Isao's Kotetsu, Hijikata Toshizo's Izumi no Kami Kanesada, Okita Soji's Koa Kiyomitsu. The story of Shinsengumi warriors and their swords.
The polishing of Japanese swords is not mere maintenance. It is an artistic technique that brings out the beauty of the steel and blade pattern to the fullest.
