Episode 8: Sword Mountings: All You Need to Know About KOSHIRAE – SAYA, TSUBA, and so forth Welcome back to another episode of Katana Archives.…
Episode 7: HAMON (Blade-Waves) When you look into a Katana, you will notice the glistening, elegant waves on the blade in a very second. It…
Episode 6: The Signature of Japanese Swordsmith Welcome back to another episode of Katana Archives. Today, we would like to talk about one of the…
【Episode 5】What is TAMA-HAGANE? Japanese blacksmithing has over a millennium of history. It dates back to the 1st century A.D. when ancient blacksmiths studied template…
【Episode 4】Japanese Sword Appraisers in Modern Times: NBTHK / NTHK Given these pieces of information in the previous episodes, you might have wondered: “Is there…
【Episode 3】Budget for Buying the Japanese Sword As you may know, there are a lot of Japanese swords for sale in online antique markets. They…
Given that you have read our first article (If you haven’t, see here ), now you know different types of Japanese swords. Today, we would…
【Episode 1】Types of Japanese Swords: There were traditionally many types of Japanese swords, all of which had different ways to be used back in the…
The secrets behind the beauty of the Japanese sword and its legendary tales Introduction We are fascinated not only by the feature of the Japanese…