The blades dating from the Heian Period ... Railways from the Meiji Era (1868-1912). In total, 31 Japanese swords of various styles line an exhibition room at the museum. Some of them are ...
From heating and hammering the metal to sharpening the knife's edge and polishing the final blade, these are only a few of the skills a Japanese artisan spends a lifetime learning to master.
Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...
KOKA, Shiga Prefecture--A European-style rapier owned by a feudal ... use thin rapier-like swords in actual battles in Japan, so the Western blade was likely used to enhance the authority of ...