In the history of Japan, there was a legend from the smiths of Yamato Province. The legend was about that the smith Amakumi in Yamato about A. D. 700 who made the first samurai sword. It all began when Amakumi and his son gathered and examined the sword remnants after they found that nearly half [...]

Samurai swords are chronicles of how Japan has evolved and are believed to date back as far as 4500 BC. Let’s see how samurai swords unfold to become the swords they are today through the four periods in Japanese history.
Ancient Sword (Chokuto or Ken) Period - until A.D. 900
The Ancient Sword (Chokuto or Ken) [...]

Kyudo - the Way of the Bow - is one of the oldest of Japan’s traditional martial arts. It is also called standing Zen (Ritsuzen) and is considered as one of the purest of all budos or martial ways. It aspires at surpassing oneself with the target and the bow to reach one’s [...]

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The Japanese sword stands out as a premier weapon of power and legendary work of art in both appearance and manufacture; made by pattern wielding or folding. The Japanese swords have become known worldwide as a ‘must-have’ for any weapon or sword aficionado. A Tanto knife may look like simply as one of the wide [...]

In the realm of Japanese antique swords, you most probably will think of a Japanese warrior carrying a samurai weapon. A true samurai defeats his opponents with the use of his sword. What perfect sword it is then for a warrior to possess than a katana or “samurai sword”.
Back in the past
Undisputedly considered [...]

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I’ve been long fascinated with the noble samurai warriors of ancient Japan. These men lived a style of life that is unique in our known history. It was an existence that was heroic, with an emphasis on honor and chivalry that has rarely been seen before [...]