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 ...

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 ...

Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used to make them prior to the 16th century are now on the verge of rediscovery. Ancient swords such as this tachi displayed ...

A close-up of a hand delicately holding a Japanese sword with fire sparks falling Japanese man, samurai, holds in his hand his sword, a katana in a kimono Japanese, black traditional kimano samurai, ...

Japanese man traditional dress, black kimano katana samurai sword strikes, takes out scabbard, holds handle, trains kenjutsu, practices techniques, sword training combat principles samurai fighting ...

In total, 31 Japanese swords of various styles line an exhibition room at the museum. Some of them are as valuable as government-designated important cultural properties, officials said.

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... which he has shaped so it will make a snug fit into the channel and forges the ...

Premium Samurai Swords of 2024 The katana is one of the most iconic weapons in history, known for its beauty, craftsmanship, ...

Japan's new head of the Ground Self-Defense ... weapons in perfect condition so they never have to be used. “Taking swords out means the operation has already half-failed,” he says.

An curved arrow pointing right. Hirakawa Yasuhiro is a master blacksmith for Sasuke in Sakai, Japan, who forges scissors with techniques that were used to make swords, knives, and weapons.

In Japan, not even the magic powers of Harry Potter, or the House of Gryffindor, are enough to evade the country’s strict weapons laws. Replica swords from the Harry Potter franchise ...