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 ...

NARA--Some of the finest swords of Japan’s feudal age are now on show at the Kasuga Taisha shrine here. Many of them are national treasures. What sets the blades apart is that they were ...

The blades dating from the Heian Period (794-1185) through modern times belonged to a physician whose deep knowledge of Japanese sword culture profoundly impressed experts. Until two years ago ...

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 ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... the sword's outer shell and deadly blade, while the tough steel serves as the ...