In total, 31 Japanese swords of various styles line ... The collection allows stylistic comparison of the five major sword making regions of Japan known as the “gokaden” (literally, “five ...

And after a 5 year apprenticeship and years of training he became one of the 180 sword smiths working across Japan. Japanese swords have always been more than just weapons, they were artworks ...

The sword was pulled from the attic decades ago, but a recent ceremonial cleaning revealed it was a priceless heirloom from the 12th century.

And after a 5 year apprenticeship and years of training he became one of the 180 sword smiths working across Japan. Japanese swords have always been more than just weapons, they were artworks ...

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 ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill ...

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 ...

The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word saburau ... became adept with the famed katana sword. Although crude Chinese handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later ...

In Japan, not even the ... concern” over the product. Japanese media, including public broadcaster NHK, said that investigators had found that the replica swords were sharp enough that they ...

Throughout its history, Spokane has had close ties to Japan.

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.