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 ...

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.

First broadcast on Johan Leutwiler, from Switzerland, is currently Japan's only foreign swordsmith. In a Japanophiles ...

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.

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

The Art of Hand-Forging: A Tradition of Mastery Crafting a hand-forged katana requires skill and dedication that span centuries. Master swordsmiths utilize traditional Japanese techniques passed down ...

Situated in a nondescript yet picturesque spot in Kyotongo City in Japan’s coastal region of Tango, is a forge or smithy that makes traditional katana by hand. These are the kinds of swords that ...

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 ... interest because it is believed to be the prototype of “katana” swords worn by samurai warriors at the waist during ...

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gifted his offensive lineman authentic Japanese Katana swords for Christmas. According to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, each sword is unique as it ...

Not only did Burrow give each of his offensive lineman one of Japan's most famous swords, but he also took the extra step towards making the gift as authentic as possible. Each katana gifted by ...

Perhaps this deep attachment had something to do with the perfect melding of form and function found in the katana, as the famous curved sword is known in Japan. Invented a millennium ago ...