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 ... The collection allows stylistic comparison of the five major sword making regions of Japan known as the “gokaden” (literally, “five ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

but be advised that again this is only available in Japanese. The swords are set to release in June through Premium Bandai Japan, and can be purchased for 59,400 yen ($380 USD). Keep in mind that ...

Not only did Burrow give each of his offensive lineman one of Japan's most ... used to describe a long sword distinct from the tachi, which had previously been the Japanese's sword of choice.

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.