The intricate design of the tsuba (guard), the elegant curve of the blade, and the detailed tsukamaki (handle wrapping) make each sword a striking visual masterpiece. The hamon further enhances the ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from ... This serves both to protect the blade and to give it its signature wavy design called the hamon, which later polishing will reveal.

Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades can be worth ... sword smiths working across Japan. Japanese swords have always been more than just ...

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 ...

He continued to collect Japanese swords on the sidelines of his practice as a physician. Twenty-two of the 31 blades are categorized as “koto” (old swords), which date to around the 16th ...

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 MRG-B2000JS-1A is actually inspired by the forging of the Juryoku-Maru, an original sword commissioned by Casio for the MR-G line with a katana blade forged by master swordsmith Kamiyama Teruhira.