Japanese swords have always been more than just weapons ... He was inspired by a sword made by the legendary 13th century swordsmith Masamune. And after a 5 year apprenticeship and years of ...

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--An outstanding collection of Japanese swords that had been in private ... a master swordsmith of the Heian Period; a short sword made by a master craftsman of the ...

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.

Until then, swords made in Japan were straight, most likely inspired by those made and imported from the Eurasian continent. But as fighting styles changed, Japanese swords became curved to make ...

Japanese swords have always been more than just weapons ... Each sword is a unique artwork, and one that is made to be admired as you would a painting. As sheets of steel are folded into each ...

Mark Zuckerberg recently learnt a new skill - to make a katana. He took to Instagram to update his followers about the same. Alongside, he posted a video of himself crafting katana from scratch ...

Katana is a generic term for swords forged in the originally developed way in Japan. It is one of the world’s most popular and widely recognized swords. Join this channel to get access to perks ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought ... Among them was a Japanese sword he’d found on an Okinawa beach in the final days of World War II.

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... up to 50 times more than ordinary steel made using modern methods.

Explore the best hand-forged katanas for sale, crafted with traditional Japanese techniques for superior sharpness, balance, ...

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 ...

He shuffles forward using suriashi, maintaining a good maai, or distance between them, and as one of the samurai attacks him, he draws his katana ... short sword because if they made a careless ...