INDICATORS ON KATANA SWORD YOU SHOULD KNOW

commonly, the blade along with the sword mounting of Japanese swords are exhibited separately in museums, which inclination is remarkable in Japan. In 1719, Tokugawa Yoshimune, the 8th shogun from the Tokugawa shogunate, ordered Hon'ami Kōchū, who was an authority of sword appraisal, to record swords possessed by daimyo around Japan in guides. I