Articles |A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPANESE ARMOR
Read moreThe earliest surviving examples of Japanese armor are those artifacts excavated from the great tumuli dating to the fifth century…
Articles |MAGOROKU KANEMOTO 孫六兼元
Read moreMagoroku Kanemoto (孫六兼元) worked in Akasaka in Mino Province around the beginning of the sixteenth century. He flourished during the…
Articles |IZUMI NO KAMI KUNISADA 和泉守国貞
Read moreKunisada (国貞) was born in Tensho 18 (1590) in Hyuga province, present day Miyazaki prefecture. He became a student of…
Articles |HASEBE KUNISHIGE AND HASEBE KUNINOBU 長谷部国重＆長谷部国信
Read moreHasebe Kunishige (長谷部国重) has long been considered to be a pupil of Masamune (正宗) (Masamune Juttetsu). His oldest remaining dated…
Articles |BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU 備前長船長光
Read moreBizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) was the son of Bizen Mitsutada (備前光忠) who was the founder of the Bizen Osafune School (備前長船).
Articles |TAIRYÛSAI MUNEHIRO (SÔKAN) 泰龍齋宗寛
Read moreOne of the most important sword smiths of the late Edo period was Koyama Munetsugu (固山宗次). It is generally acknowledged…
Articles |THE AZUCHI-MOMOYAMA ERA 安土桃山時代
Read moreThe Azuchi-Momoyama Jidai (安土桃山時代) is the final phase of the Sengoku Jidai (戦国時代) in Japan. These years of political unification
Articles |THE AIZU NAGAMICHI KEI (会津長道系)
Read moreAizu Nagamichi (会津長道) was born in 1633 in Ôshû of Aizu Province. He was the son of Masanaga (政長) and…
Articles |A BRIEF STUDY OF BIZEN BLADES OF THE MUROMACHI ERA
Read moreAt the beginning of the Muromachi (室町) era around the Oei (応永) era (1394) most of the different schools in…
Articles |THE HIZEN SCHOOL 肥前系
Read moreBefore we delve into the specifics of the Hizen School perhaps it would be a good idea to discuss some…
Articles |THE HIZEN YUKIHIRO HA 肥前行廣派
Read moreThe first generation (shodai) Dewa-daijô Yukihiro (出羽大掾行廣) was called Kurôbei and he was born as the second son of Hashimoto…
Articles |THE YASUTSUGU SCHOOL 康継系
Read moreThe story of the Yasutsugu (康継) lineage starts with the birth of the first generation, Ichizaemon (市左衛門), who is believed…
