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Articles |THE YAMATO SHIKKAKE SCHOOL 大和尻懸
The province of Yamato (大和) was the center of Japanese culture during the Nara (奈良) period before the capital was…
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Articles |YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL 大和手搔系
During the Nara period, before the capital was transferred to Kyoto in Yamashiro province, the province of Yamato was the…
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Articles |SHIZU SABURO KANEUJI 志津三郎兼氏
Kaneuji (兼氏) was born in the late 13th century in the Yamato area. Around the Geno Era (1319-1321), the latter…
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Articles |THE YAMATO SENJÛIN SCHOOL 大和千手院系
The Yamato (大和) school of sword making originated in the Yamato Province and gave rise to the five oldest sword…
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Articles |THE HOSHÔ SCHOOL 保昌
The Hoshô (保昌) school is one of the five schools of the Yamato Den (大和伝) They are said to have…
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IMPORTANT SWORD BY YAMATO SHIZU 大和志津
Blades are called Yamato Shizu when they are thought to have been made by Shizu Kaneuji or his direct students…
