The 32-inch sword, known as a kohoki, was likely an heirloom sword, made for a samurai, and passed down ... was placed on display at the Kasugataisha Museum at the Kasuga Taisha shrine, where ...

samurai swords and other weapons, all made between the 14th and 19th centuries. The collection is largely from the Edo period ( 1615–1868) on loan from The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum ...

and is on show at the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum. It is regarded as the finest example of Bizen-style blades forged by the Fukuoka Ichimonji school of swordsmiths that was based in areas ...

TSURU, Yamanashi Prefecture--Showcasing some of the nation's top swords and fittings, a special exhibition at the Museum Tsuru here is exploring the aesthetic beauty of samurai blades. One of the ...