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Yagyu is a famous line of Japanese kenjutsu that has split into several lines of famous kenshi over the years and is highly regarded amongst koryu ...

The Bonji Koshirae features sanskrit letters on metal fittings, such as the silver-plated brass fuchi and kashira, iron-made tsuba and silver-plate...

Historical Background Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745, h...

Historical Background Sakamoto Ryoma was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate during the late Edo period, best known as th...

Historical Background Akechi Mitsuhide was a renowned Japanese samurai and a masterful tactician whose strategic brilliance left an indelible mark ...

Historical Background Hijikata Toshizo (May 31, 1835 - June 20, 1869) was the deputy leader of the Shinsengumi, a skilled and formidable military l...

Historical Background Kijinmaru Kunishige, a master swordsmith of the Edo period, crafted blades that became the stuff of legend. Among his most r...

This is a simple, yet elegantly practical koshirae designed in manner of the Satsuma samurai of the Bakumatsu period. This is an extra-long iaito t...

Featuring an extra-wide blade, the Koto Higo is a heavy and unique koshirae amongst Minosaka's distinguished line-up. Of particular note are the be...

The Edo Higo Koshirae features a four piece set of silver-plated fuchi, kashira, kojiri and kurigata. These are all tied together in a wave theme f...

Gemon is a Buddhist gatha. This Koshirae features a verse that Buddha said to one of his ten principal disciples, Mahakasyap. The quote is 法本法無法，無法...

The Byakko Jidai-Ryu Koshirae Iaito features a classic dragon themed fuchi and kashira design, with an iron tsuba. The sand-cast, a bubble-free 'Ha...

Historical Background A Dodanuki, meaning "sword that cuts through torsos", is a Japanese swordsmith school and the sword design was first develope...

The Hon Jidai features is a fantastic example of Minosaka's craftsmanship. Based on the kanbun-shinto style swords of the early Edo period; the cur...

Minosaka's Toppei Koshirae is based on the swords popular during the Bakumatsu period - the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is distinguished by ...

Dotanuki was originally a sword smithing school originating in a village of the same name in Higo Province. Renowned for their practicality and no-...

This Hon Higo Koshirae features an oxidized brass higo style fuchi and kashira and an iron-made tsuba with a higo niju-sando theme. The menuki feat...

Historical Background Yagyu Jubei was a swordsman and a writer in the early Edo period. Although there is very little known about his life, he grew...

Historical Background Tsukahara Bokuden was a famous swordsman of the Sengoku period, widely known as Kensei(剣聖), the sword saint. He served as an ...

Historical Background Hattori Hanzo (1542 - 1596), also known as Hattori Masanari, was a famous Samurai of the Sengoku era to the early Edo period....