Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... 0.5 and about 1.5 percent). Katana-makers use two types of tamahagane: high-carbon ...

"It is the first attempt for an exhibition devoted to Japanese swords held in Japan (to put the blades in katana-kake). We hope visitors share the same line of sight with feudal warriors to look ...

That's what I liked about it. Rating: 8/10 "The Last Samurai" (2003) All samurai carry katana. When going outside, they carry two swords. Inside rooms they would carry a short katana like the one ...

The character “katana" (Japanese samurai sword), in orange, was sewn on her hat and remained visible throughout the tournament. Saso, 19, persevered like a samurai, both resilient and ...