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Note, this is a couple of years old. She also did a day with a smith (Masataka Futsuno); link is at the end of this video. And her shtick seems to be kinda anime clothes (which perhaps isn't so surprising for a youtuber in Japan). Some of it is in English; most in subtitles. Interesting, though very much focused on the general public. Polisher seems like a very nice guy.

I haven't been to a sword museum in Japan. Got close once; was in Japan for 25 hours in 1992(?), but it was on a Monday... Ueno Museum was closed on monday (written in stone on the entrance). Called the NBTHK Museum on the other side of Tokyo to make sure they were open. Someone answered, didn't speak English, but I took that as open. Went 1/2-way around the city, walked took a local line out further, walked a few blocks, got there and someone was coming out to get something from a vending machine. Went to the door and .... Closed on Mondays. The person said they thought that all museums in Japan are closed on Mondays. I was in the Samurai museum in Berlin earlier this year. If you can make it *anything* like that, it'll be outstanding. The focus there was on armor much more than blades. The blade descriptions could use some improvements. But the entire museum was extremely attractive and interesting to non-sword people. Some of the items have fancy touchscreen multi-lingual displays to tell you more

61+, have been collecting since about 20, though only had a gunto (originally for kenjustsu practice) and an old koto tachi in WWII mounts until I was about 30.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355931663409 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/176500947490 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/375568236655 all use the same images (though on one the background was changed)

I was assuming https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/SAD543, And thus certainly gimei if it's a wak that looks to be early edo or late koto.

Stuff like that helps remind us how much we've learned. :-) I still have the stainless gunto I first got in college for kenjutsu training

I would assume if I see a wakizashi blade with 相模國住人貞宗 sagami(?) kuni junin sada mune(?) and a date from gen toku(?) 2 (1331), with a tang that looks late koto/early edo, it's gimei.... :-) Maybe I misread the date and it's Genroku, which would make more sense... but there are no sadamune's anywhere near that. And no Sadaxxxx's in that timeframe that signed in a way that matches, at least from https://nihontoclub....&mei=kuni+junin+sada

My photos, unedited: https://www.amazon.c...HTUnqbX9lRPZDnx-gwZI

Masamune 1333-1392:

I spent and afternoon there, with a coworker (giving him a tour and explanation of all the things he was seeing). We had a great time; what a collection! In some ways better (and better presented) than the exhibits at the Met in NYC. Very nice Munetsugu, and of course the Rai blades. I noted the Masamune; on a bottom shelf even. The dates, though (1333-1392), imply a different Masamune (or gimei). It's signed, mekugi-ana (one square). Wild temper, though. Also a nice Gassan Sadatsugu from the coronation of Emporer Taisho, later presented to someone in Europe in the 1920's. Very fancy koshirae too. The armor was extensive and great. Including Date Masamune's armor. I noticed also the Child's Day armor and tachi -- I have a child's-day tachi that I'd say is better than what they have. But mine is very good; in general this is a truly impressive collection - and impressive presentation!!!

Last kanetoshi

and a few more:

More kanetoshi:

More kantoshi; you can see the unusual hada in some of these