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Wow, must took long time to make this kind of saya. Erol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mO8ndlikhM&feature=youtu.be Erol

Hi Brian, Translating this TV episode: there is this PC game about the Japanese sword and samuras that ignited the sword boom among young Japanese girls. In the opening scene, the curator of the sword museum mentioned that this exhibition drew 40,000 visitors which he had never seen before. The sword boom among the Japanese took place 40 years ago. Would this be an another sword boom? The story goes on to the missing 78 national treasury after the WW2. Speculation is that they ended up at the so-called "Akabane-to" where GHQ confiscated over 2 million nihon-to. Akabane is the area north east of Tokyo. Most of those swords were taken back to the States as souvenir. And there is this Tampa Show. Also, the interview with Mike Yamazaki who has been studying the Akabane-to for over 30 years in LA. The Masamune waki was donated by the Japanese ship tycoon to the General who passed it on to the President. It was an interesting flick. Thanks, Ray. Erol

Thanks for the info, Hamfish. Will do that. Erol

Anyone in this board been to this museum? http://samuraimuseum.jp/smart/en/index.html Erol

Here is the brief history of Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5LY4Mz15o&feature=youtu.be Erol

Thanks, Allan. Very detailed and helpful. Erol aka Ichi

More information here: https://ukiyo-e.org/artist/toyohara-kunichika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyohara_Kunichika Ichi aka Erol

Guido, on their homepage (zentosho) listed the following dates Nov 17, 18 & 19: Erol 2017年の大刀剣市は11月17日（金）・18日（土）・19日（日）に開催されます

am I the only one who can't see the pics? Erol

A copy of 4K Katana Project DVD jacket with the listed price of ￥10,000. Nothing mentioned about when this will be released in Japan. Erol

Hi Greg, No, not yet. It's about hour and half now showing at Toho Cinema Nihonbashi.

The new documentary movie on the Japanese sword is showing in the Japanese theaters now. http://www.toukenmovie.jp/ Erol

Nezu Museum ! This should be interested.

I like their irori, but they don't list any prices: http://www.katanatansu.jp/irori置き囲炉裏/ Erol