Swedish-Japanese Swordsmith

[Guido]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/16/our-lives/sword-expression-absolute/#.Wv0hSktCSE0

[Baka Gaijin]

Tremendous, thank you for sharing Guido.

 

Here's a film from 2014:

 

 

http://artofkatana.seesaa.net/article/406774025.html

[Ted Tenold]

I look forward to seeing his work in the future.  

[Brian]

Fantastic!
Why haven't we heard of him before? Anyone have any contact details?

[vajo]

Is was reading that fantastic story. Great.

Such a learning over that long time is in Germany these days not thinkable. My deepest respect to any swordsmith who learned that hard way. 

[Fuuten]

I've reached my story limit already

[ROKUJURO]

.....Such a learning over that long time is in Germany these days not thinkable...... 

I am learning all the time, my whole life is a learning process. This will end when my life ends.

[YOJIMBO]

I knew it 

[Baka Gaijin]

Hi Brian.,

 

These are his websites with contact details:

 

https://sensedged.weebly.com/

 

http://www.swordofinfinity.com/

 

Yasha Yukawa
Manao 511-1
Hofu-shi Yamaguchi prefecture
Japan

 

+81 (0)80 3946 8371

 

sensedged@gmail.com

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@34.0897059,131.6057484,3a,75y,84.2h,90.65t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s11dCCFun8CwjZQgj9GjceQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D11dCCFun8CwjZQgj9GjceQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D146.50003%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

[vajo]

I am learning all the time, my whole life is a learning process. This will end when my life ends.

Yes Jean, but i must explain it in german. 

Wenn man 3 Jahre lang nur zuschauen darf, Holzkohle hacken muss, den Garten rechen und dauernd gesagt bekommt das man nix kann, dann möchte ich mal unsere Azubis in Deutschland sehen. Was wäre das für ein Aufstand mit Anwalt und öffentlicher Empörung.

Sorry for german writing but i can't write that in correct english.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Great post, Guido, thanks.

[Jussi Ekholm]

Thanks for posting this information Guido. I was amazed that I hadn't heard his name and story before given that he is Swedish-Japanese.

[grnamin]

I'm in contact with Yasha San. He replies quickly. I commented on his impeccable English and he explained that his mother is Swedish and he spent some of his childhood there. Hoping to commission work shortly.

[ashibagou]

Does he stamp the kokuin of three crowns on his nakago?!

=)

[MWH]

Yukawa-san was selling some tamahagane kitchen knives on CKTG a few years ago; I have a very long petty he made.  His blade geometry there was more suited to a sword than a culinary knife- so not the most useful piece in my kitchen- but still a very fun knife to use.  Now I have a great background article about the maker; thanks for posting.