Big('s) Discoveries

[BIG]

Forgiven Doc..

 

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[BIG]

Storm sword in kanji..

 

https://kansaichick.com/Japanese-kanji-blog/sword-art-online-2-how-to-write-the-word-in-Japanese-kanji/

 

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[BIG]

Portuguese stick fighting..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDSsereOdg

 

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[BIG]

How the norway salmon went to Japan..

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2018/03/10/food/norwegian-campaign-behind-japans-love-salmon-sushi/

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Interesting salmon article. Glad it caught on.

[BIG]

Assassination of a well known man..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-P-Wo1UXc

 

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[BIG]

The Kano school of painting

 

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kano/hd_kano.htm

 

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[BIG]

Relax..seven stars train

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nd6hoUCNqFA

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Nice train, but I hope they made some yen before the pandemic hit.

[BIG]

Shigefusa, Japanese knife smith

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5FpAX6_DFXU

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Is he a smith, or just a guy who finishes the shaping?

[BIG]

Hi Ken, Shigefusa is the name of the company. The hamono-kaji is Tokifusa Iizuka. He and his sons' Yoshihide and Masayuki and his wife Kyoko run the business. His teachers were Muneori Nagashima and Shigeyoshi Iwasaki. His work reminds at the legendary Chiyotsuru Korehide. He forges the well known sashimi hocho.

 

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[BIG]

Btw the you tube smith is his son Yoshihide.

 

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[BIG]

Mikazuki Munechika

 

https://mymodernmet.com/mikazuki-munechika-sword/

 

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[BIG]

Present for a memorable celebration..

 

https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/eng/product_details_e.php?prod_no=TAN-0163

 

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[BIG]

Nice polisher you tube..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-hW9Z48E0

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Wow! A female togi(shi)!

[BIG]

Swhen poetry took up arms against the sword...

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/16/national/history/cultured-courtiers/

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

May have to buy that book. Thanks.

[BIG]

Interesting Ghost of Tsushima soundtrack..

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/07/31/general/ghost-of-tsushima-soundtrack/

 

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[BIG]

When the Akimotos went to war..

 

https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AkimotosBook_508v2.pdf

 

 

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[BIG]

The importence of being Hokusai

 

https://55e22d20-aef1-4cbb-8d57-7634275a6da0.filesusr.com/ugd/a2bb73_f88c307d73f7419193d4eb6078aa57d3.pdf

 

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[mtexter]

On 8/18/2020 at 12:01 PM, BIG said:

Interesting Ghost of Tsushima soundtrack..

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/07/31/general/ghost-of-tsushima-soundtrack/

 

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I just started playing this game yesterday.  The soundtrack and scenery are incredible, and there is some incredible attention to detail in regards to the main character's equipment.  I suppose I'll take this to the Izakaya

[BIG]

Notes on Gunki and Military tales

 

 

 

[BIG]

New int. You tube 

 

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[BIG]

Sergio Toppi

 

https://thewindowofthesummerhouse.tumblr.com/post/147671981941

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Special order koshirae by a flamboyant samurai..

 

https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/eng/product_details_e.php?prod_no=KO-0045

 

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[BIG]

The way of the Shogun

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/way-shogun-180975196/

 

 

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[BIG]

The forgotten shrine and the keeper..

 

 

[Greg F]

Thats very cool. Thanks Pste