BIG Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 Last Phantoms.. https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/02/hyakuris-last-samurais-Japan-air-self-defense-force-phantom-exposed/ Best 2 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted April 10, 2020 Report Posted April 10, 2020 Oh, cool! I wouldn't want to go through Vietnam again, but looking back, it sure kept me from being bored! Wonder what these models changed? Thatnks, Peter. 1 Quote
BIG Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 Swords in ancient chinese warfare.. https://www.ancient.eu/article/1141/swords-in-ancient-chinese-warfare/ Best 1 Quote
BIG Posted April 19, 2020 Report Posted April 19, 2020 Yoshitsune and Benkei.. https://www.artelino.com/show/japanese_single_print.asp?mbk=54890 Best 1 Quote
BIG Posted April 21, 2020 Report Posted April 21, 2020 Bizen Sword story.. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/ZQKilCdHRPI3Lw Best 4 Quote
BIG Posted April 25, 2020 Report Posted April 25, 2020 The gentleman and the sword.. https://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/assets/img/2019/10/mono_1-1.jpg Best PS anybody identify ...? Quote
BIG Posted April 25, 2020 Report Posted April 25, 2020 Found him.. The count of Bardi https://business.jnto.go.jp/news/images/news/Request%20for%20PR%20images.pdf Best Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted April 25, 2020 Report Posted April 25, 2020 That Bizen museum is where Piers took my wife & me. What an amazing place! Quote
Guido Posted April 25, 2020 Report Posted April 25, 2020 Different museum, Ken, this one is in Tokyo. Quote
BIG Posted April 26, 2020 Report Posted April 26, 2020 Off with their heads.. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e667/95b0a312203acbd592bcff930b36c31cbb4a.pdf Best Quote
BIG Posted May 8, 2020 Report Posted May 8, 2020 Japan house stories.. https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/discover/stories/metalworking-tsubame-sanjo-meet-the-makers/ Best Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted May 9, 2020 Report Posted May 9, 2020 Nice! I own implements from two of those shops. 1 Quote
BIG Posted May 9, 2020 Report Posted May 9, 2020 A legacy for peace... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TCgdlk738v0 Best 1 Quote
BIG Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 Iwasaki Shigeyoshi.. His father Dr. Iwasaki wrote the book: "Hamono no Mikata" (How to judge a sword) https://www.Japan-tool.com/hamono/Iwasaki/Kamisori.html Best Quote
BIG Posted May 23, 2020 Report Posted May 23, 2020 Samurai smartphone parade.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGnujTs5j8 Best Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted May 23, 2020 Report Posted May 23, 2020 Weird, & kind of sad. Soon enough, they'll microminiaturize everything, & implant phones, video, & VR/AR in our brains, so we won't have to look down to be out of touch with the world! Quote
BIG Posted May 29, 2020 Report Posted May 29, 2020 Kurofune.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K8uX_YBU-5A Best 1 Quote
BIG Posted June 3, 2020 Report Posted June 3, 2020 Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan university https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/TgJCNXqTZy3eLQ Best 2 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 3, 2020 Report Posted June 3, 2020 Looks like a tosho I'd like to go visit next time I'm back there. Thanks! 2 Quote
DRDave Posted June 7, 2020 Report Posted June 7, 2020 Here's one for you, Paul. https://www.samurai-nippon.net/SHOP/N-112.html 1 Quote
BIG Posted June 8, 2020 Report Posted June 8, 2020 Art swords and war loot..Paul Martin article https://Japan-forward.com/do-Japanese-art-swords-surrendered-after-wwii-constitute-war-loot/ Best 2 Quote
BIG Posted June 9, 2020 Report Posted June 9, 2020 Article about Ruth Benedict.. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/19/arts/experts-can-help-rebuild-a-country.html Best Quote
francois2605 Posted June 9, 2020 Report Posted June 9, 2020 Manipur swordmaking... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BK-Hi2wtLz4 Best Good lord, I cannot unsee this. 1 Quote
BIG Posted June 12, 2020 Report Posted June 12, 2020 Nice Boss you tubes... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXmaISuuhuQ&list=PLIvK0JXVaPzhqEt1_TzRCMjsc6cukCG8e&index=11 Best Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 12, 2020 Report Posted June 12, 2020 Those are strange videos, Peter. Wonder how much they sell? Quote
BIG Posted June 12, 2020 Report Posted June 12, 2020 Ken, here are some infos.. https://www.comunicaffe.com/japans-1-favourite-suntory-boss-coffee-brand-lands-in-new-zealand/ Best Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 13, 2020 Report Posted June 13, 2020 Look good, if you're a coffee drinker. Thanks, Peter. 1 Quote
DRDave Posted June 14, 2020 Report Posted June 14, 2020 Here's one for you, Paul. https://www.samurai-nippon.net/SHOP/N-112.html Doh! I meant Peter. Can't even keep my apostles straight anymore. Quote
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