Possibly planning to visit the Sano Museum

[Brano]

Dear Yurie,

Thank you very much for your update
In the PDF schedule, you indicate the date June 29
You previously wrote that the event will be on May 29
Which date is correct?

[yurie]

Sorry, Yes, I meant May 29.

Thank you very much.

Really appreciate it.

I will change it right away.

 

[yurie]

Please open the attachments.

This is the corrected general itinerary of the day and the list of swords we will view.

 

More detailed information will follow in the next post here, items like

1. How to visit the Sano Museum (Shinkansen (bullet train) info).

2. What to say to the taxi driver to get to the Museum

3. The sign-up sheet for participants 

4. due date for the cost 

 

Mishima Taisha illustration

 

 

 

 

On 11/14/2023 at 8:14 PM, yurie said:

SANO -- displayed sowrd.pdf 147.61 kB · 6 downloads

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF THE SANO MUSEUM VISIT ON May 29.pdf

 

[Peeti]

Hi Yurie,

 

The list of swords looks awesome.  I am very excited, especially that I get to study more Masamune.  He is my favorite smith.  I am curious though as which Masamune that will be displayed?  I understand that the Sano museum has few of them.  Would it be the Jubun Masamune katana or the Meibutsu Komatsu Masamune?

 

Best Regards,

Peeti Karnasuta

[yurie]

TO:  Nihonto message board member,

I attached the sign-up sheet for the Sano Museum visit on 5/29/2024.

Please fill in and email me back those who have the intention of visiting.

Thank you.

 

Yurie

 

Sano Museum sign-up sheet.pdf

[yurie]

Hi, Everyone

I started to receive sign-up sheets from those who decided to visit the Sano Museum on 5/29/2024.

I am thinking the limit of the number of people would be around 15 people.

Anyone who sends me the sign-up sheet would be the first priority.

People who showed interest in going in the past in this thread,

I recommend to send me the sign-up sheet.

Thank you

 

Yurie 

 

 

 

 

 

[fatrat2]

Definitely interested but cant confirm availability yet. Will try to as soon as I can!

 

[yurie]

OK, we have a lot of time.

 

Yurie 

[Adrian S]

I'm in Adrian Schlemmer

[Peeti]

Dear Yurie,

 

With Ms. Watanabe’s passing, will this affect our visit to Sano Museum on 29th May?

 

Best Regards,

Peeti Karnasuta

[yurie]

No, nothing has changed. 

Ms. Watanabe already assigned a new head of the Museum a few years back.

A new person, Ms. Shida is the person I am talking to and arranging in detail about the visit.

 

Thank you 

Yurie 
 

[Richard Thomas]

Good news! I’ve already booked everything 😁 thanks Yurie

[yurie]

Hi Everyone,

The Sano Museum trip had a big turn.  Things changed after the head of the Sano Museum, Mis Watanabe passed in February.  Their new policy or the old policy was revived, the museum canceled the viewing gathering only a month and a half before the planned date.  I panicked!!  Thanks to one of the members of the Nihon-to Message Board, Adrian Schlemmer took charge of the gathering.  He set up a wonderful sword-viewing gathering near his house.  I can not thank him enough.

1 and 2 photo : viewing scene

3rd photo       : entering a  wonderful restaurant

4th photo       : Dinner in the separate dining room         

[Jussi Ekholm]

Thank you Yurie, Adrian and everyone helping with items. The meeting was wonderful, got to see some old familiar faces and met some online buddies for the first time. Also the swords we got to view were really high quality. The fittings were also really nice but I dont know enough about them to comment. Here is a list of swords we got to see. I tried to arrange the list in more traditional order. All errors in there are mine if I wrote down something wrongly in my notes.

 

Ken – Awataguchi (mumei)
Tachi – Ayanokoji (mumei)
Katana – Rai Kunimitsu (mumei)
Tachi – Hasebe Kuninobu (signed)
Tachi – Nobukuni (signed 1396)
Katana – Kanabo Masanaga (signed 1504)
Katana – Kanabo Masatsugu (signed 1555)
Tanto – Soshu Yukimitsu (mumei)
Katana – Kashu Sanekage (mumei)
Tachi – Norifusa (signed)
Katana – Sanenaga (mumei)
Katana – Kanemitsu (mumei)
Tachi – Toshimitsu (signed)
Tachi – Hatakeda Sanemori (signed)
Katana – Aoe (mumei)
Katana – Sekishu Sadatsuna (mumei)
Naoshi – Hoju (mumei)
Tanto – Sa Yasuyoshi (signed)
Katana – Ko-Kongobyoe (mumei)
Tanto – Gassan Sadakazu (signed)

[Brian]

Bravo Yurie, Adrian and all participants.
 

[Lewis B]

7 hours ago, Jussi Ekholm said:

Thank you Yurie, Adrian and everyone helping with items. The meeting was wonderful, got to see some old familiar faces and met some online buddies for the first time. Also the swords we got to view were really high quality. The fittings were also really nice but I dont know enough about them to comment. Here is a list of swords we got to see. I tried to arrange the list in more traditional order. All errors in there are mine if I wrote down something wrongly in my notes.

 

Ken – Awataguchi (mumei)
Tachi – Ayanokoji (mumei)
Katana – Rai Kunimitsu (mumei)
Tachi – Hasebe Kuninobu (signed)
Tachi – Nobukuni (signed 1396)
Katana – Kanabo Masanaga (signed 1504)
Katana – Kanabo Masatsugu (signed 1555)
Tanto – Soshu Yukimitsu (mumei)
Katana – Kashu Sanekage (mumei)
Tachi – Norifusa (signed)
Katana – Sanenaga (mumei)
Katana – Kanemitsu (mumei)
Tachi – Toshimitsu (signed)
Tachi – Hatakeda Sanemori (signed)
Katana – Aoe (mumei)
Katana – Sekishu Sadatsuna (mumei)
Naoshi – Hoju (mumei)
Tanto – Sa Yasuyoshi (signed)
Katana – Ko-Kongobyoe (mumei)
Tanto – Gassan Sadakazu (signed)

What a wonderful opportunity. There are several swordmakers in that list that are on my shortlist, namely Hasebe, Sanekage and Sekishu Sadatsuna. Do you have any specific comments regarding these blades?

[Gakusee]

11 hours ago, yurie said:

Hi Everyone,

The Sano Museum trip had a big turn.  Things changed after the head of the Sano Museum, Mis Watanabe passed in February.  Their new policy or the old policy was revived, the museum canceled the viewing gathering only a month and a half before the planned date.  I panicked!!  Thanks to one of the members of the Nihon-to Message Board, Adrian Schlemmer took charge of the gathering.  He set up a wonderful sword-viewing gathering near his house.  I can not thank him enough.

1 and 2 photo : viewing scene

3rd photo       : entering a  wonderful restaurant

4th photo       : Dinner in the separate dining room         

Well done to the organisers for turning this around and saving the day, especially for those who had booked travel from overseas!

Glad some of the old-timers in the photos (Bob, Gordon, etc) are there to usher in and coach the new generations (Ake, Jussi etc). 

[Jussi Ekholm]

The Hasebe Kuninobu tachi was absolutely stunning. I was very lucky to view this in hand. I have also seen 2 other Hasebe Kuninobu blades now in Japan but them through the glass.

 

Now I might be very biased on what I like as I am not a huge fan of tantō... I do think this tachi might be my favorite out of all 3. Followed by Jūyō Bunkazai tantō of Atsuta Jingū. The Jūyō wakizashi that NBTHK has currently on display does not even come close to these 2.

 

Personally I am starting to like more and more wild Hasebe wakizashi with good Nanbokuchō sugata.

 

Unfortunately for me both Kashū Sanekage and Sekishū Sadatsuna blades felt "normal". They seemed to have average sugata and most likely characteristics of typical workmanship, however for me personally they didn't evoke too much feelings. However I overheard discussion that Sanekage caught interest from experienced pair of eyes. So definately much to enjoy with better eye and knowledge for details.