Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used to make them prior to the 16th century are now on the verge of rediscovery. Ancient swords such as this tachi displayed ...

In total, 31 Japanese swords of various styles line an exhibition room at the museum. Some of them are as valuable as government-designated important cultural properties, officials said.

Japanese swords fascinate collectors around the world. A special kind of steel called tamahagane is required to make them. This miraculous material is strong, flexible, rust-resistant, and ...

For a thousand years it has been the pinnacle of Japanese culture. Now enter a world rarely seen by outsiders. Experience the true story of the Art of the Samurai Sword told in the swordsmiths own ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

A rusty blade found over a century ago in the attic of a Japanese shrine turned out to be a rare and priceless samurai sword. Experts now believe the samurai sword was first crafted in the 12th ...

there’s no more quintessentially Japanese craft than sword making, something you can explore at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo and one of the many potential venues that make Japan a unique ...

Movies about samurai who've mastered the elements of ancient Japanese sword fighting have captivated audiences since the ...

But thanks to the strenuous efforts of his grandson, the promise was kept, and a Japanese sword in the U.S. veteran’s possession was returned to the family of a former enemy combatant after a ...

NAGOYA -- A museum exhibiting swords owned by "busho" military commanders ... so we hope you'll find something that interests you." (Japanese original by Atsuko Ota, Nagoya News Center) ...