History of the Japanese Katana

ENGLISH SUBTITLES: Click on CC to display SUBSCRIBE : --- PRESENTATION: HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE KATANA --- August 2020, Usami Hiroji of the Sōsuishi Ryū school and leader of a group of Japanese sword passionates called “Toyukai“ invited us for a special sword appraisal event that retraced broadly the history of the Japanese sword. Shizuka Tokuyuki Sensei, director at the society for the preservation of Japanese art swords, told us the history of the Katana tradition from the Kamakura era to the Bakumatsu period. Shizuka Sensei brought with him six exceptional antique swords from different periods to illustrate how Japanese swords evolved and were handed down from generation to generation, starting from the birth of the samurai cast until their fall centuries later, shaping forever the identity of Japan. Let’s dive together into the world of traditional Japanese Swords experts. --