Connoisseur's Book Japanese Swords is a Kodansha International publication.

From raw steel to tempered blade, this text presents a visual account of thencient craft of swordmaking as practiced in modern Japan.

The more than thousand-year-old art of sword making in Japan is one of the world's most brilliant metalworking traditions. In danger of being lost when sword ma

The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a

One of the foremost experts on the Japanese sword describes their history andppreciations in this book, with photographs and illustrations.