The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida (Photography)

The Craft  of the Japanese Sword by Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida  (Photography)Title: The Craft of the Japanese Sword
Author: Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida
Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd., 1987
ISBN: 0-87011-798-X
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures and line drawings
Other: 167 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0465

Very interesting book that covers the complete creation of Japanese swords.

Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths – From 1968 to the present by Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida (Photography)

Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths – From 1968 to the present by Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida  (Photography)Title: Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths - From 1968 to the present
Author: Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida
Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd., 2002
ISBN: 4-7700-1962-9
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures and line drawings
Other: 223 pages, 26. cm by 20 cm, hardcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0462

Book on contemporary sword smiths, includes interviews.

Book Review: Yasukunitō – dentō to bi no kyokuchi  by Tom Kishida

Book Review: Yasukunitō – dentō to bi no kyokuchi  by Tom KishidaTitle: Yasukunitō : dentō to bi no kyokuchi
Author: Tom Kishida
Publisher: Yūzankaku Shuppan, 1999
ISBN: 4-639-01551-8
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 116 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0217


Book from Tom Kishida about the Yasukuni swords. A separate English translation was made by Kenji Mishima and published by the Japanese Sword Society of the United States (B0229). Tom Kishida published a book on the same topic “The Yasukuni Swords – Rare Weapons of Japan 1933-1945” in 2004 with Kodansha International (B0460).