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Book Review: Gendai omamorigatana yūhinshū by Zennihon Tōshōkai

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Book Review: Gendai omamorigatana yūhinshū by Zennihon TōshōkaiTitle: Gendai omamorigatana yūhinshū
Author: Zennihon Tōshōkai
Publisher: Terebi Setōchi Kurieito, 2005
ISBN: 4-9902316-1-9 C0070
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 80 pages, 21 cm by 30 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0227

A nice catalog about newly made tantō and their koshirae. These are used for special memorial gifts. Includes the name, and contact info of the smiths who made them.

 

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Book Review: Shashin de oboeru nihontō no kiso chishiki = Introduction to Japanese swords through pictures by Zennihon Tōshōkai

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Book Review: Shashin de oboeru nihontō no kiso chishiki = Introduction to Japanese swords through pictures by Zennihon TōshōkaiTitle: Shashin de oboeru nihontō no kiso chishiki = Introduction to Japanese swords through pictures
Author: Zennihon Tōshōkai
Publisher: Terebi Setōchi Kurieito, 2009
ISBN: 978-4-9902316-2-0
Language: Japanese and English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 48 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0220

A simple but nice bi-lingual introduction on how you handle Japanese swords, some terminology etc.