5 Legendary Japanese Swordsmiths

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In this video, find out about 5 absolutely legendary swordmakers throughout Japan's colorful history!
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Map of the former Japanese provinces, with Yamato highligted. by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Tanto signé Kunimitsu. Taille 25,1cm. Période Kamakura. by Sano Art properties - perso.wanadoo.fr/nipponto/toda...
Map of Japanese provinces with Sagami province highlighted by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Bizen Province highlighted by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Yamashiro Province highlighted by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Omi Province highlighted by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Ise Province highlighted by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Mikawa Province highlighted by Ash_Crow - Own work, based on Image:Provinces of Japan.svg
Japanese swords. Tachi (right), wakizashi (top left), and tsuba (bottom left). by Wikipedia Loves Art participant "Team_Yatta" - Uploaded from the Wikipedia Loves Art photo pool on Flickr
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Kogarasu Maru and Koshirae by AleksandrGertsen - Own work
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Nagakute Historic Battlefield located in Aichi pref.,Japan by 立花左近 - Own work
Grave of Matsudaira Hirotada at Daiju-ji in Okazaki, Aichi. by 立花左近 - Own work
Muramasa (勢州桑名住村正) from the Tokyo National Museum by Ihimutefu - Own work
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Itomaki-no-tachi Style Sword Mounting With chrysanthemum and paulownia crests on nashiji laquer ground. by ColBase: 国立博物館所蔵品統合検索システム (Integrated Collections Database of the National Museums, Japan)
Kazari tachi. 12th century, Heian period. National Treasure. Tokyo National Museum. by ColBase: 国立博物館所蔵品統合検索システム (Integrated Collections Database of the National Museums, Japan)
Mounting for a sword of the itomaki no tachi type with design of mon (family crests). 1600s. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by SLIMHANNYA - Own work
Comparison between the tangs (nakago) of a katana (left) and tachi (right). by Worldantiques - Own work
A katana modified from a tachi, Kiriha Sadamune. Important Cultural Property. by Kakidai - Own work
Wakizashi Ishida Sadamune. Important Cultural Property. by Kakidai - Own work
Replica of the tachi Kogarasu Maru, Ozawa Masatoshi, 1970. by SLIMHANNYA - Own work
Tantō blade on display at the Tokyo National Museum. Important Cultural Property. by Ihimutefu - Own work
Samurai in armor in the 1860s; hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato by wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/... Gallery: wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/... Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-30): wellcomecollection.org/works/... CC-BY-4.0
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Legendary indeed, just like this editing!

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A video on amakuni. And one on masamune

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Yasuyoshi I have a short sword wish to learn more about it