Anatomy of a Samurai Sword. Appreciating a Katana

Looking at a real Nihonto Katana - hand forged in Japan.
Miike Domain (三池藩, Miike-han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikugo Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
Background Music by Riley Lee - "Dimante Lapis". A shakuhachi piece composed around 1150, recorded during the Sunday service in the Dome at Sunrise Ranch, Loveland, Colorado
Presenter:
Todd Ryotoshi Norcross
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