He tries his hand at yabusame (horseback archery), visits a workshop of traditional samurai armor, and learns the skills of iaido (wielding and cutting with an actual sword). Yabusame, also known ...

while the samurai became adept with the famed katana sword. Although crude Chinese handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later introduction of the European arquebus and its armor ...

It has been said that the samurai's sword was his soul ... as the famous curved sword is known in Japan. Invented a millennium ago, the katana remains a marvel of aesthetic beauty and skillful ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966 ... The reverse move of making a long cut downwards is called kesagiri.

HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A samurai sword forged in 1665 by a master craftsman once again boasts a shiny luster following extensive restoration work due to flooding that badly damaged a ...

The samurai have captivated imaginations for centuries, standing as enduring symbols of courage, honor, discipline, and ...

Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite ... Barbier-Mueller took his family legacy in a new direction, making his fortune in Texas real estate development ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Hirakawa Yasuhiro is a master blacksmith for Sasuke in Sakai, Japan, who forges scissors with techniques that were used to make swords, knives, and weapons.

making it one of the oldest in existence. The 32-inch sword, known as a kohoki, was likely an heirloom sword, made for a ...

with the Chicago Cubs about to meet the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2025 MLB opening series in Japan next week, Seiya Suzuki took a samurai sword and did some batting practice with it. I ...

Replicas of a sword featured in the Harry Potter film franchise have been recalled in Japan for violating the ... Studio Tour Tokyo: The Making of Harry Potter, which opened in 2023 in Tokyo.