Since 2015, "Touken Ranbu" (literally “Wild Dance of the Swords”) has taken the Japanese app store by storm with over one million downloads and counting. In the collectable card browser game, the main ...

A sword that can be made up of ancient Japanese blacksmithing method is "Japanese sword", and its appearance is said to have been before the Kofun Period even in the latter half of the Heian period.

The Okayama Prefecture city of Setouchi is famous for its olives, oysters, and Mediterranean climate, and the surrounding waters have come to be known as "the Aegean of Japan." Just look at the ...

For centuries, Japan’s warrior class revered the Japanese sword as the “soul of the samurai” and symbol of their dominant place in society. The Meiji Restoration of 1868, though, removed the samurai ...

GIFU, Japan -- With 800 years of sword-making tradition, the city of Seki in Japan's Gifu prefecture is tapping its claim to fame to attract more foreign tourists.

A sword made by Zhang Yesheng. Longquan, in Lishui, Zhejiang province, is the home of China's sword making. [Photo provided to China Daily] Longquan is said to be where China's first iron sword was ...

The samurai sword has long been a symbol of great allure in Japan. It conjures images of virility, tradition, austerity and the mystery of legends. Not only is it said that the Shinto gods possessed ...

The film "Kill · Bill" is a story that the main character and a former killer Beatrix · Kidoo was brought up in the building, the boss of the organization that belonged to, and the Japanese sword is ...

In this video, we craft an Egyptian historical sword using a rusted leaf spring. This one-handed sword, a replica of the antique version, showcases the traditional techniques used by Egyptians in ...