Art of the Japanese Sword

The Japanese sword prized as much for its exceptional beauty as for its deadly cutting ability It has endured for a thousand years as the pinnacle of Japanese culture Now you can enter a world rarely seen by outsiders To experience the true story of the Art of the Samurai Sword A story told in the swordsmiths own words that separate the myth from the fact Follow the swordsmiths dream of creating a masterpiece From the quest to making an ancient steel to forging a blade equal to those of the Kamakura a medieval period that produced the greatest swords in history