National Geographic
June 13, 2025 at 09:10 PM
At Nippon Genshosha, a sword workshop on Japan’s remote Tango Peninsula, three master swordsmiths—Kosuke Yamazoe, Tomoyuki Miyagi, and Tomoki Kuromoto—are keeping the centuries-old tradition of katana making alive. Working from a converted barn, they forge $15,000 handcrafted swords using ancient techniques that can take over a year per blade.
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