(MENAFN- USA Art News) A Japanese sword with a single blade and a curved blade is commonly referred to as a katana. In modern Japanese, the term“katana” refers to any sword. However, in ancient times, ...

NARA--Some of the finest swords of Japan’s feudal age are now on show at the Kasuga Taisha shrine here. Many of them are national treasures. What sets the blades apart is that they were dedicated to ...

An increasing number of foreign visitors are making their way to the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum in Setouchi, western Japan, ...

NAGOYA--Mega-size swords are part of the permanent display of treasure swords being held here at Atsuta Jingu shrine, in the city's Atsuta Ward. Two "magara-tachi" swords famed for their oversized ...

If you’ve ever wanted to learn about Japanese swords, now’s the time, as an unusually large number of top-quality blades are currently on view at two Tokyo museums. Either exhibition is well worth a ...