Tokugawa Art

How to maintain Japanese Swords, How to tying Sageo, Japanese Swords Production Process

Types of Koshirae, Part of Katana and Koshirae, Types of Tsuka and Tukamaki and so on.

Basic knowledage about Japanese Swords and fittings

A4 size 48pages full color images

Witten in Japanese with Romanization and English translation

Publisher : All Japan Swordsmith Association/TV Setouchi Create

Contemporary sword master smiths 2009

Amada Akitsugu, So Tsutomu, Ono Yoshimitsu

A4 size full color 56pages

Written in Japanese

Publisher : Televi Setouchi Create

Glossary of Japanese Weapons - Swords, Yari, Naginata, Yumiya, Tanegashima and on

167pages Full color images

Publisher:Gakushu Kenkyusha
Written in Japanese

Glossary of Japanese Swords, Koshriae, Representative sword smiths and Fine articles directory

A5 size 340pages Black & White

Publisher:Gakushu Kenkyusha
Written in Japanese

World's pround Samureai Spirits

143pages Full Color

Written by Ineda Kazuhiko

Publisher : Gakushu Kenkyusha

Witten in Japanese

Traditional Five Schools Yamato, Yamashiro, Bizen, Soshu and Mino school

Basic styles of Koshirae Tensho, Momoyama, Satsuma and Higo koshirae

159pages Full Color

Written by Ineda Kazuhiko

Publisher : Gakushu Kenkyusha

Witten in Japanese

Sword Forge documentary video by Miyairi Shosaemon Yukihira

Intoroduce forging process of traditional method Honsanmai

DVD video disc (NTSC) 40 minuts Hi-vision

The cast:

Shosaemon Yukihira (Member of All Japan Swrodsmith Association/Sakaki-Nagano Intangible Cultural Asset)

Nobuo Ogasawara(Tokyo National Museum Honorary Member)

Publisher : All Japan Swordsmith Association/TV Setouchi Create

Intoroduce forging process of traditional method Kobuse

Basic knowledage about Japanese Swords and fittings

DVD video disc (NTSC) 36 minuts Hi-vision

The cast:

Kuniie Yoshiwara (Chairman of All Japan Swrodsmith Association/Tokyo Intangible Cultural Asset)

Nobuo Ogasawara(Tokyo National Museum Honorary Member)

Publisher : All Japan Swordsmith Association/TV Setouchi Create

Beauty of Mononofu Samurai

Collection possesed by Japan Sword Fittign Museum

1. Minute carving work of Kozuka, Kogai, menuki and Fuchi/Kashira

2. Universe of IRON - Tsuba

3. Sword Fittings and Katana

116pages full color images
Witten in Japanese

Publisher : Maria Shobo

OUT OF PRINT

Tsuba, The japanese Sword guards

beauty and charming Japanese 19th century metal work

Triumph of Technique and Beauty - Bakumatsu and Meiji Era Tsuba

96pages full color images of Tubas possessed by Kiyomizu San'nanzaka Museum
Witten in Japanese with Romanization and English foreword

Publisher : Maria Shobo

Beauty and charming Japanese 19th century metal work

World surprised - Triumph of Technique and Beauty - Bakumatsu and Meiji Era

103pages full color images of collection possesed by Kiyomizu San'nanzaka Museum
Witten in Japanese with Romanization and English foreword

Publisher : Maria Shobo

Collection of Kiyomizu San'nenzaka Museum

Late Edo and Meiji Period Swords Guards and Fittings

94pages full color images of Tubas possessed by Kiyomizu San'nenzaka Museum
Written in Japanese with Romanization and English foreword

Publisher : Maria Shobo

Publisher : Yuzankaku
246pages A5 size
A guide to Evaluation and Appreciation
Written in Japanese

Written by Suiken Fukunaga

Publisher : Yuzankaku
309pages B5 size
Written in Japanese

Written by Tom Kishida

Publisher : Yuzankaku
116pages A4 size
Rare weapns of Japan 1933-1945
Written in Japanese

Written by Sokichi Tokoro

Publisher : Yuzankaku
271pages A5 size
A guide to Evaluation and Appreciation
Written in Japanese

Written by Sugiura Yoshiyuki

Publisher : Ribun Shuppan Soft cover 362pages

From Kamakura period upto Modern sword in Mino province - 2000 makers directory

Full-size Oshigata drawing of Nakago hilt 475 items

Written in Japanese

Written by Kazuo Iida and Michiko Hiruta

Publisher : Tankosha
159pages
A guide to Evaluation and Appreciation
Written in Japanese and Brief English title

Second Printing Now Available!

Written and Published by Ito Mitsuru (private publish)

Limited Edition (500 copies)

A4 size 268pages

Detailed Treatise and full high vision pictures (285 items) for devotees and reserchers of Higo Kinko artisan Nishigaki Kanshiro from the first to fourth generations

Full color pictures 285 items (staccato printing technology)

English Forehead and brief descriptions

Written in Japanese

Written and Published by Ito Mitsuru (private publish)

Limited Edition (500 copies)

A4 size 368pages

Detailed Treatise and full high vision pictures (324 items) for devotees and reserchers of Higo Kinko artisan genenarions HIRATA and SHIMIZU

Black & white pictures 124 items

Full color pictures 324 items (staccato printing technology)

English Forehead and brief descriptions

Written in Japanese

Written and Published by Ito Mitsuru (private publish)

Limited Edition (500 copies)

A4 size 472pages

Detailed Treatise and full high vision pictures (396 items) for devotees and reserchers of Higo Kinko artisan genenarions HAYASHI and KAMIYOSHI

Black & white pictures 160 items

Full color pictures 396 items (staccato printing technology)

English Forehead and brief descriptions

Written in Japanese

Romanized transliterration gives an innovative new approach to Japanese sword dictionaries of the past!

by Sato Kanzan Editited by OGAWA Morihiro Translated by Victior Harris 

Publisher Quality Communications.Inc.,
520 pages containing 729 shinto oshigatas 295x228cm

Sword smith directory including Oshigata, pictures and commentary from Koto period till modern sword.

Publisher:Kogei Shuppan
Written in Japanese

About 20000 sword smithes are listed from Koto period till modern sword
Publisher:Bijutsu-club
Written in Japanese 

Sword smith directory including clear image of Oshigata and commentary during Koto period.

Publisher:Fujishiro-shoten

Witten by Fujishiro Matsuo
Written in Japanese

OUT OF STOCK(under revision)

Hard cover

Sword smith directory including clear image of Oshigata and commentary during Shinto period.

Publisher:Fujishiro-shoten

Witten by Fujishiro Matsuo
Written in Japanese

A5 size

Sword smith directory more than 23000 makers. Bible of Japanese sword smiths. Compilation of 500,000 report and more during  30 years and more.

Publisher:Yuzankaku
Written in Japanese

Print on demand

[print lead time about 60-90 days]