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Recently, Japanese Katana market has been declining. There is only one shop in my town where can ask for my Katana sharpening. The shop also has no successor, only old craftsmen remain. However, women started to buy Katanas because of the influence of anime. It seems that customers have returned a little.
I've kinda understood that it's been on the decline. Iaido isn't a common art to practice. And even then most people use blunted swords. Live blades are mostly made simply for the art at this point is my understanding.
Most traditional crafts all over the world demand years of hard work for little pay, that's why these arts are dying. Only wealthy people or those who do not have to worry about money can engage in arts and crafts long enough to be masters. Even if a katana is expensive, most of the cost goes to the production, and the swordsmith only earns minimal profit. You can only do it for love, not for money.
@@lucifercorleone2657 yes , TSA has caught “0” terrorists, yet stolen millions , wasted millions in shit they made you throw out , on a side note ( the one guy verifying your temperature and mask at the door of every establishment allowed open now is a waste “ like the TSA of ....everywhere
Davoda 1 very true, but you can tell if (as I have done) you visit the shop, talk to the staff, and then get a special invite to visit the upstairs museum. I take it you have never been to one shop or been invite to have a personal guided tour of the museum?
@@tonysicily2687 you misunderstood me. I don't doubt that this is how it works in that shop. All I intended to say was, that you can find (usually not too hard, but sometimes close to impossible) shops who sell what they sell and you can see it all, without any shady businesses. I apologise, if my choice of words and the misunderstanding offended you.
Not at all. I would say almost all, if not all of those swords were blunted practice blades. Real blades are typically bought by high ranking practitioners, or collectors for their artistic value.
I love Katana's and respect it's heritage as well as how way "ahead of it's time" it was when it was created. Sad to see something like this declining. I would love to visit that shop if I lived there.
Hardly ahead of it’s time. Katanas were created based on tried and true designs and techniques imported from China and continued those traditions even as sword making methods evolved elsewhere. It was still a quality blade however and ironically resulted in the large importation of Japanese swords by China some 700 years after those technologies were exported to Japan.
@@janusjones6519 he’s referencing ahead of it’s time meaning Japan itself, when they found a way to use that sword until the edo period where it was more of a work of art and had different morals.
It would have taken HH at least 3-4 months to make a true, Japanese Steel Katana sword. The polishing process itself can take a month, and various craftsmen to finish the job.
I've been here once and bought a sword there, the one I got cut pretty well too, don't know about the other ones but they look pretty traditionally done, Good job.
Sorry, guys, but judging by the close-up at :45, these are not the real deal. "Iaito" in this sense refers to practice swords used in iaido. These have unsharpenable, zinc-beryllium blades. The telltale giveaway is the mirrorlike, wet-looking shininess of the blade. A true katana has a subdued look due to the steel's grain. The furnishings here are authentic, though--rayskin, silk, wood, etc.-- and usually high quality, unlike the cheap Chinese reproductions. I managed to get one of these iaito on Ebay for $15.00, because it was being sold as a "fake" sword, which technically it's not. They're quite beautiful in their own right, lighter than a true katana, and well-balanced. I think you can find them online, where you can choose the style of blade and then the fittings you prefer.
Actually any sword an be brought to a mirror finish. All you need is the correct sand paper and a lot of elbow grease. I sharpen knives and cleavers for fun. I once polished a nail into a mirror finish, because I can. XD
Iado swordss are really not lighter then a normal katana, they do weigh more or less the same, I had one with edge and one without edge in my hand and they do weigh around the same.
@@elegantgent9948 I assume you're not in Japan then. In Japan, owning steel swords, sharpened or otherwise, would require permits, which are very difficult to acquire. Aluminum or zinc alloy, both being noticeably lighter metals than steel, couldn't possibly produce blades that weigh the same as a true katana, if they were to be made in the same form factor.
I love, as so many do, the shape, fit, finish, design, of the Katana. I, however, would be at a loss, if I were ever able to purchase one, as I would have no idea as to how to buy one. Thank you
@@outboundflight4455 its not a real comment lol. my mans joking about how americans are so into katanas and so on but dont know anything about japanese culture
I believe it is. The shots in the shops looks just like it. I was there this past February to get a keiko GI for one of the guys in my group, he came to train and didn't bring an uniform.
@@timeamuller5799 It *is* a real comment, because this shop is where I bought my Iaito at....and *Yes* it actually *IS* across the street from Tokyo Dome. The shop's name is 尚武堂 (Shobudo www.shobudo.co.jp/ ).
the worrying thing about stores like these and the wide spread notoriety of Japanese swords especially katanas is the opportunities to trick foreigners or or clueless people into buying cheaply made swords or even fakes.
all of the swords shown are practice non-sharpened swords = iaito/mogito sharpened real swords are = shinken/nihonto and these real swords are sold along with license permits in japan (torokusho card)
I recommend this shop, I saw a guy there looking for a weird swords that has a reversed cutting edge, he was kinda cheerful though. He was wearing a Kimono, has red hair and a cross or x mark scar on his right cheek and has a little bit of killer eyes too.
Thanks so much im trying to get a wakizashi what are some good places besides: tozando and ginza seiyudo shop for shinken and yea iaitos are cheaper same i checked on minosaka and tozando but how much for a wakizashi in this particular shop? also is there an online link for this store?
Wow that's really neat. It's a shrine.I had an understanding that when a quench happens all of the steel and carbon elements are evenly placed. I don't know about harder steel and softer iron in one blade but if the carbon and clay tempering are perfectly arranged in the structure of the sword it makes a superb sword.
I'm just thinking, what will happen when a boar mask guy casually walk into this store and start beating katana edge with a stone in front of the shopkeeper🤔
Pretty much same case in most gun shops, thousands of dollars in guns under squeaky glass cabinets. These once though aren't historical artifacts, just reproductions for sport and collecting.
Hattori Hanzo : What brings you to Okinawa? The Bride : I'm here to see a man. Hattori Hanzo : Oh yeah? You have a friend living in Okinawa? The Bride : Not quite. Hattori Hanzo : Not a friend? The Bride : I've never met him. Hattori Hanzo : Never? Who is he, may I ask? The Bride : Hattori Hanzo. Hattori Hanzo : [Serious, switches to Japanese] What do you want with Hattori Hanzo? The Bride : [Japanese] I need Japanese steel. Hattori Hanzo : [Japanese] Why do you need Japanese steel? The Bride : [Japanese] I have vermin to kill. Hattori Hanzo : [English] You must have big rats if you need Hattori Hanzo's steel. The Bride : [English] ... Huge.
@@blogusvox While some high-grade Iaito can be that expensive, the typical price range at that shop is about $200~600USD. I bought my Japan-made Iaito there in 2004 for 50,000JPY = about $475 . www.shobudo.co.jp/
Interesting considering its illegal to own a sword in Japan without a legal permit Edit : Apparently you don't need a permit , but you need to register it. My bad. I got it jinxed up with my local laws.
@@robertstanson7866 you might be surprised to find out that 90 percent of countries in the world ban you to own a blade built for killing , like daggers , machetes , swords etc. In short , yes. Seriously.
What if I wanted to live in Japan? Is their places that are traditional in the ancient ways? I'd have to say out of any countries Japan, I'd feel I'd find Zen and feel the spirit of the Samurai. Except for the madness of it.
@@robertstanson7866 I'm not Japanese so don't take my word for it , but if you're in the cities it's not much different from places like Germany. Don't know much about the countryside though. However , I do know this : If you're into guns and swords , if you go to Japan , you most likely will have to drop your hobby or need to actually go and do real martial arts like kenjutsu and get a permit for swords. Japanese laws on weapons is ridiculously harsh. For guns , you need to start out by going to a hunter's course and get a license and a shotgun , then after like 7 years iirc , you can get a rifle. Don't know much about the pistol laws.
I recommend this store I saw a guy with green hair, three swords, and a book, he seems like a professional
He was probably lost while trying to find the convenient store
Yeah he’s part of strawhat pirates 🤣
What the name of the store
@@outboundflight4455 I think it was Ipponmatsu's shop in Loguetown
Jk Idk
was that the book tashigi read?
Recently, Japanese Katana market has been declining. There is only one shop in my town where can ask for my Katana sharpening. The shop also has no successor, only old craftsmen remain. However, women started to buy Katanas because of the influence of anime. It seems that customers have returned a little.
I've kinda understood that it's been on the decline. Iaido isn't a common art to practice. And even then most people use blunted swords. Live blades are mostly made simply for the art at this point is my understanding.
Dark Sigma and Gogo Yubari.
lol why women?? XD
Most traditional crafts all over the world demand years of hard work for little pay, that's why these arts are dying. Only wealthy people or those who do not have to worry about money can engage in arts and crafts long enough to be masters.
Even if a katana is expensive, most of the cost goes to the production, and the swordsmith only earns minimal profit. You can only do it for love, not for money.
@@mohamedab9033 well, there is mobile game that turn katana into pretty boy. similar to FGO / Kancolle but this one for girl.
Me: go to Tokyo to buy authentic katana
Also me: Stopped at airport for carrying weapon
i guess for that you have to get the certificate from the shopkeeper, that u will show to the airport officials.
Well, looks like you're living there now.
@@caltbeing just check it in. They gonna ask you how much you checking I. Did tax purposes if you go over. It’s not much.
I recommend you give shopkeeper your adress so he can send you sword if they take it on airport they will probably "lose it".
@@lucifercorleone2657 yes , TSA has caught “0” terrorists, yet stolen millions , wasted millions in shit they made you throw out , on a side note ( the one guy verifying your temperature and mask at the door of every establishment allowed open now is a waste “ like the TSA of ....everywhere
Most of these are for show only, the real deal is hidden away in the museum upstairs
There are real swords that are made today.
Tho I (and no one else) cannot tell if these are or not only by looking watching a video of it.
Davoda 1 very true, but you can tell if (as I have done) you visit the shop, talk to the staff, and then get a special invite to visit the upstairs museum. I take it you have never been to one shop or been invite to have a personal guided tour of the museum?
@@tonysicily2687 you misunderstood me. I don't doubt that this is how it works in that shop. All I intended to say was, that you can find (usually not too hard, but sometimes close to impossible) shops who sell what they sell and you can see it all, without any shady businesses.
I apologise, if my choice of words and the misunderstanding offended you.
Well of course i would not show a 20 or 30 k sword like it's nothing
kill bill referance? xD
Is this the Japanese equivalent of a gun store
yes
Not at all. I would say almost all, if not all of those swords were blunted practice blades. Real blades are typically bought by high ranking practitioners, or collectors for their artistic value.
Polar Bear YES.
@@keithbryant8940 yes but they can still easily kill or main someone
@@loke5713 Not really...most Japanese iaito are aluminum blades...they'd bend if you hit someone with them.
Japanese are very calm and very supportive I experience it personally.
Lots of love for Karate & Katana practitioner all over the world.🥋🇮🇳
hentai practitioner need some love too
My Japanese neighbors are crazy.
@@parmmohan4603 mans in this original comment probably basing his assumption of anime or someting, mans needs to realise that everyone is different
Numbar
''You must have big rats if you need Hattori Hanzo's steel''
... Huge.
You like a the samurai sword I like baseball.
I love Katana's and respect it's heritage as well as how way "ahead of it's time" it was when it was created.
Sad to see something like this declining. I would love to visit that shop if I lived there.
Hardly ahead of it’s time. Katanas were created based on tried and true designs and techniques imported from China and continued those traditions even as sword making methods evolved elsewhere. It was still a quality blade however and ironically resulted in the large importation of Japanese swords by China some 700 years after those technologies were exported to Japan.
@@janusjones6519 he’s referencing ahead of it’s time meaning Japan itself, when they found a way to use that sword until the edo period where it was more of a work of art and had different morals.
I only buy my swords in the secret Hattori Hanzō workshop behind the Sushi-Shop .....
That dude is tight
It would have taken HH at least 3-4 months to make a true, Japanese Steel Katana sword. The polishing process itself can take a month, and various craftsmen to finish the job.
Kill bill i see
@chris monk Not if a beautiful tall blonde who wants to kill Bill asking
@@TheSchmed Better to wait 5 month if it ist necessary for a SWORD than to take a swordy in 10 minutes ....
I would never leave this shop again ❤️
Definitely going to recommend this store to my Daimyo.
i miss travelling back there - should go check it out to stock up on some new collections of iaitos
They had a store above the Yokohama train station that sold old swords and blades. Anywhere from US $1,000 to $10,000.
I've been here once and bought a sword there, the one I got cut pretty well too, don't know about the other ones but they look pretty traditionally done, Good job.
Such gorgeous blades!!
Dude! So beautiful!
I have zero knowledge of katanas but even I can see the beauty and art of it, I can only respect those who make it by the old traditional way.
Alotta them are iatou aka not real but good enough for display.
(ФωФ)…笑笑
動画の店に有るのは殆んどがレプリカの刀です。
日本人の感覚では玩具です。
Sorry, guys, but judging by the close-up at :45, these are not the real deal. "Iaito" in this sense refers to practice swords used in iaido. These have unsharpenable, zinc-beryllium blades. The telltale giveaway is the mirrorlike, wet-looking shininess of the blade. A true katana has a subdued look due to the steel's grain. The furnishings here are authentic, though--rayskin, silk, wood, etc.-- and usually high quality, unlike the cheap Chinese reproductions. I managed to get one of these iaito on Ebay for $15.00, because it was being sold as a "fake" sword, which technically it's not. They're quite beautiful in their own right, lighter than a true katana, and well-balanced. I think you can find them online, where you can choose the style of blade and then the fittings you prefer.
That's a bummer, there are definitely solid 65mn iaito out there at a more affordable rate than what's shown in this vid
Actually any sword an be brought to a mirror finish. All you need is the correct sand paper and a lot of elbow grease. I sharpen knives and cleavers for fun. I once polished a nail into a mirror finish, because I can. XD
Bruh katanas are useless overrated piece of shit, scimitars are way better.
Iado swordss are really not lighter then a normal katana, they do weigh more or less the same, I had one with edge and one without edge in my hand and they do weigh around the same.
@@elegantgent9948 I assume you're not in Japan then. In Japan, owning steel swords, sharpened or otherwise, would require permits, which are very difficult to acquire. Aluminum or zinc alloy, both being noticeably lighter metals than steel, couldn't possibly produce blades that weigh the same as a true katana, if they were to be made in the same form factor.
Nice.. 😁👍👌
Beautiful Japanese Katana !i really want them all
Awww man and Tanjiro keeps breaking these things and he's getting them back for free?!
This is like Build-A-Bear Workshop, for Swords!
Exactly what I thought.
Love th hamon on every blade!❤️
Excellent information thanks 🥂
鍔だけで１万越えとか結構良いの置いてそうですね
こういうのって国内より外国の方の方が需要あるのかな？
It really works for cutting bones instead of popular toy swords. Hellos from Tokyo.
Aye imma go to Japan and Tokyo next March 2021
@@supinewarrior2133 Have you gone there yet?
Mass production...
Very nice katana sword
Nice, now I can dice my onions without cryng
I collected like 15 flowers is that enough for a new sword kit
Базар жок,
Unbelievable works of art in this store 🧐
インドネシアに住んでいる間にカタナを注文できますか
Imagine if tanjiro just casually walks in like “hey, my sword broke again, sorry” 😂
What if that is the purpose of the black blade. lol
no, the lil bih threw his sword and lost it this time
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love, as so many do, the shape, fit, finish, design, of the Katana. I, however, would be at a loss, if I were ever able to purchase one, as I would have no idea as to how to buy one.
Thank you
Woow ..❤️
安くても刀匠が不明なだけで鎌倉時代からの名刀というのもあるそうです。
鍔の掘り出し物はあり得るけど、さすがに刀はないやろ…
Imma get one of these at Costco next week.
Wow😍😍😍😍😍
Very nice
Is this the shop next to the American Cafe across the road from the Tokyo Dome Baseball Stadium in Kasuga ??
You found it? Whats the name of the store
@@outboundflight4455 its not a real comment lol. my mans joking about how americans are so into katanas and so on but dont know anything about japanese culture
I believe it is. The shots in the shops looks just like it. I was there this past February to get a keiko GI for one of the guys in my group, he came to train and didn't bring an uniform.
@@timeamuller5799 It *is* a real comment, because this shop is where I bought my Iaito at....and *Yes* it actually *IS* across the street from Tokyo Dome. The shop's name is 尚武堂 (Shobudo www.shobudo.co.jp/ ).
the worrying thing about stores like these and the wide spread notoriety of Japanese swords especially katanas is the opportunities to trick foreigners or or clueless people into buying cheaply made swords or even fakes.
(ФωФ)…👍
その通りです。
これらはレプリカで日本人の感覚では玩具です。
これを真剣だと言い販売するのは詐欺と同じです。
通常は書類の付属して居ない物はレプリカだと考えて貰えば間違いは有りません。
Those are very nice swords..
Good job
I wish I was born in Japan. My love for katana is madly.
all of the swords shown are practice non-sharpened swords = iaito/mogito
sharpened real swords are = shinken/nihonto
and these real swords are sold along with license permits in japan (torokusho card)
(ФωФ)…👍
その通りです。
これらはレプリカで日本人の感覚では玩具です。
真剣は書類が必要で有り、通常は誰でも買え所持も出来ます。
Wow.. wonder if they ship to the US would love one..
went to the website and it’s all in Japanese
Beautiful.
A man with 8 swords was rapping outside the store and told me the swords in there are good
Me searching for the cursed sword
Very good
I remember tanjiro 😆💛
When I saw the price, and compare to my own financial, I think I'll stick with cool branch stick at my backyard....
Waiting for the green haired guy to enter the store and challange the cursed katana.
I recommend this shop, I saw a guy there looking for a weird swords that has a reversed cutting edge, he was kinda cheerful though. He was wearing a Kimono, has red hair and a cross or x mark scar on his right cheek and has a little bit of killer eyes too.
That's it!
I'm moving.
I can see myself, wandering the countryside, picking fights.
Well, one, anyway.
Arigato gozeimasu!
これどこ？
"Can I use all of them?"
Someday I'll Definitely Buy a Katana
Thanks so much im trying to get a wakizashi what are some good places besides: tozando and ginza seiyudo shop for shinken and yea iaitos are cheaper same i checked on minosaka and tozando but how much for a wakizashi in this particular shop? also is there an online link for this store?
So expensive 😱
Wow that's really neat. It's a shrine.I had an understanding that when a quench happens all of the steel and carbon elements are evenly placed. I don't know about harder steel and softer iron in one blade but if the carbon and clay tempering are perfectly arranged in the structure of the sword it makes a superb sword.
those are madeof zinc aluminium alloy lol. They training iaito swords
@@blacktemplar2207 do you believe that it's the ultimate goal of a swordsman was to be Buddhist?
@@soykanmuri7277 idk man :D all I know is that they take their swords and art very seriously. There spirituality as well I guess
(ФωФ)…笑笑
武士と仏教徒は関係有りませんよ。
単に当時の日本は仏教が殆んどで有っただけです。
Cosplay sword are available there like zoroz enma and wado ichimonji ... Or Shusui the black blade?
My childhood dream of being a samurai ninja is just screaming over this
"Hello sir, which katana do you want?
"
Me: let's be serious
please
"Ahem, alright" *_Shows shinning sacred indigo muramasa_*
"Why so serious?"
Brings out a light saber...
これは居合の練習用の高級模造刀ですよ。 this katana for practice.
beautiful shop. 00:39
I bought a KATANA like this, very authentic and beautiful like this one.
WONDERFUL
I'm just thinking, what will happen when a boar mask guy casually walk into this store and start beating katana edge with a stone in front of the shopkeeper🤔
0:35 Hundreds of thousands of dollars in swords.... squeakiest glass display case in all of Japan.
Pretty much same case in most gun shops, thousands of dollars in guns under squeaky glass cabinets. These once though aren't historical artifacts, just reproductions for sport and collecting.
So beautiful
แบบนี้ประกอบตามชอบได้เลยคับ
Heck! while watching the video, I am thinking of Zombies.
MICHONE ;) :D :D
It's like some kind of sports equipment retail for them. Guns shops in Murica is more astounding imo.
Guns are for pussy's
Went full kkona and even have bad grammar in ur comment lol
We all have different taste. And u sir have bad taste.
(That was just a joke.)
I shall visit this shop when I'm an adult
MY GOD SO BEAUTIFUL
i have a sward , Bought from Japan in 2016 , may be the price $3000 , great one
Fucking weeb
I was kind of offended seeing plastic around each "wooden sword"... it’s a trimmed stick...
Love to have one of these where I am at
Sweet. Got nothing like it here. Japan is bad ass.
Hattori Hanzo : What brings you to Okinawa?
The Bride : I'm here to see a man.
Hattori Hanzo : Oh yeah? You have a friend living in Okinawa?
The Bride : Not quite.
Hattori Hanzo : Not a friend?
The Bride : I've never met him.
Hattori Hanzo : Never? Who is he, may I ask?
The Bride : Hattori Hanzo.
Hattori Hanzo : [Serious, switches to Japanese] What do you want with Hattori Hanzo?
The Bride : [Japanese] I need Japanese steel.
Hattori Hanzo : [Japanese] Why do you need Japanese steel?
The Bride : [Japanese] I have vermin to kill.
Hattori Hanzo : [English] You must have big rats if you need Hattori Hanzo's steel.
The Bride : [English] ... Huge.
and then zoro walks in " Oy ...oyaji i need a new sword "
Ur not weeb enough to understand what oyaji means huh
Oioioioioi !
@@_StepUp old man, right?
@@chagwey8882 haha oyaji means dad
@@_StepUp no not necessarily, it also means old man, you are just taking one piece as a reference, right ... white beard, right?
i can feel the history
It’s very nice
The katana with a price tag of $2800, most likely an imitation made in China.
Not necessarily. These are all Iaito = dull aluminium trainingswords.
@@cyberserk5614 Nope. An expensive iaito, made in Japan, cost around $1500 - $2000.
@@blogusvox ok, I sell you this iaito for $2800. Take it or leave it.
@@blogusvox While some high-grade Iaito can be that expensive, the typical price range at that shop is about $200~600USD. I bought my Japan-made Iaito there in 2004 for 50,000JPY = about $475 . www.shobudo.co.jp/
Interesting considering its illegal to own a sword in Japan without a legal permit
Edit : Apparently you don't need a permit , but you need to register it. My bad. I got it jinxed up with my local laws.
Seriously?
@@robertstanson7866 you might be surprised to find out that 90 percent of countries in the world ban you to own a blade built for killing , like daggers , machetes , swords etc.
In short , yes. Seriously.
@@afinoxi thanks.
What if I wanted to live in Japan? Is their places that are traditional in the ancient ways? I'd have to say out of any countries Japan, I'd feel I'd find Zen and feel the spirit of the Samurai. Except for the madness of it.
@@robertstanson7866 I'm not Japanese so don't take my word for it , but if you're in the cities it's not much different from places like Germany. Don't know much about the countryside though.
However , I do know this : If you're into guns and swords , if you go to Japan , you most likely will have to drop your hobby or need to actually go and do real martial arts like kenjutsu and get a permit for swords. Japanese laws on weapons is ridiculously harsh. For guns , you need to start out by going to a hunter's course and get a license and a shotgun , then after like 7 years iirc , you can get a rifle. Don't know much about the pistol laws.
Thanks for posting this... I am serious. I feel great knowing that I make better Katanas for cheaper than what they sell tourists in Japan.
Beautiful katana 👍🕶️
You do know that 99.9% of these swords are made in China in in Longquan city?
Tokyo is very expensive. I wonder the prices in other places in japan.
Bruh, I'm in heaven!
Mantaaap
De très beaux sabres !
Well would love to get the wooden ones!
Finally a knife to cut frozen butter with
In the future, those katana would be fortune. I wish I was wealthy enough to buy all of them.
Beautiful
$2,800 for that sword is a steal. I want to visit this shop with an interpreter sooooo bad!!!
Thats a nice memories Japan sword.
This is as sword paradise