It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

Enter Samurai Ninja Museum Tokyo With Experience which, as the name suggests, has a range of action-packed activities to accompany its exhibits. ... dodging swords and using a blowgun.

From December this year, the museum will hold a special sword duel re-enactment, featuring a Japanese celebrity, to provide a face-to-face visual experience of the samurai way. For map and contact ...

This picture shows the hilt of a tachi (slung sword), dating to 1861, which would have been used by a high-ranking young Samurai. The sword with mounting is now in the Royal Ontario Museum in ...

The Evolution of the Japanese Sword: Through May 4. Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset: Feb. 1-June 1. Museum open Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm; $9-$15 admission (members free) Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture ...