a short sword made by a master craftsman of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333); and a ceremonial dagger of the Imperial Government Railways from the Meiji Era (1868-1912). In total, 31 Japanese ...

Also on display is Nenekirimaru, a ceremonial long sword with a total length of more ... a special consultant for Japanese arms and armor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York who served ...

Last year, a 78-year-old man was arrested in Yokohama after attacking his neighbour with a ceremonial samurai sword during an dispute. In 2017, a samurai sword was found along with other knives in ...