Facts about Katana

The most expensive one ever sold for 0.5 billion yen.ーIn the real battlefields, the katana swords were rarely used.

The katana has the utmost beauty of form. Its form is refined to embody sharpness, beauty, and strength by maximizing its cutting ability and removing unnecessary elements.

The katana is unique for its single curved blade.

It is not only a weapon but also an object of prayer, an offering to the gods, or a vessel for ancestral spirits.

There are 350 swordsmiths in Japan.

It is said that there are more than 60 katanas designated as National Treasures.

You can buy a newly made katana for hundreds of thousands of yen.

Tama steel, made from sand iron, is hammered many times to remove impurities.