Translation Assistance

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1. Taking Pictures For This Section

   By Grey Doffin, May 9, 2025
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   • Bugyotsuji
   • June 9, 2025

2. About the Translation Section

   By Brian, February 10, 2008
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   • NihontoEurope
   • November 4, 2017

3. Help Needed — Translation & Authentication of Two Possibly Significant Swords

   By arnvz, 2 hours ago
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   • Ray Singer
   • 2 hours ago

4. A loong, loong shot.

   By Geraint, 17 hours ago
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   • Geraint
   • 10 hours ago

5. Collaborative Scroll Attributed to Ike No Taiga (池大雅) and Hamuroyama Sōshūmin (葉室山僧脩民)

   By Iaido dude, May 17
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   • Iaido dude
   • 14 hours ago

6. General question about reading mei

   By John C, Friday at 08:52 PM
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   • John C
   • Yesterday at 04:58 AM

7. Need help confirming mei on WWII officer shin gunto, Sendai ju Kanemune saku

   By MattBrandon, Tuesday at 06:04 PM
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • Friday at 10:11 PM

8. Hakogaki translation

   By zanilu, Friday at 03:36 PM
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   • zanilu
   • Friday at 09:10 PM

9. Katana mei

   By William Jennings, Friday at 05:25 PM
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   • eternal_newbie
   • Friday at 06:15 PM

10. Japanese Katana Signature help needed

    By bkane, Friday at 01:37 PM
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    • Ray Singer
    • Friday at 02:25 PM

11. Need help translating

    By Ismael73, October 29, 2025
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    • Sonja
    • Friday at 10:10 AM

12. Japanese Katana Signature help needed

    By bkane, Wednesday at 08:41 PM
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    • Bazza
    • Friday at 03:01 AM

13. Please help if you can translate.

    By bkane, Thursday at 02:28 PM
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    • John C
    • Thursday at 08:32 PM

14. Japanese Katana Signature help needed

    By bkane, Wednesday at 02:05 PM
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    • bkane
    • Thursday at 01:40 AM

15. Kozuka mei help

    By Kurikata, Tuesday at 03:32 PM
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    • Shugyosha
    • Tuesday at 04:10 PM

16. Sayagaki Rai … Kuni

    By JAL, May 29
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    • Nobody
    • Tuesday at 11:09 AM

17. Translation Needed for Blade Signed in Sosho "Grass Script" and Accompanying Tsuba

    By ChrisW, Tuesday at 02:01 AM
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    • ChrisW
    • Tuesday at 04:03 AM

18. Translation via AI GEMINI on kakemono

    By Bruno, Monday at 03:51 PM
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    • Bruno
    • Monday at 03:51 PM

19. Ww2 Surrender tag translation please

    By Andygw, May 24
    • 19 replies
    • 432 views
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • May 31

20. WW2 Gunto Mei translation - any help appreciated

    By Historynut, May 25
    • 10 replies
    • 238 views
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    • Historynut
    • May 30

21. tsuba Tsuba smith translation help

    By buchtas, May 27
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    • MauroP
    • May 29

22. Wakizashi translation assistance

    By fran, May 28
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    • ROKUJURO
    • May 29

23. Please help me to understand this mei..

    By nightkid, May 10
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    • nightkid
    • May 29

24. Translation of mei on tanto

    By Ron M, May 28
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    • lonely panet
    • May 28

25. Translation assistance please, showato with hot stamp

    By Scogg, May 27
    • 5 replies
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    • Scogg
    • May 28