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A new revised chapter 3 was posted this morning. A new Joko-To photo was added and a few other changes, Hi, Edwolf, I just bought a ticket for the Andre Rieu concert in San Diego, U.S. I can not wait!!! Yurie

This is a notice. Chapter 1 (Preface) and chapter 2(Timeline) were revised. There are few addtions, many mistakes and a few eliminations were changed. Thank you Yurie

I posted a new chapter "How to handle a sword". This is for the people who are new to the sword field. I am redoing, editing, checking, adding and eliminating from the chapters I posted in the past. I found many mistakes. The most embarrassing thing was the entire paragraph was missing. This is my excuse but computer has its own mind. Frustrating. After I correct each chapter, i will re-post again. Thank you.

Hi Ed (狼), I really enjoyed Maastricht. Your daughter is lucky to be able to study in such a ideal environment. We stayed in a hotel it was once a monastery and Napoleon stationed there and stored ammunition. It was impressive I was walking where Napoleon once walked. I attached a photo of the hotel. (I hope I attached correctly). Also, I was glad to see the square where Andre Rieu hold his concert. I am a big fan of him. I practice violin with his music as a back ground music on Utube. Yurie

Hi EdWolf (Ed 狼) You are in Netherland, where in Netherland. I was in Maastricht Netherland in mid OCT for EPM (European Powder Metal Conferenc), for my husband business. I visited a Japanese Antique Store at Maastricht, please visit my facebook, I wrote about it. www.facebook.com/JapaneseSwordStudy/ Yurie

I know photos are not good. I tried for a long time, but this is as much as I can do. Taking photos of swords are very difficult I sometimes see amazing photo of swords that shows even hada pattern. It seems to me impossible. Taking photo is not my thing. Yurie

Hi Everyone, I posted photos of my sword made by Mr. Yoshihara Yoshindo. Please go to "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com" . Thank you Yurie

Hi Michael S, Yes, combining part 1 and 2 is the one of the things I was thinking of it. When I started very beginning, I thought I will take forever to finish the first part. Had no intention to write Part 2. Bur surprisingly I finished and felt like I could do more, that is how part 2 started. In the half way of part 2, I tried to combine part 1 and part 2, but could not do that. Majority of part 2 is assuming readers already know the part 1 basic and a certain terminology. If I combine, all of the general knowledge and the terminology have to be concentrated in the earlier chapters. Here and there, I see problems of my web. A big job is ahead of me. Thank you Yurie

My blog about the history of Japanese swords finished the last chapter of 67 shin-shin-To last week. From here, I go back to the earlier chapters and change, eliminate, correct mistakes and re-post. After I come back from a trip to Brussels and Maastricht (husband conference 10/9-10/18), I plan to take a photo of my sword that was made by Mr. Yoshihara Yoshindo. Though several people suggested me how to take photos of a sword , more suggestions are wonderful. Please let me know. Please keep checking on my website for a future posts. Thank you Yurie

A new chapter "67 |Part 2 of - - - 31|Shin-Shin-To (Bakumatsu Period Sword) 1781-1867" was posted this morning. Please go to my website "www.studyngjapaneseswords.com". To: Mr. Barry Hennick Thank you very for answering about the materials for the website. As you can see at the bottom of the photos and drawings, on my website, majority of the photos are from the Sano Museum Catalogue. I went to see the head of Sano Museum to get the permission. She was my father's friend. I drew simple illustrations myself. Scenery photos are public domain photo from Wikipedia. Wikipedia states that anybody can use the photos as long as it said public domain without permission, but needs to state the source that is Wikipedia. Others are photos taken by my father. Here is something I don't know how to handle. On chapter 67 (newest chapter) and one more chapter somewhere, I used photos from the book, "Token no Mikata (The way to look at sword)" by Mr. Koichi Hiroi. I made sure I wrote the name of the book and the author. I have known him since my intern days. But last time I heard he was in nursing home and incapable of communications. Also, Japanese copyright law will be lift up after 50 years. This book was published 1971, it is 48 years ago. Two more years. For the history part, source are from my high school text book and a few google search for numbers and dates. I may have missed a few areas, but I was careful not to be claimed by anybody. But still have uneasy feelings. Honestly, my website is based on the text book my sword teacher used. The name of the books are on the reference page. My blog don't have anything in depth, just covered the overall basics of the sword history. Just a common knowledge. So I don't think I am violating any rule, but If you notice something I am missing, please let me know. Chapter 67 is the last chapter. I will go back to the beginning and redo and add many areas and make sure all the sources are noted. Please let me know if I am missing something. I wish to hear everybody's knowledge and opinions. Thank you Yurie

I would like to publish a book someday. But it requires so much corrections. I thought I proofread many times but I still find many misspelling and wrong wordings. After I finish this blog, I want to go back to change many areas, add pictures, redo my drawings. What I am afraid the most is somebody may claim I copied someone's photo, copied sentences or just translated somebody's writings without permission. Writing a blog may be less worry because I don't make any money. But once I start selling a book, more chance somebody may claim I am violating a law. That really scares me. Thank you very much for all the encouragement. I really enjoy writing about history. There are so many interest history facts I wanted to write but it became too long so I discarded a lot. By the way, I am a big opera fan, I play piano and violin. The opera "Madame butterfly" is staged around Meiji revolution. The story is fiction of course, but the real person existed. While he was in Japan he stayed several places. One of them was a temple in Tokyo. This temple run the kinder Garten, that is the kinder Garten I attended. Thank you very much for reading my blog. Please let your friend know my blog. Yurie

Hi Everyone, Chapter 66 |part 2 of - - -30 Bakumatsu Period History was published. Please go to "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com". to read it. Thank you Yurie

Hi Everyone, A new chapter, 65|Part 2 of --- 29|Main 7 Areas Among shin-To Sword (part B) was posted today. Please visit "www.studyingjapanesesword.com". Thank you Yurie

Hi Everyone, A new chapter was posted yesterday. Chapter 64 Part 2 of 28 Main 7 areas among Shin-To sword (part A). Please visit "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com". Mr. Jussi Ekholm, thank you very much for your encouragement. I often feel does anybody think this is worth reading, or am I embarrassing myself. The comment like yours reduce my doubt somewhat. Thank you Yurie

A new chapter was posted this morning. Chapter 63 Part 2 of ---27| Overview of Shin-To (新刀). Please visit my web, www.studyingjapaneseswords.com Thank you Yurie

Hi Everyone, A new chapter 62|Part w of ---26}|Edo Period History (江戸時代）1602 - 1867 was posted today. Please open and read it. www.studyingjapaneseswords.com Thank you Yurie

Hi everybody, I posted several pictures of 2019 San Francisco Sword Show. I got so distracted meeting many people at the show, I could not take more photos of swords. Here is the link, https://studyingjapaneseswords.com/2019/08/07/2019-san-francisco-sword-show/ Thank you Yurie

So far, I have been posted the article average once every 10 days. Next article will be off for a while because of the San Francisco Sword Show. San Francisco Sword Show is from August 2 to 4th. I will be there on 3rd afternoon with Yoshihara's table. Thank you Yurie

Next chapter 61 was posted this morning. Please open my website "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com". The new chapter is 61 Sengoku Period Tanto, Muramasa. Thank you Yurie

New chapter was posted this morning. Please visit chapter 60 of "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com". This is about Sengoku Period sword. This year's San Francisco sword show is on August 2,3,4. I plan to go there on Saturday. The sword maker Mr. Yoshihara Yoshindo should be there. Thank you Yurie

Hope everyone had a good 4th of July and enjoyed a long weekend. I just posted a new chapter 59 Sengoku Period History. Click on link below to be directed to the new chapter. https://studyingjapaneseswords.com/2019/07/07/59-second-part-of-23sengoku-period-history-%e6%88%a6%e5%9b%bd%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a3%e3%80%801467-1596/

Hi Everyone, I just posted a new chapter "58 Muromachi Period Sword". Please visit my website "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com". Thank you Yurie

Hi everyone. I just posted a new chapter "57 Muromachi Perid Histry". Please open my website "www.studyingjapaneseswords.com". I posted Kinkakuji Temple photo where we (us, daughter, son-in-law, and two grand children) visited in May. Thank you Yurie

Thnak you very much for the wonderful advice. I will follow your technique step by step. Dark room,-----beam light directly (multiple is better) -----take picture at an angle If I can take better picture, I will change to the better photo. Thank you. Yurie

Hi Peter, Thank you very much for saying that. I wished I could take a better picture of Nobukuni. Taking a good photo of sword is very difficult. I tried to take a picture of Boshi area Hamon and Jigane. But I could not do that. It was beyod me. Some people display an enlarged Hamon picture on face book. They look perfect. I assume that must be done by a professional. This level of photo is as good as I get. Thank you Yurie