Nicholas Fu

For Sale A Soshu Style Katana by the late Mukansa swordsmith Furukawa Kiyoyuki. This is a gorgeous piece that comes with a really nice Koshirae. The highlight for me in this blade is the soshu stlye Jigane, I will post a video showcasing this. The hamon is a very nice Notare Midare. The shape, hamon, and Jigane of this sword is sublime. The Asking price is 13,200 AUD + Shipping.

Thanks so much Brian!

Hello Friends of the Nihonto Community! I'd like to share something with everyone today. I absolutely in love with the world of Nihonto. I believe that alot of you can relate, that it is addicting. Although I am no scholar or expert, I enjoy learning and reading and collecting and learning new things about everything Nihonto related. I've read and heard that in Japan that the culture and the craftsmen are struggling and have heard many of them say that they would hope that more people, in and out of Japan to become more aware, and learn about Nihonto. After contemplating, I decided that I wanted to help as well as just share my passion with as many people who would be willing to listen. Anyways, I started a website/blog called Nihontoculture. Very lucky to get such a cool domain, hehe. My goal with this website is to just share, write, educate on anything Nihonto related. I was partly inspired by Paul Martin, who has been promoting the world of Japanese swords to outside of Japan for years. He has helped me with many of my commission orders as well as many other purchases and services Nihonto related, as well as educating me on the cultures of Nihonto. I hope that it will be an entertaining read for seasoned nihonto people, and hope that it might interest new people into the world of Japanese swords. The site has been lived for about a week, but I hadn't announced it to the community yet as there wasn't much content on there. But I recently posted a post that documented my Nihonto Japan holiday back in Nov 2022 which I hope that you guys might find interesting or an entertaining read. please go check it out at www.nihontoculture.com and if you'd like you can follow on instagram @nihontoculture I hope this is ok to promote it here on the forums. Thank you.

This Daisho has now been SOLD!**

Ok, This listing is now OPEN again. I am unfortunately unable to ship this blade overseas atm as it is too long. Apparently the shipping companies that handles swords are only able to ship if the package is no longer than 105cm. And this sword itself is 110cm. I unforunately had to refund to an initial buyer. This blade is currently still up for sale but at the moment I can only sell it Domestically within Australia.

Dropping asking Price to 67,000.00 AUD OBO! thank you for your consideration

This listing has now been SOLD! Thank you everyone.

Hi Charles, In USD, it would be about 5000.00 USD. Would you be willing to cover shipping? From memory I believe Shipping and insurance would be about 150 USD on top. Yes Paypal is accepted and it is safer for you as a Purchaser, however Paypal will include a 3% fee on top of the total price if you are ok with this. Otherwise, the other option would be a bank transfer in which you save the 3% fee but you would have to trust me as a seller otherwise you woudn't be protected. I hope this helps, please do not hesitate to contact me for any other questions.

Dropping Price down to 7,500.00 AUD!

Hello friends of the Nihonto Community. After some serious consideration once more. I have decided to list my Ono Yoshimitsu Daisho for sale once more. I listed it once during christmas and changed my mind afterwards. But ultimately, I have decided to let these move out of my collection to make room for others in the future. I originally bought these from Darcy Brockbank who listed these as a consignment for once of his clients. This was an custom ordered Daisho by the Mukansa smith (he's a genius) Ono Yoshimitsu. Grab it before I change my mind again haha. All the details are in these write up by the late Darcy Brockbank. In my opinion, that man wrote and displayed one of the best sword dealing websites I have ever seen. Reading his write-ups was one of the most enjoying past time for me. I would spend hours on his website. He has described these blades perfectly. Asking Price 74,500 AUD ONO.

Price drop once more to 8,500 AUD!

Hello friends, dropping the price down to 9,500 AUD!

Hello friends! I am listing this beautiful Tachi made by Akamatsu Taro Kanetsugu. It is a Kiyomaro style Tachi. The Akamatsu Taro are well known for their Kiyomaro Utushi style swords. Broad Thick Powerful shape with an O-Kissaki. Here are the Specifications. It is signed Higo Kuni Ju Akamatsu Taro Kanetsugu It was made in Reiwa 3, Year 2021 It was customed ordered by me. Blade Length: 78.7cm (2 Shaku 6 Sun) Sori: 2.8cm Motohaba: 3.4cm Saki Haba: 2.5cm MotoKasane: 0.7mm Kissaki: 7cm The Hamon is the Akatmasu Taro Family's Signature Gunome Choji. It is absolutely gorgeous. The Jigane is very fine. This is a flawless blade. I am asking for 12,500 AUD for this blade. Thank you for checking out my listing friends!

Hello everyone, I would like to announce that this Listing has not been SOLD. Thank you.

Wow, that is absolutely beautiful! I have plans to have a similar style koshirae made for my blades too. I literally just made a post asking about people's experience, if they ever had a koshirae made for blades they already own in Shirasaya. Could I Kindly ask what the process was like? Did you have to find your own fittings? and did you needed to have your blade repolished after the koshirae was made? Sincerely, Nicholas

Hello Nihonto friends! Hope everyone is well, holiday season is coming. I would like to ask you knowleadgeble folk of the nihonto world some advice. I have been collecting Nihonto for around 3-4 years now and most of my swords that I own are in Shirasaya. I am currently waiting for a commissioned sword from a smith and asked my agent about the process of getting a koshirae made for it on top of the shirasaya. He told me that the way it works, is for me to hunt for the fittings and then send it to him or the chosen Sayashi, as I've been told that it is usually the Sayashi who is the master coordinator for the various different craftsman involved in making a koshirae. I was also told that it would be better to get the Koshirae made the same time they are making the Shirasaya for the blade, so that the blade does not risk getting scratched before final polishing of the blade. So if I wanted to get a koshirae made for the blades I already own that only have shirasaya, there is a chance that during the process of having a koshirae made for them, they might get scratched in the process and may need to be sent for polishing. Is this correct? Further concerns that I have are regarding antique Fuchi Kashira. Firstly, when I begun hunting the pieces, I was fortunate enough to be at my first ever Dai Token Ichi this year, I had picked a theme in my head already, and just as I was about to purchase a fuchi kashira, my friend stopped me saying that it might not fit for my modern blade. So I took out google translate and asked the dealer and they said the fuchi kashira would be too small for a modern blade. So, what do I do? Are Antique Fuchi Kashira pieces usable to make a Tsuka for a modern blade? When I look at sites that specialises in iaito and iai and tameshigiri blades, they sell modern sword fittings and the Fuchi Kashira are indeed larger in size. So I guess in the end, besides my concerns above, does anyone else have experience having a koshirae made for their swords? whats the process like? Did you find all the pieces of a specific theme together to create your custom koshirae? Thanks in advance friends. -Nicholas

Try Giheiya or Nosyudo, or even just contacting a smith of your choice. If the language barrier is a problem, going thru an agent such as Paul Martin, can help you with your custom made Nihonto.

Hi everyone, I am dropping the price down to 3,500 usd + shipping, would really like to move this. Thank you

@BjornLundin Thank you!!!

@BjornLundin Thanks for the tip! I've already planned my trip, will be starting at Okayama, giving the Okayama bizen sword museum a visit, as well as the Hayashibara Museum of Art, as they have the exhibition for the Reiwa 4, modern swordsmithing comeptitions works. Then heading to Kyoto for a day, and then 2 days in Nagoya for the Tokugawa museum, and to visit Seki, for Seki's traditional swordsmith museum. And then will be spending the last 3-4 days in Tokyo to cap it off with the Dai Token Ichi 2022!

@1kinko Whats the store like? are the dealers friendly to foreigners?

Ooooooo @1kinko, have you been to the Aoi sword shop before?

Hello my fellow Nihonto Enthusiasts! i am excited to announce that I am planning a trip to Japan purely for a Nihonto holiday! I have to go to Singapore for my brothers wedding so I thought that I’d stop by Japan first for about a week. I am currently planning on going sometime in November and to make the Dai Token ICHI for the first time in my life! I will only be able to make day 1 however as I will have to leave on the 19th on the Saturday. but I plan on visiting loads of museums and some sword dealers! I’m also considering doing the be a swordsmith for a day tourist attraction! would anyone have any tips or place recommendations for Nihonto enthusiasts? And any tips for the Dai Token Ichi etc? many advice and tips will greatly be appreciated

Tsuka is wrapped in the standard cotton material. It is on the shorter side, measuring at 26cm. I hope I took the hada pics alright, I apologise everyone, I'm not very good or experienced at capturing close up photos of hada and hamon, but any tips would be appreciated and feel free to ask for more pics, i will try my best. Thank you.

@Bruno Yes, it is in one of the pictures, it was made sometime during the Showa period, in August.