Hello Everyone,
My name is Masahiro, a native Japanese.
I studied (History) at a university in Missouri and was introduced to a father of my friend (I don't disclose his name here, to be safe), who happened to be interested in Japanese culture, including nihonto.
The weight of my 'own' culture almost shocked me when I held one his collections.
I virtually have no knowledge about nihonto (thus I have no idea what his piece was), but I'm eager to learn. The collector referred me to JSSUS, and Mr. Hennick let me know the existence of this forum.
I thought I would learn the basics of nihonto before posting anything here, but it became clear that it would take forever for me.
I am a freelance English-Japanese translator, and, currently, I'm working everyday to be self-confident (I'm in my early thirties btw).
So before it's too late, hi to everyone and have a great day