Here in the western world we have slightly limited amount of exposure to Jūyō level stuff for many of us. Of course those who collect high end stuff could be in different position but for many of us getting to handle Jūyō items is a rare feat. I think we might have some misconceptions and false beliefs about Jūyō shinsa etc because we just lack information about them. I've been doing lots of reading on Jūyō swords last year & this year, unfortunately my reading has been bit selective. I was