Toryu2020 Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 Annual NCJSC To-ken Taikai coming up fast... https://www.ncjsc.org/events/san-francisco-to-ken-taikai 4 1 Quote
Scogg Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 I'll be there! I am very curious/excited about what that NBTHK-AB display might be... Say hello if you see me, and apologies in advance for my social ineptitude Looking forward to it. -Sam Quote
Toryu2020 Posted July 18 Author Report Posted July 18 Sam - The NBTHK/AB have put together a display of AOE blades which will be very much worth your while. Once again another excellent opportunity for study from the American Branch... 3 1 Quote
Scogg Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 Love to hear it, thank you Thomas! I will be diving into some AOE reading to prepare Thanks, -Sam 3 Quote
Rivkin Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 Very much looking forward to the event and will be bringing a lot of stuff. Quote
Soshin Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 I cannot make it this year due to unemployment. Once I get that next job, I hope to go to this show next year and say hello to some of my old friends. 2 Quote
Curran Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 On 7/18/2025 at 10:36 AM, Toryu2020 said: Sam - The NBTHK/AB have put together a display of AOE blades which will be very much worth your while. Once again another excellent opportunity for study from the American Branch... Chicago NBTHK/AB display was under-advertised and overly incredible. San Fran exhibit of Aoe blades should be rather *wow* as the best Aoe blades I know of in the USA are all West Coast. 3 1 Quote
Scogg Posted August 1 Report Posted August 1 Sitting in the airport now. Hope to attend the show this afternoon, and all day tomorrow. Safe travels, everyone! Take pictures to share! I’ll get a few too. I’ll be the scrawny guy with a mustache, please say hello if you find me. -Sam 3 Quote
nulldevice Posted August 1 Report Posted August 1 I'll be there tonight (after the show ends for the day) and all day Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully I don't miss out on too much fun today. Quote
SteveM Posted August 1 Report Posted August 1 I'll be wandering around Friday and Saturday, giving scornful looks to the mistranslations of various hakogaki and other items. 1 4 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted August 1 Author Report Posted August 1 Please stop by table 32 and introduce yourselves! No scorn will be dispensed. 1 Quote
atm Posted August 1 Report Posted August 1 For those unable to attend, there is a Go Yoshihiro katana and a signed Norishige tanto (both in the photos from @Toryu2020). Unfortunately, they are only for display and not for sale. Both are valuable pieces for learning, nonetheless, if you have not seen other examples in person. And there are lots of other swords that are for sale and attainable. 4 Quote
Scogg Posted August 1 Report Posted August 1 Just to be able to see the Go Yoshihiro is a real privilege. Amazing sword that’s taken much of my attention today 2 Quote
Lewis B Posted August 2 Report Posted August 2 7 hours ago, atm said: For those unable to attend, there is a Go Yoshihiro katana and a signed Norishige tanto (both in the photos from @Toryu2020). Unfortunately, they are only for display and not for sale. Both are valuable pieces for learning, nonetheless, if you have not seen other examples in person. And there are lots of other swords that are for sale and attainable. You forgot to mention the Ichimonji Yoshifusa and Bizen Nagashige, both TokuJu. Very impressive display. Did the owner allow you to observe in hand? Those 3 blades alone would have encouraged me to attend the show. Not to mention the Shintogo Kunihiro. Any photos of the Takagi Sadamune tanto? The Show is shaping up to be a wonderful opportunity to observe some world class swords up close. I'm quite jelly. 1 Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted August 2 Report Posted August 2 Seems to be an amazing show! Thank you for the pictures Thomas. From the pictures the absolute highlight for me would be the Yoshifusa tachi even though I was way off by first glance, thought it would be something later. Quote
atm Posted August 2 Report Posted August 2 Yesterday I got to study a TJ Aoe with prominent multi-layered utsuri unlike anything I have seen as well as the TJ Niji Kunitoshi that did not sell in the Davidson auction. Both are outstanding blades worthy of their status. The TJ Aoe will be part of the NBTHK-AB presentation later today. 2 Quote
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