The Japanese Sword - Yamashiro Edition by Tanobe Michihiro is now available

[nulldevice]

I contacted Me No Me regarding Tanobe's newest work on the Yamashiro tradition translated by Markus Sesko as part of Tanobe’s gokaden series and they sent me a live product page for international orders. I know the Yamato den book was popular and many people here were trying to get a copy of one without paying inflated prices. I just placed my order this morning after they provided me a link so we will see how de-minimus and other tariff laws apply as its shipped internationally. 

 

https://ringringdo.com/products/9784907211356

 

[Lewis B]

I'm hoping the Bizen and Soshuden editions arrive soon as these are my fav gokaden. In the meantime the Yamashiro will be a nice accompanyment for the Yamato. These books are very informed and thorough reference works and well worth acquiring at retail price. 

[nulldevice]

I'm not sure the order in which Markus is translating these so we'll have to wait and see. Or maybe he can chime in on what he's working on next as I imagine he'll be the translator for all 5/6 (I think there are 2 Bizen-den) books.

 

 

[Brano]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I only know of three Gokaden no Tabi books by Tanobe-sensei
Yamato and Yamashiro are supplemented by Bizen-Den, but this book is only for the Osafune lineage

[Lewis B]

This is the Bizenden edition in Japanese (brown cover). No mention of it being only for the Osafune school

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/book-nihonto-gokaden-no-tabi-bizen-denauthor-tanobe-michihiro/

[nulldevice]

Just now, Lewis B said:

This is the Bizenden edition in Japanese (brown cover). No mention of it being only for the Osafune school

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/book-nihonto-gokaden-no-tabi-bizen-denauthor-tanobe-michihiro/

 

It does look like the book here only covers the Osafune lineage looking at the table of contents in Aoi's picture it goes from Mitsutada through Motoshige

[Lewis B]

In that case I guess the scope of this Gokaden was too wide for such a publication, so Tanobe decided to concentrate on the preeminent lineage. At 221 pages its still a hefty treatise. 

[Markus]

These books are not related to my own online Gokaden series, they are translations of Tanobe Sensei's books on the same topic, as Brano pointed out.

 

Bizen I (Osafune School) has been translated by me and submitted, and I think the publisher Me no Me has it scheduled for spring of 2026. I am meeting with them in Japan in two months and discuss the future volumes, based on the way Tanobe Sensei is comfortable with continuing writing them (and has made progress so far).  

[oli]

Hi,

 

nice, looking forward to.  Did it also come in Amazon Kindle shop?

 

thanks

Oli

[When Necessary]

Tanobe Sensei's first book in the series, translated into English by Markus, is currently on sale at the NBTHK gift shop.

[Gakusee]

To sum up:

- Yamato, Yamashiro and Bizen (book 1): currently available in their Japanese, original versions (and have been for a while actually)

- Yamato and Yamashiro translated by Markus in English currently available to purchase 

- Bizen book 1 in English (Markus translation) available some time in 2026 

[Sukaira]

Thanks for this - scooped both of them up