Comments on: Korehira Watanabe, Sword Maker

By: Kabuki Odori « Fitz in Nagoya

Kabuki Odori « Fitz in Nagoya — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:21:29 +0000

[...] Korehira Watanabe, Sword Maker Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. [...]

By: Cool » Why Aren't You Outraged?

Cool » Why Aren't You Outraged? — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:45:36 +0000

[...] Korehira Watanabe, Sword Maker Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining Japanese swordsmiths. He has spent 40 years honing his craft in an attempt to recreate Koto, a type of sword that dates back to the Heian and Kamakura…… [...]

By: sciencehellyeah

sciencehellyeah — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:05:03 +0000

Beautiful.

By: AC

AC — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:48:11 +0000

For someone who began learning Japanese over 2 decades ago, in large part due to study of Japanese swords at a scholarly level when I was in my teens, and later lived in Japan, this was really really cool to see! I understood him in Japanese, and am still excited to see there are people using the old methods. I used to live near him up in Hokkaido too!

By: mike

mike — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:29:12 +0000

You’ll have to sell your first born to afford it. Scratch that. Your first born and your soul, and it will not be enough.

By: mexoplex

mexoplex — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:37:28 +0000

i want one.