Japanese Swordsmiths Annual Exhibition at Yasukuni Shrine 2009

[Zaku1234567]

At 3:07, there would be no way you would be able to handle one of the blades freely like that in the U.S. That thing would be bolted down so no one could steal it. The Japanese community must have a lot of respect for one another in their country.

[L1VeEDGE]

Serious money, art is not cheap. Stunning.

[mumyouan]

Thank you for posting.

Warm regards.

[alphacause]

Thanks for posting this video. Its very interesting. I am glad to see that the Japanese people are cultured enough to keep this wonderful craft alive and well in an age where modern technology has displaced most traditional highly skilled crafts. The fact that the Japanese have maintained their fine tradition of being one of the best sword smiths in the world, in an age where such crafts have been trivialized in other parts of the world, is a testament to the resilience of the Japanese spirit.

[Internetshadow0000]

I wholeheartedly agree it takes a culture with a strong respect for the past to keep an alive art that has existed for thousands of years even after the product of the craft has been supplanted from its original purpose by modern advances. There is still however no modern equivalent to the katana in terms of the sharpness, ability to hold an edge and overall balance even when you include the recent creation of carbon blades etc.

Though the scalpel is sharper it does not hold it's blade as well

[Internetshadow0000]

I wholeheartedly agree, It requires a culture with a deep respect for tradition to keep alive an art that has existed for thousands of years even after the product of the craft has been supplanted from its original purpose by modern advancement.

Even today in terms of sharpness, the ability to hold an edge and overall balance , no modern blade can be considered superior to the katana. That is the case even if you take into account new knifes made from entirely synthetic materials.

[GEOAMPAS]

I wish I was there :(

[jag7]

i know the feeling