N.B.T.H.K. The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords

N.T.H.K. Japanese Sword Preservation Society

The Japanese Sword Society of the United States

Token Society of Great Britain

New York Token-Kai, Inc.

Northern California Japanese Sword Club Token-Kai

Japanese Sword Shop Usagiya by the Kashima sisters; Noriko and Sumie - EXCELLENT site! A great deal of quality educational material, pictures, information etc.

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Texts, Videos,
and Other Reference Materials:

Japanese Sword Books
Offering current and out of print books. Some swords as well.

AFU Research Books
Specialized in Translations of Japanese Nihonto Classic Reference Texts

W. M. Hawley
EXCELLENT References (Texts, Booklets & Videos) on all aspects of Japanese Swords, Smith Schools, Etc.

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Japanese Swords and Dealers on eBay

eBay Current Swords - BUYER BEWARE!

Itakura eBay Offerings of Robert Benson

eBay Offerings of Robert and Debbie Tinapple I've been happy with them - your results may vary

eBay Offerings of buy@sunlink.net

eBay Offerings of utagawa123 I've been VERY happy with Shingo-san. Sells Japanese books, sometimes older sword books

eBay Dealers I would Avoid

NOTE: My results of dealings I have had with the followings dealers and/or reports from other collectors on their dealings with these dealers have not been good. This does not mean you will meet with the same disastrous results, merely that you should approach them with care. While eBay is a great site and you can get good bargins, eBay does NOT regulate the sale of fake Japanese Swords which are advertised as "Real" and/or "Antique" Japanese swords.

(1) Any sword dealer based in China or Hong Kong.

(2) Any sword dealer based in Australia

(3) ANY sword dealer based in China or Hong Kong.

(4) eBay ID: paartist86 (sells Chinese knockoffs (i.e., stained pine he sells as "mahogany")

(5) ANY SWORD DEALER BASED IN CHINA OR HONG KONG!!!!!!!

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Commercial, Sales, Restoration, Information, Miscellaneous

Tokugawa Art (Sanmei) Japanese swords and Equipment - Japan - Recommended!

Japanese Sword Restoration Parts & Supplies The Fred Lohman Company - Highly Recomended - Quality at an affordable price!

Japanese Sword Shop Usagiya by the Kashima sisters; Noriko and Sumie - EXCELLENT site! A great deal of quality educational material, pictures, information etc.

Richard Stein's Japanese Sword Index - Recommended!

Bushido Swords Premier American Sword Polisher Mr. Robert Benson

Nihonto Collector's Corner

www.SamuraiSword.com

Sayashi.com Good site with lots of information of shirasaya construction

Thaitsuki Nihonto

Dejimaya: Japan & Amsterdam

Sakura Art - Japan

Japanese Sword School

Summer Child Sword Polishing

Ameurasiart Home

Oriental Weapons

Blade Shark Dot Com

Shadow of Leaves

Aoi Art, Tokyo

Mei Boku

Kenji Mishina Japanese Sword Polisher

Nihonto Antiques

Article: The Japanese Sword The Material, Manufacturing and Computer Simulation of Quenching Process

Tokyo National Museum

Mukashiya

Mukashiya K. K. - Tsuba

Nishijin Sword

Art Swords

Dragonfly Sword Supplies

Masamune Sword Shop

Ikkyudo

Japanese Art Sword Polishing by David S. Hofhine

E-Japanese Swords

Token Konno (Sword Shop Konno)

Nosyuiado Sword Store

Japanese Sword Works Affiliated with the SFNS

Token Sugita Europe

Japanese Swords Works of Art

Kyoto Token Kobo

Shinken Jutsu Dojo

Information on eBay and Fake WWII Japanese Swords

Japanese Sword and Fittings at RiceCracker.com

Token - Togishi

Nihonto.Com (Japanese Sword)

Namikawa Heibei Co., Ltd. English Homepage

Japanese Sword Exchange

Samurai Art.com

Japanese Sword Co, Ltd

Mugendo Budogu, LLC(Featuring Custom made swords by Kawahara Sadachika)

Bizen Swords (Featuring Custom made swords by Moriie Aoki,Swordsmith)

Swordsmith Masahira Fujiyasu

Sword Forging Process Movie (Requires Real Video)

Mark Jones' Japanese Samurai Swords (Information, graphics, and assistance in sword evaluation)

Dave's Nihonto Site

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Commercial Sites Located in Japan Proper
NOTE: These sites are in Japanese

FineSword

Ginza Choshuya

Nihon Token Aito Hozon Kai Run by a sword polisher in Osaka, Japan

Nihon Bushido Token Denno Kurabu

Kaiyoudou

http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~sinogi/

Japanese Art Swords (In Japanese)

Japanese Art Swords (Same site in English)

Samurai Sword Museum

Ando Trading Company

Aitokan

Hataya

Sword Smith Sumihira Manabe

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Craft of the Japanese Sword

Japanese Sword: A Comprehensive Guide

Order Reference Books on Japanese Swords (click on cover) To locate any other Nihonto texts or Video, enter another author's name, title or keyword

Samurai Sword: A handbook

Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords

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