This is a scene when Taira no Kiyomori was granted a Setto sword (a long sword) as a conqueror of the country from Benzaiten, god of wealth, music, eloquence and…

 Iaikiri was performed at Junkei Festival held at the ruins of Tsutsuijo, Yamatokooriyama, Nara Prefecture. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

The festival is called ‘Takatorijo Festival’. There were firearm and martial art performances, and historic pageant. There were a lot of stands busy with people. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter←…

  This sword performance is really amazing. Using visual effect, a Japanese actor Taichi Saotome battles shadow enemies including his own shadow. The play is “Kenbu/Kage-e (Sword Dance/Shadow Play),” and…

One of the ceremonies held as part of Fuchintaisai Festival at Tatsuta Shrine (Nara prefecture) on July 4.Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

  These are the movies that a high speed camera captured an iaido master cutting things into two with a Japanese sword. He is a head master of Shuushin-ryuu iaido,…

    Japan is in a “Sengoku (the Age of Civil Wars) era” boom now. There are films and TV series themed in the era, and people are into the…

  Japanese sensational manga and anime series, “Gin Tama”. Now fans can’t wait for the first film coming up next month. To describe “Gin Tama” simply, it’s a SF comedy…

A Japanese manga “BLEACH” has so many fans in the world, and I am one of them. Some of you might know but that the key of the manga is…

A Japanese sword, katana is a single edged blade, curved, slender but cut anything! Katana are made from selected materials with high technique to make them “not break, not bend…