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Official homepage of The Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).
The Japanese sword museum in Yoyogi, Tokyo.


The Official Homepage of the All Japan Swordsmiths Association


Official homepage of the Tokyo Chapter of The Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).


The Official Homepage of the Nittoho Tatara sponsored by Hitachi-Metals.


The Official Homepage of the Murakumokai. A group of eight smiths from different backgrounds who study and exhibit together



The Official Homepage of The Fujishiro Polishing Studio.



The Official Homepage of the Ichimon of Komiya Shiro Kunimitsu, who have been making swords since the Bakamatsu period.



The Official Homepage of the Osafune Bizen Sword Museum, in Okayama prefecture.



The Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama prefecture.


Official homepage of the European and American Chapters of The Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).


The Token Kai (Japanese Sword Preservation Society of Great Britain).


The Northen Token Society (UK).


The Japanese Sword Society of the United States


Metropolitan New York Japanese Sword Club (New York Token Kai, inc)


Rich Stein's portal to lots of information on Japanese swords.



NihontoCalendar.org The calendar of Japanese sword club meetings and events around the world that may be set as your home page. It includes a search engine, world clocks, currency converter, daily world news from top syndicated providers..



The Nihonto Message Board welcomes anyone that has an interest in the Art of the Japanese Sword. This forum was created for the discussion of Genuine Japanese swords. This includes traditionallly made Japanese swords, fittings, books, related items and the history of the Samurai and ancient Japan.


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