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Cosplay-friendly interior design — Japanese cosplayer shows off crazy apartment entryway

Casey Baseel
Nov 6, 2021
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Most Japanese apartment entryways are filled with shoes, but this one is filled with something else.

Japan
(awesome • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • funny • Katana • swords • Touken Ranbu)

Genuine Muramasa blade and Muromachi katana on display at Tokyo’s Touken Ranbu store【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2021

The game/anime franchise about anthropomorphized Japanese swords is offering a chance to see some real ones.

Japan
(anime • awesome • COK • cool • history • Japanese swords • Katana • Muramasa • SNJO • swords • Touken Ranbu • video games)

Demon Slayer Nichiren Blades ready for new duty: Slicing through your sweets as dessert knives

Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2021

Power of the Demon Slayer Corps’ arsenal harnessed in kashigiri form.

Japan
(anime • cool • Demon Slayer • food • Katana • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • Premium Bandai • sweets • swords • tableware • Yokan)

Sephiroth in real life? How to unsheathe a massive 6.8-foot samurai sword

Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2021

It’s not every day you get to see moves like this outside of anime and video games.

Japan
(crazy • Final Fantasy • funny • martial arts • samurai • samurai sword • Sephiroth • swords • twitter • video • viral videos • weird)

Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade katana now on display in Tokyo【Photos】

SoraNews24
Feb 16, 2021

Swordsmith who’s certified cultural asset of Japan forges anime ronin’s iconic weapon.

Japan
(anime • COK • Katana • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • sakabato • SNJO • swords)

Stay at an old samurai residence in the heart of a “Little Kyoto” warrior town

Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2020

Swords, armour and ceremonial items are just some of the samurai secrets awaiting you inside this secluded compound.

Japan
(accommodation • Akita • beautiful • COK • cool • culture • history • hotels • Kakunodate • Katana • museums • samurai • SNOJ • swords • travel)

Mini samurai sword scissors are here to help you slice paper and plastic foes to pieces【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 30, 2020

This is how Oda Nobunada and the Shinsengumi would remove the tags from their T-shirts.

Japan
(COK • cool • culture • cutlery • history • Katana • Nikken Cutlery • Oda Nobunaga • scissors • Seki • shinsengumi • swords)

Katana that shoot flames are real in amazing Japanese artist’s video series【Videos】

Casey Baseel
May 30, 2020

Swords that slash with arcs of fire are possible in real life, and awesome.

Japan
(awesom • cool • fire • Katana • swords • video)

Crowdfunded samurai sword-inspired kitchen knives now available for general sale

Dale Roll
Apr 6, 2020

Now anyone can pretend to use Oda Nobunaga’s sword to cut onions!

Japan
(cool • crowd funding • history • Japanese history • Katana • kitchen knife • Oda Nobunaga • Ryoma Sakamoto • samurai • swords • Village Vanguard)

Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade sword to be displayed in Tokyo

Casey Baseel
Mar 9, 2020

The sakabato’s journey brings it to Japan’s eastern capital, just like the anime swordsman’s did.

Japan
(anime • cool • events • Katana • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • sakabato • swords)

Japan’s legendary Brother Katana might not be brothers after all? Investigating the mystery【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2020

Two of Japan’s most beautiful blades are said to be linked at birth, but a closer look makes some scholars think twice.

Japan
(awesome • beautiful • cool • culture • history • Katana • museums • shrines • swords)

Eat your burger with a Japanese sword at Shogun Burger in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2020

Each blade is made by a craftsman from Seki using centuries-old traditional swordsmithing techniques.

Japan
(burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Kabukicho • Katana • samurai • shinjuku • shogun • SNJO • swords • Tokyo)

Historical katana dessert knives turn your sweet snacks into a delicious duel【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2019

One of Japan’s best katana-collection museums recreates its swords in miniature form for you to cut up your desserts with.

Japan
(awesome • COK • cool • culture • history • Katana • SNJO • sweets • swords • wagashi)

Heavy rain falls in Tokyo on day emperor is presented with Sword of Heavenly Gathering Clouds

Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2019

New emperor’s rainy enthronement ceremony takes place at Imperial Palace while the sword’s regular home experiences blue skies and sunshine.

Japan
(Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi • culture • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • history • Kusanagi no Tsurugi • rain • swords)

How did samurai swords and armor evolve over time?【Part 2】【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Oct 18, 2019

We’re back for another look at how the arms and armor of samurai developed, and this time we learn why they ditched their otachi for uchigatana.

Japan
(armor • COK • culture • history • Katana • museums • samurai • SNJO • swords)

Using Final Fantasy’s Buster Sword to cut your wedding cake is the best way to start married life

Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2019

Cosplayer’s wedding video has Final Fantasy VII weaponry and music, feels like a romantic RPG cutscene.

Europe, Japan
(awesome • Buster Sword • cake • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • swords • video • video games • weddings)

How did samurai swords and armor change over time?【Part 1】【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Oct 9, 2019

Samurai fought on the field of battle for a thousand years, and during that time their arms and armor went through a fascinating evolution.