The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords
NBTHK Tokyo Metropolitan Branch



Oct 21, 2023
Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: sword biting, identification, and review
"Kunihiro and his disciples" by Mr. Kichiya Myoga
"Kozuka from structual perspective" by Mr. Naoaki Hayama


July 15, 2023
Sword study meething at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: Sword biting, identification, and review
"Changes in the tanto era" by Mr. Takashi Iwata
"About Menuki from Ezo to Meiji-Kinkou" by Mr. Naoaki Hayama

Apr 15, 2023
Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: Sword biting, identification, and review
"Demonstration and lectures by sword smith" by Mr. Yoshindo Yoshiwara
"Important point of Koshirae making" by Mr. Fukuichi Takemoto

Feb 18, 2023
Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: sword biting, identification, and review
"SUEKO Swords ~Muromachi to Azuchi-Momoyama period~" by Mr. Haruhiro Kamiya
"KOSHIRAE and KOGAI" by Mr. Naoaki Hayama

Oct 29, 2022
Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: sword biting, identification, and review
"Swords of Kamakura period" by Mr. Kichiya Myoga
"How to make sword fittings" by Mr. Naoaki Hayama

July 16, 2022
Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: sword biting, identification, and review
"Sword of YAMATO" Lecturer Iwata
"KINKO" Lecturer Hamasaki

April 16, 2022
Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content: Sword biting, identification, and review
"Sword of Higashiyama Culture" Lecturer Iida, Lecturer Fujishiro
"Sword braces of Goto third generation" Lecturer Ikeda



January 22, 2022
New Year sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club
Lecture Content:
Sword biting, indentification, and review
"Nagasone Okisato" Lecturer Iwata
"Sword braces based on a tiger" Lecturer Hoshino



October 2, 2021

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Sword biting, identification, and review

Horikawa Kunihiro (Instructor: Mr. Takashi Iwata)

Tsuba works of The Azuchi-Momoyama Period (Instructor: Mr. Naoaki Hayama)

 

January 18, 2020

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Sword biting, identification, and review

Kobizen, Koichimonji (Instructor: Mr. Takashi Iwata)

GOTO (Instructor: Mr. Naoaki Hayama)

 

September 28, 2019

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Sword biting, identification, and review

Sword Polishing (Instructor: Mr. Okisato Fujishiro)

Tsukamaki (Instructor: Mr. Iiyama)

 

July 27, 2019

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Sword biting, identification, and review

Sosyu (Instructor: Mr. H. Kamiya )

Toryusai (Instructor: Mr. N. Ikeda)

 

March 23, 2019

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Sword biting, identification, and review

Swords of Kyoto (Instructor: Mr. K. Myoga )

GOTO (Instructor: Mr. Matsunaga)

 

January 26, 2019

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Theme:

My favorite swords& Kyoto Kinkou (Instructor: Mr. Sono, Mr. Hayama)

 

September 29, 2018

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Sword biting, identification, and review

The costume of Showa Emperor in the Ceremony of Accession (Instructor: Mr. H. Sengoku )

Meiko of Raiha in tribute to Swords of Kyoto

 

July 28, 2018

Sword study meeting at Tokyo Art Club

Kotachi and Wakizashi of Kamakura to Edo period (Instructor: Mr. T. Iwata)

Nobuie (Instructor: Mr. N. Ikeda)

 

 

April 21, 2018

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Tanto (Instructor: Mr. T. Iwata)

Komino and Kokinnkou (Instructor: Mr. Hayama

 

September 30, 2017

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Aoe (Instructor: Mr. Takashi Iwata)

Otsuki Ichimon (Instructor: Mr. Nagamasa Ikeda)

 

July 29, 2017

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Shingi and Yuretsu of Mei (Instructor: Mr. Haruhiro Kamiya)

Edo Kinko of Bakumatsu and Meiji period (Instructor: Mr. Nagamasa Ikeda)

 

June 24, 2017

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Gendai Tou (Instructor: Mr. Shun Imaizumi)

Higo Hachidai Jingo (Instructor: Mr. Kokichi Matsunaga)

 

March 18, 2017

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Tanto (Instructor: Mr. Tsutomu Umeno / Mr. Yoshio Iida)

Goto 11th generation to 17th generation (Instructor: Mr. Naoaki Hayama)

 

January 28, 2017

Sword study meeting at Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword biting, identification, and review

Meito (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo Hirata)

Goto Ichijyo (Instructor: Mr. Heiji Sono)

 

Sep 17, 2016

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Tachi of Kamakura Period (Instructor: Mr. Haruhiro Kamiya)

Gadai 'NAMI ~wave~' (Instructor: Mr. Nagamasa Ikeda)

 

July 16, 2016

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Wakizashi (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo Hirata)

Akasaka Syodai - Godai (Instructor: Mr. Kokichi Matsunaga)

 

March 21, 2016

Sword study meeting at Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword biting, identification, and review

Tanto (Instructor: Mr. Haruhiro Kamiya)

Kogai Higogai (Instructor: Mr. Toshio Takahashi)

 

March 19, 2016

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Keicho Shinto (Instructor: Mr. Takashi Iwata)

Higo (Instructor: Mr. Heiji Sono)

 

January 30, 2016

Sword study meeting at Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword biting, identification, and review

Koichimonnji and Ichimonnji (Instructor: Mr. Takashi Iwata)

Shishi of Goto (Instructor: Mr. Nagamasa Ikeda)

 

September 19, 2015

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Keicho Sinto (Instructor: Mr. Tsytomu Umeno / Mr. Yoshio Iida)

Ryumon (Instructor: Mr. Nagamasa Ikeda)

 

July 18, 2015

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Shape of Japanese Sword (Instructor: Mr. Naoaki Hayama)

Soumin and their family (Instructor: Mr. Kokichi Matsunaga)

 

November 22, 2014

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Kobizen (Instructor: Mr. Takashi Iwata)

How to see sword accessory (Instructor: Mr. Toshio Takahashi)

 

September 27, 2014

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Sword of Koji deki (Instructor: Mr. Tsutomu Umeno)

Hazama (Instructor: Mr. Shigeo Fukushi)

 

July 19, 2014

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

Suekoto -in tribute to Kuroda Kanbe (Instructor: Mr. Haruhiro Kamiya)

Higo Kosirae (Instructor: Mr. Kasyo Iiyama)

 

March 21, 2014

Sword study meeting at Sword Museum

Sword biting, identification, and review

My favorite swords (Instructor: Mr. Imaizumi, Mr. Yoneoka, Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Nikaido)

Kotan (Instructor: Mr. Kokichi Matsunaga)

 

January 18, 2014

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword biting, identification, and review

Horikawa Kunihiro and his family (Instructor: Mr. Takashi IWATA)

Edo Kinko and Mito Kinko (Instructor: Mr. Heiji SONO)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

December 7, 2013

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword: Tanto (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo Hirata)

Sword Accessory: My favorite (Instructor: Mr. Hayama, Mr. Yamada, Mr. Oda, Mr. TakahashiI, Mr. Hamasaki,

Mr. Hoshino)

 

September 28, 2013

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword: Cyojiba Sword (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Sword Accessory: Zu and Fuchi (Instructor: Mr. Kasho IIYAMA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

July 20, 2013

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword: Shimobara swords and its technique stream (Instructor: Mr. Naoharu KARITA)

Sword Accessory: Hanare-mei and Oaza-mei of Nobuie (Instructor: Mr. Mitsuru ITO)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

May 18, 2013

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword: Suguha Sword (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Sword Accessory: Goto's accessory (Instructor: Mr. Mamoru HAGIWARA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

January 19, 2013

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword: EDO Shinto (Instructor: Mr. Kichiya MYOGA)

Sword Accessory: HIGO Kinko (Instructor: Mr. Heiji SONO)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

December 8, 2012

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Sword: Aizu 11th Izuminomori Kanesada (Instructor: Mr. Noboru TOYAMA)

Sword Accessory: My best 15 collections (Instructor: Mr. Hirokichi MATSUNAGA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

September 28, 2013

Sword study meeting at Yasukuni Kaikan

Begginer's course: Habaki themed Mr. Fuji (Instructor: Mr. Kokichi MATSUNAGA)

Sword polish: Hatori-togi and Sashikomi-togi (Instructor: Mr. Okisato FUJISHIRO)

Sword Accessory: Sudo's art and Zogan (Instructor: Mr. Kasyo IIYAMA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

 

June 23, 2013

Sword study meeting at Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword: Satsuma sword of Edo period (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Sword Accessory: Tsuba of Sakura (Instructor: Mr. Seiji YANAGAWA)

Sword biting, identification, and review from Heian to Kamakura period (Instructor: Mr. Kichiya MYOGA)

Beginner's course: (Instructor Mr. Kokichi MATSUNAGA)

 

April 28, 2013

Sword study meeting at Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword: Mino swords of Muromachi period (Instructor: Mr. Okisato FUJISHIRO)

Sword Accessory: Sculpture of sword accessory (Instructor: Mr. Mamoru HAGIWARA)

Sword biting, identification, and review: (Instructor: Mr. Akira ISHII)

Beginner's course: (Instructor Mr. Kokichi MATSUNAGA)

 

January 28, 2012

Sword study meeting and New Year party at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel


Sword biting, identification, and review (Instructor: Mr. Toshihisa IIDA)

Dragon carved Swords (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / Lecture about Ishiguro/Omori and Narasansaku (Instructor: Mr. Heiji SONO)

Beginner course of Japanese Sword (Instructor: Mr. Kokishi MATSUNAGA)

 

June 25, 2011

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword biting, identification, and review

TANTO and S Sword biting, identification, and review (Instructor: Mr. Dai HINOHARA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory/ Lecture about Gold Accessory (Instructor: Mr. Mamoru HAGIWARA

Beginner course of Japanese Sword

 

April 23, 2011

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword: Edo Shinto and Osaka Shinto (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory

Lecture about Owari and HigoTuba (Instructor: Mr. Kokichi MATSUNAGA)

 

January 29, 2011

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword: Hizen (Instructor: Mr. Toshihisa IIDA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory

Nara Sansaku Yasuchika, Toshihisa, Jyoi (Instructor: Mr. Heiji SONO)

 

November 20, 2010

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword: Gendaito (Instructor: Mr. Yoshito YOSHIWARA)

Sword biting, identification, and review

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / Samesaya etc. (Instructor: Mr. Kasyo IIYAMA

 

September 18, 2010

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword of Kamakura Period (Instructor: Mr. Kichiya MYOGA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / KOZUKA of GOTO to JYUROKU-DAI

(Instructor: Mr. Kokichi MATSUNAGA)

 

June 26, 2010

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword of NANBOKU-CHO Period (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Sword biting, identification, and review (Instructor: Mr. Dai HINOHARA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / Lecture about GOTO ICHIJYO (Instructor: Mr. Mamoru HAGIWARA

 

April 17, 2010

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

MUROMACHI BIZEN
Sword biting, identification, and review (instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory

Lecture about TANABE BANSHO (Instructor: Mr. Hitoshi YAMADA) <

 

January 30, 2010

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Theme: KOTETSU

Sword biting, identification, and review (Instructor: Mr. Yoshihisa IIDA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / Lecture about KYOTO KINKO (Instructor: Mr. Heiji SONO)

 

November 21, 2009

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword lecture about Shin-To (Instructor: Mr. Takeshi OOI)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory Habaki and culture (Instructor: Mr. Yoshimasa IIYAMA)

 

September 26, 2009

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Attractive Wakizashi (Instructor: Mr. Yasuo HIRATA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory (Instructor: Mr. Mamoru HAGIWARA)

 

June 20, 2009

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword biting, identification, and review (Instructor: Mr. Shigeo FUKUSHI)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / Lecture about MEI (Instructor: Mr. Masanori HIYAMA)

 

April 18, 2009

Sword study meeting at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory (Instructor: Mr. Kokichii MATSUNAGA)

Sword lecture about & Shinshin-To (Instructor: Mr. Kichiya MYOGA)

 

January 31, 2009

Sword study meeting and New year party at Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel

Sword biting, identification, and review (Instructor: Mr. Dai HINOHARA)

Viewing and exposition of sword accessory / Lecture about SO-MIN sept,

TSU-NO-JIM-PO and KANE-IE (Instructor: Mr. Heiji SONO)


Special Branch Meeting at the Yasukuni Shrine

Tokyo Metropolitan Branch held a special sword viewing meeting and sword forging demonstration at the Yasukuni Shrine in which the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Tokugara shogunate is under way on the 8th of November.
In this occasion, mukansa smith Yoshihara Yoshikazu demonstrated sword forging in front of the main gate of the shrine after 'Fuigo Matsuri' ceremony making a fire with charcoal of the furnace
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Sword Study Meeting at Yasukuni Shrine

The Tokyo Metropolitan Branch had a sword and yoroi study meeting at the Yushukan Museum of the Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan on the 30th of November, 2002. The meeting was attended by about 140 members and 40 swords and 5 yoroi were prepared for the viewing. Mr. Okisato Fujishiro and Mr. Kiminori Miura gave speaches about the swords and the yoroi after the viewing.


Sword viewing at Yasukuni Shrine
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