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Japanese sword forging

Japanese sword forging

Sparks fly as a swordsmith pounds heated steel with a hammer during the first sword-forging ceremony of the year at Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum in Seki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Japanese sword forging

Japanese sword forging

Sparks fly as a swordsmith pounds heated steel with a hammer during the first sword-forging ceremony of the year at Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum in Seki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Swordsmith shows 'Evangelion' sword he made

Swordsmith shows 'Evangelion' sword he made

OKAYAMA, Japan - Swordsmith Ichiro Matsuba stands by "Bizen Osafune," a Japanese sword he made after a sword that appears on the Japanese animated film series "Evangelion," during an exhibit at the Hayashibara Museum of Art in Okayama, Japan, on Feb. 7, 2014. The exhibited swords are scheduled to be on display in Europe later this year.

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Toshihira Osumi

Toshihira Osumi

Toshihira Osumi, master swordsmith, living national treasure (photo taken on Oct. 31, 2007)

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Osaka museum lures visitors with exhibit of 13th-century sword

Osaka museum lures visitors with exhibit of 13th-century sword

Visitors to the Osaka Museum of History look at a dagger made by a 13th-century swordsmith on April 14, 2015, amid the growing popularity of Japanese swords among young people stemming from an online game's reference to it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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