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Ainu dagger and manga focusing on Ainu culture

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019, in Hokkaido, northern Japan, shows a traditional Ainu knife called a "makiri" with a carved wooden sheath by craftsman Toru Kaizawa, alongside a volume of the popular Japanese manga "Golden Kamuy." The manga series, written and illustrated by Satoru Noda, focuses on the indigenous Ainu people in Hokkaido and their culture.

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Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 24, 2024 - Dagger sheath decoration is displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day.

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day.

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Sword & Sheath Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Sword & Sheath Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Sword & Sheath Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Sword & Sheath Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Ainu men

The two men in the middle are holding rifles. The second man from the right is wearing an apron with a knife (?). The man on the right is wearing earrings and carrying a knife sheath at his waist. The man on the left is probably holding a hatchet. (This is the same as photograph #3966).==Date:unknown, Place:Hokkaido, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐81‐0]

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Ainu men

The two men in the middle are holding rifles. The second man from the right is wearing an apron with a knife (?). The man on the right is wearing earrings and carrying a knife sheath at his waist. The man on the left is probably holding a hatchet. (This is the same as photograph #4063).==Date:unknown, Place:Hokkaido, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number77‐35‐0]

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Ainu men

The two men on the left are wearing fur coats over cotton garments and straw sandals. The man on the right has a fur on his back. All the men are wearing gaiters. The man in the middle (the same man as in photograph #3910) has a sheath for a knife and a tobacco container hanging at his waist.==Date:unknown, Place:Hokkaido, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number60‐9‐0]

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day. (Kyodo)

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Swedish man preserving art of Japanese sword-crafting

Hans Koga, a Swedish man who has become a protector of ancient Japanese sword making techniques, shows off his product in Nagomi, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. Koga is one of the rare "koshirae" craftsmen specializing in meticulously repairing the exterior, including the handle and sheath, of Japanese swords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swedish man preserving art of Japanese sword-crafting

Hans Koga, a Swedish man who has become a protector of ancient Japanese sword making techniques, shows off his product in Nagomi, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. Koga is one of the rare "koshirae" craftsmen specializing in meticulously repairing the exterior, including the handle and sheath, of Japanese swords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swedish man preserving art of Japanese sword-crafting

Hans Koga, a Swedish man who has become a protector of ancient Japanese sword making techniques, shows off his product in Nagomi, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. Koga is one of the rare "koshirae" craftsmen specializing in meticulously repairing the exterior, including the handle and sheath, of Japanese swords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo