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18 October 2019

The Saotome School and the excellence of lamellar...

The Saotome school takes its name from the village in the Hitachi province where it originated in the early 17th century. According to the Meiko...

30 September 2019

The value of samurai armor for sale

Choosing a samurai armor Looking for an original samurai armor for sale can me a hard work. And a dangerous one. Many japanese armor for sale...

23 September 2019

The Iwai Menpo

The Iwai school is one of the oldest documented schools for the construction of samurai armor, kabuto and menpo. The first known Iwai armorer is...

11 September 2019

Collecting guide: Samurai helmets

5 things to know about samurai helmets 1. Bachi and kabuto A samurai helmet is called kabuto. Its main part is the iron bowl, called hachi or bachi...

15 July 2019

Yukinoshita Masaie and Sendai Samurai armor

The Yukinoshita family was from Aizu, a province controlled by the Ashina samurai clan, in north-east Japan. Originally lantern-makers, from 16th...

08 July 2019

Study: fixing maedate

On a kabuto we can generally see ornaments of various kind, called tatemono (literally "standing things"). Among them, the maedate (front...

Digital Project Insem Spa

The Saotome School and the excellence of lamellar...

The value of samurai armor for sale

The Iwai Menpo

Collecting guide: Samurai helmets

Yukinoshita Masaie and Sendai Samurai armor

Study: fixing maedate

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