About Japanese Swords

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Blade types of Japanese sword

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The term zukuri refers to the shape and form of the Japanese sword. Most Japanese swords are shinogi-zukuri and hira-zukuri, but the fashions of the times and the changes in fighting styles have led to a wide variety of shapes, but the shinogi-zukuri is still the most popular.
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History of katana

History of katana and Japanese sword

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The history of Japanese swords，it can be divided into Jokoto period, Koto period, Shinto period, Shin-shinto period and Gendaito period, but different researchers have different opinions on how to date generations in different periods, and there is no unified conclusion.
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The 10 main types of Japanese swords

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To this day, There are already many different types of Japanese swords, there are 26 categories, Produced in different eras and backgrounds，and we will focus on 10 representative ones,the ranking starts with the most common.
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