THE JAPANESE SWORD GUIDE
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SITE SEARCH HINTS

• Be as specific as possible; entering the word 'katana' or 'sword' will return most pages on the site.
• Sword smith names are given as one word; i.e., kanemitsu (not kane mitsu).
• If you are looking for a specific phrase, enter it in quotation marks such as "military sword".
• The search engine will accept Boolean searches such as "noshu +seki".
• If results are negative, try reducing the number of key words.
• The search engine is not case specific.
• Wildcards are acceptable, but may return excessive and irrelevent results.
• The most relevant pages are listed first in the search results.
• The search engine DOES NOT find graphic images.
• This site DOES NOT include material on fictional (Highlander, Blade, etc.) or
  Japanese "style" swords such as those made in China, Spain, India or elsewhere.
• If you can't locate a topic using the search engine, try the annotated site map