How Japanese samurai swords were made. The top-secret story of a sword smith

How Japanese samurai swords were made. The top-secret story of a sword smith

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Norihiro Miyairi
Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1954. Swordsmith.
A holder of Nagano Prefecture's Intangible Cultural Property. He initially trained under Masamine Sumitani, a Living National Treasure, studying the Bizen-den style before expanding his expertise to include the Sōshū-den, Yamashiro-den, Mino-den, and Yamato-den, mastering the Gokaden (Five style).
In 1993, at the historically young age of 39, he was certified as a Mukansa Swordsmith.
In 2010, he received the prestigious Masamune Prize, becoming only the sixth recipient since 1996.

Among all living swordsmiths in Japan, only two, including Norihiro Miyairi, are recognized as "Mukansa Swordsmiths" and have received the prestigious "Masamune Prize."

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