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YUKAWA, Yasha swordsmith story 4   One night, Yukawa aws sleeping on the couch, and a Japanese sword appeared in his dream so realistically that he could not tell the difference between reality and a dream. He jumped out from the couch and told his girlfriend whom he was dating at that time that he was going to be a swordsmith.  10 minutes after he found Matsuba swordsmith business card, he was calling him in Japan....     View more on Substack

YUKAWA, Yasha swordsmith story 3   Yukawa swordsmith seemed to have so many ups and downs in his youth. From the age of 16, he spent his first seven years working as an artist in Tokyo. His work was mainly to draw pictures on the walls of restaurants and clubs. For two years, he returned to Stockholm and worked in music. Then, he came back to Tokyo again, where he tried to work in music, such as composing, but it did not work out well......     View more on Substack

Grew up with the Japanese swords   Yasha’s father had trained in Shotokan karate in Japan, and he was the first Japanese to teach karate in Scandinavia territory.  He also taught Iai.  At that time, many Japanese swords were available in Europe.  His father also appraised and resold them. His father might be influenced by Yasha's grandfather since he was a sword collector.....     View more on Substack

Profile   I was very at find a swordsmith in my home town. His name is YUKAWA, Yasha.   He received the swordsmith license authorization in 2015 after he trained to be a swordsmith under MATSUBA, Kunimasa（松葉国正）     View more on Substack