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KUDO, Masashige(工藤将成)1-1

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  • Kiryu City、 Gunma Pref.

  • Master - FUJIYASU, Masahira(藤安将平)

  • The swordsmith license authorization in 2003

Kudo swordsmith was born in Kiryu city, Kunma prefecture in 1976 and he grew up in Iruma city until he graduated from high school. He was a kid playing alone in the park and .....

 

 

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Nukiuchi (抜き打ち)

Japanese idiomatic sentences #13 with sword

 

“Nukiuchi” idiom comes from the samurai sword technique in which he suddenly draws his sword from the scabbarn and slashes an opponent in the same movement.  So, ....

 

 

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Superficial - Kotesaki

Japanese idiomatic sentences #12 with sword

 

“Kotesaki” is one of our body parts which is a forearm between a wrist and an elbow. 

 If you are familiar with Kendo, you may know one of their tricks to get a point by hitting an opponent’s forearm with a shinai (bamboo sword).......

 

 

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Shin Kinoshita story last article

Nabeshima Dantsu

 

What Shin Kinosita values is “beauty of use” including design.

The beauty of Nabeshima Dantsu, which has a unique Japanese sensibility and sense, and whose cotton texture increases the more it is used, is exactly what this “beauty of use” is. He wants to deliver this beauty......

 

 

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Shin's Obsession

Weaver of Nabeshima Dantsu

 

Shin Kinoshita has a strong passion that he should always remember to have a simple honest mind that spares no effort. It takes time to complete one artwork from design through weaving since everything is done by hand and each process takes a lot of time......

 

 

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