Top 6 National Treasure Katanas / History of Japanese Swords 

I just got back from Japan last week and was fortunate to go to the National Museum in Tokyo. Getting to see the Dojigiri“Demon Slayer” in real life was breathtaking. It was hard to believe something can be crafted so perfectly so many years ago.

When it comes to blades Japan is second to none 🙏

Its so fascinated to see all these old japanese traditions and values. How they give meaning to ordinary things like making and serving a pot of tea. Can you imagine being a billionair and able to buy treasures like these swords without eating less at dinner.

Great writing, recording, & editing! Good job and thanks

Great and informative video!

Thank you very much for sharing this knowledge with us!

Thank you for letting me know Japanese Katana history from abroad.

As always, very informative.

Nice video mate

Thanks for the video! It’s so cool how much history there is with these beautiful swords!

The REAL number 1, The Honjo Masamune sword, crafted by Goro Nyudo Masamune during the Kamakura period between 1288 and 1328, is considered to be one of the finest swords in Japanese history. The sword must be found!

Beautiful pieces of art sure there weapon but there much more then that

Wow

Swords were also believed to ward off evil spirits

Excellent video, thank you for posting! Although high quality Japanese swords aren't all that many legends claim (Can't cut through a machine gun barrel, can't cut a piece of silk that is dropped onto the blade etc), they ARE absolutely beautifully crafted pieces of functional high art, and the absolute ultimate examples of top end blade smithing! Each blade TOTALLY unique. The fact that the blade actually displays the internal crystal structure of the steel is truly stunning! I recently made a Japanese style blade myself, from a monosteel (1070), and did the differential hardening process / clay hardening, and I was SO happy and surprised when I etched the full blade in Ferric Chloride before the final polish, and the Hamon line WAS actually visible! Had a smile on my face all day! Massive respect for the skills of the sword smiths who made these incredible blades!

Thanks for the video. The title and numbers mention 6 blades, yet blade #2 isn't in the video. Are we missing a section of the video or are there only meant to be 5? Thanks

Would use the inabagou, a master piece created by a young fallen grand master for a young grand master.

very interesting good work

The theory that the new katana was influenced by Mongolia is a myth without primary sources. China and Mongolia were importing katana. Trade between Japan and the Yuan Dynasty Exported goods from Japan were gold, silver, copper, mercury, sulfur, swords, fans, raden (shell inlay) and makie (Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold or silver powder) .Japanese swords were cherished as arms in the Yuan Dynasty and continued to be exported to the Chinese continent in the future generations. Mongolian scholar Zheng Si-xiao (1241-1318)."Japanese are brutal and not afraid of death. Even if ten Japanese people encounter 100 enemies, they will fight against them. If they don't win, they all fight until they die.If they do not die in the war, they will be killed by the king's hand when they return.Japanese women are also very temperamental, don't rape them.katana is extremely sharp. " 鄭思肖『心史』中興集 元韃攻日本敗北歌 倭人狠不懼死，十人遇百人亦戰，不勝俱死，不战死，歸亦為倭主所殺。倭婦甚烈，不可犯。幼歲取犀角刈　小珠，种額上善水不溺，倭刀極利，地高險難入，可為戰守计。

Cool video 👍 where can I find the music?

I have a katana called "Tori Onita" that I bought from the antique market. I would sell it to anyone who wants to own a valuable antique katana.

My favorite is the Inabagou, what a beautiful piece of artwork.

super video , but i have a question ( how come the swords are not chipped at all ) i am just curious

It would be nice to mention the blade dimensions in metric system as well. Very nice video.

all thanks goes to one piece Educating the smith and KATANA

Am I the only one watching this and thinking of what each swords Bleach; Bankai and Shikai would be?

I feel like I’m watching a narration of an episode of Samurai Jack.

to think a lot of these swords ended up in pawn stars 😂

I named my daughter Katana

I'd love to be the on o find the missing masamune sword if it still exists. just to find it and present it to the Japanese people would give me such a rush. I don't think I'd be able to keep it because I'd feel bad keeping such a historically profound sword. Like Indy says. It belongs in a museum not in an attic or in th ha ds9 of some rich criminal or billionaire hanging in his collection. It belong to the Japanese people. omg imagine going to Japan and telling a museum curAtor I think I have the Hanjo masamune. His eyes would bug out or hed laugh at m3 and say yeah right.

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Wouldn’t it be awesome to have Musashi Miyamoto’s sword?

I wonder, do they sharpen, oil and recondition the blaes over the centuries ?

He's fluid in Japanese......

The Matsudaira family IS the Tokugawa family ….

As an American I wish McArthur wouldn’t have destroyed the swords after WW2. We must learn from these errors

Inches... how many farthings is it worth now?

8:19 feels like a pinoy name -Jack Juarez Inabagoo-

I was expecting to see at least one Masamune blade.

Moon Veil is Real. 😱

I only knew much of these swords thanks to Touken Ranbu

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Where is Masamune?

You mentioned that the uesugi Kenshin is the most expensive but technically wouldn't the Hanjo masamune be worth more? If it's still around

12:12

no Hattori Hanzo sword?

Brothers and sisters of this page can you guys help me out on this can you tell me who is the narrator of this video please

I think they call Kenshin's sword Sanchoumo not yamatorige Anyway, my sword boys here all very beautiful (i play Touken Ranbu)

How are you gonna leave the Kusunagi no Tsurugi off this list?

Hasn't there been more swords added the the National Treasure of swords since the 1950's? It seems that there should be a lot more.

I agree AI voices everywhere..

Is an 8" blade a sword? WTF

I read somewhere that following WWII, all Japanese officers were required to surrender their swords to the American Army. Many of these officers carried family heirlooms that were centuries old. Most were promptly melted down.

No hanzo sword?

Just curious, but are the two swords of Miura Anjin (William Adams) bestowed upon him by Tokugawa Ieyasu himself still among us and maybe part of these national treasures? 🤔

Nice display of death lol

Thanks for this video. But what about the Honjō Masamune (本庄正宗) ? I know it went lost after the 2. world war and nobody knows where it is. I don‘t belive that this sword was beeing destroyed. This sword deserve it‘s place on that list. I really hope it will find it‘s way back to Japan one day where it belongs.

I have 1245 sword during Kamakura period you can contact me and I will show you the item

showing molten steel that didnt happen here ever

Looks like silver

I know many of these names because of Age of Samurai on Netflix.

Today...japan still make a katana,but not a sword,a suzuki bikes 2023 edition...sad to say....😅😅😅

I just want an actual decent Japanese katana, i have bought enough fakes and crap swords, i gave up. I couldn't afford thousands of dollars and yen swords. Im a simple man, I don't want any historical swords or mythical fakes like wolverine canon😂, nor a WW2 dishonored sword, just a real one😢😢

I can't go to Japan I would steal all these swords for my collection

Millimetres, would make more sense, f@$#ing inches😂🤣

I heard the Japanese number one national treasure is a seven branched sword given to the Japanese by baekchae which was Korean kingdom that had close alliance with Japan at the time. It’s not open to the public as it would undermine Japanese history.

Японцы потеряли честь , сувенитет, катаны, все теперь у них делается по приказу дяди Сэма

Idk - all these swords are in way too good of shape to have been used for their intended purpose. Seems like a lot of showmanship.

Sj11 high priced japanese knifes are cheap shit sold expensive very sharp butquick to dull

Shame that the U.S stole most of these great swords.

These AI voice models are getting really annoying.

Yep. BS culture.

Any katana owned by the Shogunate is a useless sword and admired by those who obsequiously submit themselves to thugs and psychotics. These swords never saw any honorable service. What a shameful video. Any sword is only historic by the nature of their usage, their beauty or by the virtue of their maker.

My Japanese karate instructor has a safe with his family blades and other treasures including finger paintings by Miyamoto Musashi. I will not name him as his family are very famous in samurai history.

im surprised an american hasn't tried to say africans helped to make these