By YOSHIKI YASHIRO/ Staff Writer
June 19, 2021 at 17:10 JST
The restored blade returned to Aoi-Asojinja shrine (Yoshiki Yashiro)
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A samurai sword forged in 1665 by a master craftsman once again boasts a shiny luster following extensive restoration work due to flooding that badly damaged a local shrine's collection of 77 historic blades. [Read More]
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