Aoi Kamon Engraving iaito Wood species: African ebony (Hon

Wood species: African ebony (Hon Kokutan)

it sows the seeds of the rice fields

Classic Judo Jo Specifications Wood Akagashi

Nunchaku featuring a Hakkaku (or octagonal) shape shaft are the most common amongst Japanese Nunchaku

introducing Master Aramaki Yasuo if you want to get to know him and his work

Aoi Kamon Engraving iaito Wood species: African ebony (HonAoi Kamon Engraving Figure Asarum caulescens (wild ginger) in Japanese. The Aoi mon is, with the imperial chrysanthemum mon, the most famous emblem in Japan, being the mark of the Tokugawa shoguns. There are many conflicting stories about who first created and used this kamon, but it is often said that the Matsudaira (who would later become Tokugawa, with Ieyasu) designed it after the Tachi Aoi mon of the Honda. There are about 200 known variations of