Paul Martin
Part 1: Traveling the San’in: Orochi and the Mythical Origins of the...
Paul Martin
Paul Martin is a former British Museum curator, and a Hyogiin (Trustee) for The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Sword Culture (NBSK). He is also a recognized specialist by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
The traditional dance performance of Iwami Kagura tells the story of the...
The raw material used to make Japanese swords is called tamahagane. On January...
An important twelfth-century Japanese sword, discovered hidden in the ceiling during a 1939 refurbishment...
I recently took a trip to Shimane Prefecture, also known as the San’in...
The sword presented by Russian President Putin to Prime Minister Abe was displayed at...
Matching pair of sword guards Design by Kongosai (Matsuo) Gassan (1815-1875). 19th C. Nezu Museum,...
The Japanese are acutely aware of transient nature of all things. The degree...
A visitor watches the Japanese sword at the Osaka Museum of History. The museum...
Before the implementation of the Gregorian calendar the Japanese used the lunisolar calendar. It...
Photo: The Ama-no-Saka-hoko standing at the peak of Mount Takachiho in Miyazaki prefecture, Kyushu These...
The Seikado Bunko Art Museum is holding a special exhibition aimed at introducing Japanese...
