Links
PRESERVATION SOCIETIES
日本美術刀剣保存協会 NBTHK – Japan.
http://www.touken.or.jp/english/index.html
日本刀剣保存会 NTHK – Japan
http://nihontouken.org/
MUSEUMS
佐倉市立美術館 – Sano Art Museum
http://www.sanobi.or.jp/
倉敷刀剣美術館 – Kurashiki Japanese Art Sword Museum
http://www.touken-sato.com/
INOFRMATION
Here you will find some of my favourite links for Kodôgu information.
Nihonto Bijutsubu – Andy Gee
http://www.nihonto-bijutsubu.com/
Koshirae glossary – Thomas C Helm
http://toryu-mon.com/Toryu-Mon/Archives/Entries/2010/10/31_Koshirae.html
Following the iron Brush – Ford Hallam
http://www.followingtheironbrush.org/
鐔鑑賞記 by Zenzai
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001
Tsuba by Jim Gilbert
http://home.earthlink.net/~jggilbert/tsuba.htm
Nihonto Kanji Pages
http://www.jssus.org/nkp/index.html
ONLINE SALES
Here you will find some of my favourite links for online sales. These links are only for stores I have personal and positive experience with.
JAPAN
Choshuya Ginza
http://world.choshuya.co.jp/
Finesword
http://www.finesword.co.jp/
Tsuruginoya
http://www.tsuruginoya.com/index.html
Eiwado
http://www.eiwado.jp/syouhinn.html
Tokugawa Art
http://sanmei.com/en-us/enter.html
USA
Nihonto.com – Fred Weissberg
http://www.nihonto.com/
SERVICES
Here you will find various services I use and recommend for assistance in communicating with and purchasing items from Japan.
Shopping Mall Japan (Great for Yahoo and Bidders)
http://www.shoppingmalljapan.com/
Mega Mall Japan – Toyoko Shimada (Great for individual store dealings)
http://megamalljapan.com/
Menukiya – Yasuhiro Hatanaka (Great for individual store dealings)
http://www.menukiya.com
