Ninja Festival In Japan, get prepared !
When I was young, Ninja’s were IN…dozens of Hollywood movies were made and we all wanted to be (at least me) a real ninja some day. Very soon , I discovered that I would never had the skills to become a real ninja and decided to start a Japanese sword shop one day to supply the ninjas with good quality ninja swords.
Soon after I started the sword shop, I did found out that they did no longer exist…shit ! 
Anyway, it seems like they’re still very hot these day’s , even in Japan. In a little place about 450 kilometres from Tokyo there’s a small city named Iga which is known as a traditional home town of the Ninja.
From April 1th until May 6th there’s a Ninja festival over there which attracts almost 30.000 visitors each year ! At this yearly event you can watch Ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practice ninja skills. Sounds like the place to be ! Read more
Could this be a fake Japanese Katana ?
We do get lot a lot of weird mails in our mailbox and from time to time, there are people who are offering us ‘real antique Japanese swords’. Whenever I see that line in the subject, I already know enough. Normally , I just hit the delete button but this time I decided to see what kind of antique baby they had to offer us …
“Dear Sir,
I live in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia.
I have original Samurai sword from my fore father who got from Japanese soldier with specification as follows:
1. It is made in 1718, can be seen at the writing on the samurai sword.
2. If we want to take the samurai from its cover, the samurai will sound “srriing” or will sound look like bee.
3. After coming out from the cover, the samurai is still elastic and soon becomes tense.
4. There is a picture of sun shinning and two Japanese flags which cross two each other on the samurai body near samurai holder.
5. The sword can be bent like belt.
6. If we bring “magnet” near and touch the samurai, it doesn’t stick with the samurai.
7. The samurai will not wet even though we pour water on it.
8. There are 3 small swords to complete the samurai.
9. The samurai has certificate written in Japanese language.
10. There is “giok” stone on the samurai holder
11. We have tried to cut nail and the result is the nail is cut on one hit
