Thursday, April 27, 2006
The Tosho
A katana has personality. A tosho begins to make that personality. Tosho is said as Katana-kaji. They are professionals. The skill was kept and succeeded by apprentice system. The skill has been succeeded to since the Warring States period. Possibly, it may be from the older age. Skill kept being succeeded to by a pupil from the teacher. Many tosho exist. Then, many katanas which famous tosho made exist. For example, they are Masamune, Muramasa, Osafune, Nagamitu, kunimitsu and yoshiyuki.
