
13th Mamori-gatana (guardian swords) Competition Ceremony 2018. Kenji MishinaVýznamná škola ze začátku 17. století. Původně pochází z Mino od kováře Kanemichiho, ten... More text and Tom Kishida photo. Group photo of the winners (not included all winners).
Exhibition of the swords of the competition on display. Venue:
“Tetsu no Tenji Kan” in Sakaki town of Nagano Prefecture (September 1 to November 4 in 2018).
“Hayashibara Museum” in Okayama Prefecture (November 17 in 2018 to January 14 in 2019).
Sword Forging Division
1st Award: Gassan Ichiro
Award of the Minister for Culture and Education
Award of the Governor of Okayama Prefecture
1st Award: Gassan Ichiro
Award of the Minister for Culture and Education
Award of the Governor of Okayama Prefecture

Sword Forging Division
2nd Award: Myochin Yusuke
Award of Sakaki Town Mayor [No photo]
2nd Award: Myochin Yusuke
Award of Sakaki Town Mayor [No photo]
Sword Forging Division
3rd Award:
Award of the Secretary of Education of Okayama Prefecture
Award of Polish Ambassador to Japan
3rd Award:
Award of the Secretary of Education of Okayama Prefecture
Award of Polish Ambassador to Japan
