It has appeared, it has appeared! A famous tanto has appeared that demonstrates the life-or-death spirit of the Japanese man. Due to Japan's defeat in Showa 20, for the nine years from Showa 20 to Showa 29, the GHQ issued a ban on the production of nihonto (it was said that if you made a sword, you would go to prison and face forced labor). This is the emergence of a famous tanto made in Showa 24—a time when the production of nihonto was absolutely impossible—by defying the orders of the absolute authorities of the time, the GHQ, at the risk of their own lives. The courageous smiths are the famous Akihide tosho and Akimasa tosho. Akihide tosho is the wonderfully famous and popular Kurihara Hikosaburo Akihide, a great benefactor of the sword world who established the famous Nihonto Tanren Denshu-jo in Akasaka Hikawashita, Tokyo, and poured his heart and soul into training swordsmiths. He was a famous tosho who raised and supported over 50 teachers and disciples capable of instructing others—including Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasures) Miyairi Akihira and Amada Akitsugu, as well as Akimoto Akitomo and Tsuchizawa Akimasa—and was also a member of the House of Representatives elected from Tochigi Prefecture, later elected to the House of Peers. Akimasa tosho, originally from Shimane Prefecture and later residing in Fukushima Prefecture, signed his mei as Oshu Sukagawa-ju Seishinsai Fujiwara Akimasa; he was a member of the Kokuko-in and an excellent tosho selected as a Meiyo Sosho (Honorary Master), born Tsuchizawa Taichiro, an outstanding disciple of Kurihara Akihide. This tanto was made as a dedication to the gods. The sugata is a fine hira-zukuri tanto with a short sun-shaku, a difference between the moto-mihaba and saki-mihaba, and no sori. The jigane is forged in ko-itame hada. The hamon is a bright and magnificent gunome-midare in nioi-deki with ko-nie. The year Showa 24 was a time of intense post-war inflation, when the convergence of inflation and economic normalization were major themes. The GHQ's occupation policies continued, including the reorganization of Japan's administrative structure and the dissolution of the zaibatsu. Through the "Dodge Line" implemented by economic advisor Dodge, ultra-austerity measures were put into effect. Due to the tightening of finance and fiscal policy, corporate bankruptcies and restructuring layoffs increased to the point that even Toyota was driven to the brink of bankruptcy, and great pressure was placed on labor union activities. It was also the time when the exchange rate was set at 360 yen to the dollar. Please remember this precious, famous tanto that will remain in the history of Japanese nihonto, made at the risk of their lives by Akihide tosho and Akimasa tosho—courageous Japanese men who stood up against the absolute power of the GHQ, which is unimaginable in the modern day.

It has appeared, it has appeared! A famous tanto has appeared that demonstrates the life-or-death spirit of the Japanese man. Due to Japan's defeat in Showa 20, for the nine years from Showa 20 to Showa 29, the GHQ issued a ban on the production of nihonto (it was said that if you made a sword, you would go to prison and face forced labor). This is the emergence of a famous tanto made in Showa 24—a time when the production of nihonto was absolutely impossible—by defying the orders of the absolute authorities of the time, the GHQ, at the risk of their own lives. The courageous smiths are the famous Akihide tosho and Akimasa tosho. Akihide tosho is the wonderfully famous and popular Kurihara Hikosaburo Akihide, a great benefactor of the sword world who established the famous Nihonto Tanren Denshu-jo in Akasaka Hikawashita, Tokyo, and poured his heart and soul into training swordsmiths. He was a famous tosho who raised and supported over 50 teachers and disciples capable of instructing others—including Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasures) Miyairi Akihira and Amada Akitsugu, as well as Akimoto Akitomo and Tsuchizawa Akimasa—and was also a member of the House of Representatives elected from Tochigi Prefecture, later elected to the House of Peers. Akimasa tosho, originally from Shimane Prefecture and later residing in Fukushima Prefecture, signed his mei as Oshu Sukagawa-ju Seishinsai Fujiwara Akimasa; he was a member of the Kokuko-in and an excellent tosho selected as a Meiyo Sosho (Honorary Master), born Tsuchizawa Taichiro, an outstanding disciple of Kurihara Akihide. This tanto was made as a dedication to the gods. The sugata is a fine hira-zukuri tanto with a short sun-shaku, a difference between the moto-mihaba and saki-mihaba, and no sori. The jigane is forged in ko-itame hada. The hamon is a bright and magnificent gunome-midare in nioi-deki with ko-nie. The year Showa 24 was a time of intense post-war inflation, when the convergence of inflation and economic normalization were major themes. The GHQ's occupation policies continued, including the reorganization of Japan's administrative structure and the dissolution of the zaibatsu. Through the "Dodge Line" implemented by economic advisor Dodge, ultra-austerity measures were put into effect. Due to the tightening of finance and fiscal policy, corporate bankruptcies and restructuring layoffs increased to the point that even Toyota was driven to the brink of bankruptcy, and great pressure was placed on labor union activities. It was also the time when the exchange rate was set at 360 yen to the dollar. Please remember this precious, famous tanto that will remain in the history of Japanese nihonto, made at the risk of their lives by Akihide tosho and Akimasa tosho—courageous Japanese men who stood up against the absolute power of the GHQ, which is unimaginable in the modern day.