NihontoWatchSwordsmith Kanemichi resides in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, his real name is Kojima Ikuo, and he is the son of the second generation swordsmith Kanetoki (Kojima Kanji). Since Showa 56 (1981), he has continued to be selected consecutively for the Shinsaku Meito Ten exhibition, receiving the Doryoku-sho, Yushu-sho, and other awards. Furthermore, Kojima Ikuo is active as the chairman of the Mino-den Sakuto Hozon Kyokai and is a swordsmith representing the Mino-den style in the modern era.
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Gifu · around 1926-1989
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Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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