Asanoha Kamon Engraving Design:Maru ni Ma-asa (3) Minosaka Shin Umetada Tsuba -

Minosaka Shin Umetada Tsuba - TM016

Single-Colored Weaving - Extra-Thick

Classic Suburito - Ichiikashi

Each weapon is made from a single piece of wood from the southern islands of Kyushu (Japan)

This latest is also quite different about some aspects and uses a much lighter Bokken

Asanoha Kamon Engraving Design:Maru ni Ma-asa (3) Minosaka Shin Umetada Tsuba -Asanoha Kamon Engraving Figure Hemp leaf in Japanese. The Asanoha kamon comes from the Asanoha motif used as kimono ornament. It represents a geometric abstraction of a hemp leaf. In ancient Japan, hemp was used during shamanic rituals linked to shintoism and was then considered a sacred plant. Asanoha kamon are however rather new, as they appeared and spread mainly from the 19th century. It is also a rare emblem, with only a dozen variations. Asanoha