Kendo?

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Originally Posted by Sangetsu

This thread reminds me that there is a shop in Akasaka which sells Japanese swords, I'll have to go there tomorrow and take a look. Tomorrow is also the Edo-period antique flea market at the International Forum, they usually have a good collection of old swords and kendo gear for sale there.

That sounds very cool Sangetsu ill be in Japan for 2 weeks in June and i intend to visit some shops exactly for the purpose you've stated. If you pick anything up when you go will you post some pics of what you bought?


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Ten Shin Ichi Ryu - Kendo

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That place looks pretty nice. I checked one out in person last week. I had to go through all this complicated stuff, joining different leagues and associations and then they finally let me into their "meetings", turned out to be a club set up by the local college.