Togishi
A feature from JATV Los Angeles on the Japanese Sword Exhibition at the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena 2005. The exhibition featured swords by all members of the Yoshihara family and many of thier former students, including Ono Yoshimitsu, Kubo Yoshihiro, Oda Kuzan and Takano Yukimitsu.(less)
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A polisher of Japanese swords is a real master called Togishi. A Togishi possesses a wide collection of tools for polishing process. Mainly he handles polishing stones. These stones are pretty expensive and difficult to find. The types of stones vary by their degrees of softness and hardness. Each Togishi has his own secrets and [...]