Tachi Sword, Known as “Dojikiri Yasutsuna” 太刀 銘 安綱（名物 童子切安綱）たち めい やすつな（めいぶつ どうじぎりやすつな）
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Legend tells of how the warrior Minamoto no Raiko slayed a man-eating demon with this blade. Myths aside, it was without a doubt wielded by a number of famous generals.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
March 16, 2026