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In this video, watch the master swordmaker, Yoshindo Yoshihara, as he creates his one of a kind katana. We will also learn the secrets of making the art of swordmaking and what does it take to become a swordsmith.

At present, there are only 300 swordsmiths in Japan, with 30 of them able to make swordmaking as their sole job. And one of them is the one they called The Master Japanese Swordmaker. While there are also six apprentices under his workshop program wherein they will have to train over a timespan of 10 years or more.

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