https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/how-to-make-a-katana 2025-02-27T21:20:08+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/how-to-make-a-katana-the-traditional-way-samurai-legacy-309267.jpg?v=1740662408 How to make a Katana the Traditional Way: Samurai Legacy How to make a Katana the Traditional Way: Samurai Legacy - NIMOFAN Katana https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/japanese-sword-types 2026-05-31T01:30:20+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/samurai-steel-101-understanding-japanese-sword-types-history-and-how-to-choose-your-masterpiece-610393.png?v=1740662410 Samurai Steel 101: Understanding Japanese Sword Types, History, and How to Choose Your Masterpiece Samurai Steel 101: Understanding Japanese Sword Types, History, and How to Choose Your Masterpiece - NIMOFAN Katana https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-vs-tachi-exploring-sword-sizes-and-history 2026-09-30T17:37:43+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/katana-vs-tachi-exploring-sword-sizes-and-history-216061.jpg?v=1740662411 Katana vs Tachi: Exploring Sword Sizes and History Katana vs Tachi: Exploring Sword Sizes and History - NIMOFAN Katana https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-training-for-beginners-master-blade-safety-and-control 2025-04-15T15:29:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/katana-training-for-beginners-master-blade-safety-and-control-874588.jpg?v=1744702164 Katana Training for Beginners: Master Blade Safety and Control Katana Training for Beginners: Master Blade Safety and Control - NIMOFAN Katana https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/ww2-japanese-officer-sword-guide 2026-09-30T17:37:41+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/ww2-japanese-officer-sword-identification-featured-1600x900-20260830.jpg?v=1788037876 WW2 Japanese Officer Sword Identification Guide Japanese military swords and scabbards displayed in a museum case https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/wakizashi-samurai-companion-sword 2026-10-03T03:37:53+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/wakizashi-the-samurais-trusty-sidekick-sword-118593.jpg?v=1744702166 Wakizashi: The Samurai's Trusty Sidekick Sword Wakizashi: The Samurai's Trusty Sidekick Sword - NIMOFAN Katana https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-damascus-steel-made-of-and-why-it-still-matters 2026-08-15T11:55:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/damascus-steel-watered-blade-cover-1600x900.jpg?v=1786766083 Damascus Steel Explained: Wootz, Pattern Welding, and the Lost-Art Question Detail of an early 19th-century Iranian watered-steel knife blade with gold inlay https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-vs-wakizashi-vs-tanto-vs-tachi 2026-10-05T19:34:11+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-blog-japanese-sword-types-museum-cover.jpg?v=1786629211 Katana vs Wakizashi vs Tanto vs Tachi: Japanese Sword Types Compared Multiple Japanese swords and fittings displayed across a museum gallery in Matsumoto. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-wakizashi-short-sword-size-use-and-display-notes 2026-10-05T19:34:12+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-wakizashi-met-museum-20260813.jpg?v=1786627435 What Is a Wakizashi? 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A Spoiler-Light Guide to Shikai, Bankai, and Sword Names A nineteenth-century Japanese katana blade, guard, handle and scabbard photographed as a museum object https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/ghost-of-tsushima-katana-guide-jin-sakai-sword-styles-explained 2026-10-05T02:08:14+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-real-tsushima-harbor-20260813.jpg?v=1786628133 Ghost of Tsushima Katana Guide: Jin Sakai Sword Styles Explained Harbor and hillside settlement on Tsushima Island in Japan https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/sakabato-reverse-blade-sword-guide-for-rurouni-kenshin-fans 2026-10-05T19:55:08+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-blog-sakabato-fiction-history-boundary-20260813.png?v=1786554168 What Is a Sakabato? Reverse-Blade Sword Meaning and Collector Guide Archival-style editorial illustration separating the fictional reverse-edge sword concept from documented Japanese sword history. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-diagram-guide-what-each-sword-part-is-called 2026-08-13T21:23:36+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-katana-diagram-museum-object-20260813.jpg?v=1786627416 Katana Diagram Guide: What Each Sword Part Is Called Nineteenth-century katana blade and mounting displayed with the blade, guard, handle, and scabbard visible https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-buying-guide-for-first-time-collectors 2026-10-05T02:08:17+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-first-katana-museum-research-20260813.jpg?v=1786627889 Katana Buying Guide for First-Time Collectors Entrance and exhibit photographs inside the former Tokyo Japanese Sword Museum https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-accessories-guide-stands-bags-boxes-belts-and-cleaning-kits 2026-10-05T02:08:21+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-journal-accessories-guide-cover-20260813.jpg?v=1786625022 Katana Accessories Guide: What You Need for Display, Storage, and Care Eighteenth-century Japanese lacquer katana stand with three support tiers, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/how-to-store-and-display-a-katana-safely-at-home 2026-08-28T10:30:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-journal-katana-storage-display-cover-20260813.jpg?v=1786625166 How to Store and Display a Katana Safely at Home Two Japanese sword blades resting on shaped supports inside a glass case at Matsumoto City Museum https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/is-nimofan-katana-legit-reviews-policies-and-what-to-check-before-buying 2026-08-30T18:09:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-blog-legit-evidence-before-purchase-20260813.png?v=1786553928 Is NIMOFAN Katana Legit? An Evidence-First Verification Guide Editorial illustration of a five-point evidence path for checking an online katana seller before purchase. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/how-custom-katana-orders-work-design-photos-timeline-and-shipping 2026-10-03T18:23:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-custom-order-workshop-sketch-20260813.jpg?v=1786627454 How Custom Katana Orders Work: Design, Timeline, and Shipping Carpenter sketching a design on paper beside hand tools in a workshop https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-to-prepare-before-ordering-a-custom-katana 2026-08-25T10:30:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-journal-custom-katana-preparation-cover-20260813.jpg?v=1786625141 What to Prepare Before Ordering a Custom Katana A craftsperson sketches a plan beside a laptop and hand tools on a workshop bench https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-steel-types-explained-1045-1060-1095-t10-and-folded-steel 2026-10-03T18:24:08+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-blog-katana-steel-forging-guide-20260813.jpg?v=1786628610 Katana Steel Types Explained: 1045, 1060, 1095, T10, and Folded Steel A blacksmith forging heated steel on an anvil in a working metal shop. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/clay-tempered-vs-folded-steel-katana-what-buyers-should-know 2026-10-05T02:08:23+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-clay-tempered-vs-folded-steel-cover-20260813.png?v=1786594411 Clay Tempered vs Folded Steel Katana: What the Terms Actually Mean Diagram comparing clay-controlled differential hardening with folded steel construction in katana making https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/katana-shipping-tracking-duties-and-returns-buyer-faq 2026-10-03T18:17:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-katana-shipping-parcel-20260813.jpg?v=1786628129 Katana Shipping, Tracking, Duties, and Returns: Buyer FAQ Person carrying a sealed shipping parcel outdoors https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-mystery-katana-box-random-sword-value-and-expectations 2026-10-05T19:34:14+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-mystery-box-expectation-20260813.jpg?v=1786627892 What Is a Mystery Katana Box? Random Sword Value and Expectations Person opening a plain cardboard box without seeing the contents https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/mystery-sword-box-guide-what-random-means-before-you-buy 2026-10-06T11:28:07+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-journal-mystery-sword-box-cover-20260813.jpg?v=1786625060 How Does a Mystery Sword Box Work? What You Choose and What Stays Random Person opening a plain cardboard box before seeing what is inside https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-an-odachi 2026-10-03T03:37:50+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/odachi-history-featured-1600x900.webp?v=1787635244 What Is an Odachi? Size, History, and Odachi vs Nodachi 1886 ukiyo-e scene of Hiyoshimaru carrying an odachi on Yahagibashi bridge https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-naginata-japanese-polearm 2026-09-01T10:30:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/met-55859-naginata-archive-preview.webp?v=1788031689 What Is a Naginata? Why It Is a Japanese Polearm, Not Simply a Sword Archival Japanese triptych showing several long-shafted curved-blade polearms. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-san-mai-steel-layered-blade-construction 2026-09-15T10:30:03+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/san-mai-construction-schematic-1600x900_0af9197d-9b0b-495f-a306-e7787ae2cc11.png?v=1788184865 What Is San Mai Steel? Layered Blade Construction Without the Marketing Myths Editorial schematic showing a central core between outer layers, with a separate note that san mai describes construction rather than a steel grade; schematic not to scale. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-fuller-on-a-sword 2026-09-17T10:30:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/sword-fuller-met-23042-annotated-1600x900_8cba44be-2922-4f62-9b3b-b02599f4ff04.png?v=1788184748 What Is a Fuller on a Sword? The “Blood Groove” Myth Explained Annotated detail of a ca. 1600-20 Met rapier showing the fuller as a narrow longitudinal groove in the blade. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-nagamaki 2026-09-18T00:57:28+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nagamaki-archive-study-cover-1600x900.png?v=1789281241 What Is a Nagamaki? Evidence from Japanese Records Conceptual nagamaki blade and long hilt with archival record markers; not a historical reconstruction or scale drawing. https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-shirasaya 2026-09-16T21:00:16+08:00 weekly https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-a-hamon-on-a-katana 2026-09-28T10:30:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-hamon-evidence-guide-1600x900.webp?v=1790475163 What Is a Hamon on a Katana? How the Pattern Forms and What It Can—and Cannot—Tell You Editorial diagram of a katana blade hamon with a reminder that one photograph is not a complete test https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/what-is-koshirae-japanese-sword-mountings 2026-09-30T10:30:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-koshirae-mountings-guide-1600x900.webp?v=1790475166 What Is Koshirae? Japanese Sword Mountings Explained Editorial diagram separating a Japanese sword blade from its koshirae mounting components https://nimofan.com/blogs/katana-blog/who-was-masamune-japanese-swordsmith 2026-10-02T10:30:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0794/4175/6478/articles/nimofan-masamune-museum-label-guide-1600x900.webp?v=1790475168 Who Was Masamune? Separating the Swordsmith from the Legend Editorial graphic comparing museum labels for made by, attributed to, and in the style of Masamune