The items include a long sword with a 70-centimeter ... Kitazaki was in high school when he first bought a short sword. He continued to collect Japanese swords on the sidelines of his practice ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--A special exhibition that brings together some of the nation’s finest swords is being held ... exhibits is an “odachi” long sword forged by Bishu Osafune Tomomitsu ...