Japanese sword sets: katana, wakizashi and tantō #Terressens

Katana, wakizashi and tantō

Three emblematic swords characterize the equipment of the samurai, the warrior of feudal Japan: the katana (刀), the wakizashi (脇差) and the tantō (短刀). They measure around one, two and three shaku (1 尺 = 30.303 cm) respectively. The traditional manufacture of Japanese swords involves a particular ore (玉鋼 Tamahagane), a special forge using one or more steels, optimal heat treatment to reconcile the hardness of the steel and the suppleness of the blade, meticulous manual sharpening and rigorous polishing.

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The two long swords, katana and wakizashi form a daishō (大小). These bladed weapons are not the only ones used by samurai. The bow, the very long sword, the naginata... and many other weapons by nature or purpose (use of an agrarian tool) were used.
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The daishō, the samurai's twin soul

In feudal Japan, the daishō (literally "large and small") designated the pair of swords carried exclusively by samurai: the long katana and the shorter wakizashi. This combination was not arbitrary. It symbolized their social status and code of honor: strength, loyalty and duty.
The katana, feared sharpness and ceremonial tool, embodied the nobility of combat. The wakizashi, often used in confined spaces or for seppuku rituals (ritual suicide), represented extreme loyalty, even unto death.
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Omote wa rei, ura wa jutsu: the art of the visible and invisible

In Japanese martial arts, this maxim (表は礼、裏は術) sums up a profound philosophy: what you show(omote) is etiquette, respect, politeness; what you hide(ura) is technique, strategy, real effectiveness.
In traditional budō, omote techniques are taught first: they are visible, codified, often demonstrative. But behind this façade lies the ura: more subtle, sometimes secret techniques passed on to advanced disciples.
This duality reflects the Japanese spirit: the importance of form and respect for social codes, but also the awareness that true mastery lies in what is hidden. In martial practice, this translates into a progression from surface to depth, from appearance to essence.
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Ake (朱)

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Sharp Katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) black, delivered in a wooden box containing a maintenance kit, a lacquered wooden stand and a protective cloth cover | The blood of my enemies has flowed, soaking the earth with this elixir of life. I've fought so many battles it's impossible to count. I've defended and protected the weak. Extending their warrior spirit, I've armed samurai for epic duels and battles. I never wavered, breaking the blades of my adversaries or severing the limbs of the most aggressive. 266 €
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Sharp Wakizashi with scabbard (saya 鞘) black, supplied with protective cloth cover | The blood of my enemies has flowed, soaking the earth with this elixir of life. I've fought so many battles it's impossible to count. I've defended and protected the weak. Extending their warrior spirit, I've armed samurai for epic duels and battles. I never wavered, breaking the blades of my adversaries or severing the limbs of the most aggressive. 134 €
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Ake sharpened wakizashi (朱, blood red), ito and dark red sageo

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Tantō (短刀) sharp with scabbard (saya 鞘) black, comes with protective cloth cover | The blood of my enemies has flowed, soaking the earth with this elixir of life. I've fought so many battles it's impossible to count. I've defended and protected the weak. Extending their warrior spirit, I've armed samurai for epic duels and battles. I never wavered, breaking the blades of my adversaries or severing the limbs of the most aggressive. 114 €
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Black Angel

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Sharp katana with scabbard (saya 鞘), black, delivered with a protective cloth cover (deluxe version: in a composite wood box with a varnished wood stand with protections and a maintenance kit) | I'm clad in dark, but my soul is pure and clear. Shining like lightning, whistling through the air so sharp, my blade has fought usurpers for decades. From €164
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Kuro no tenshi, sharpened "Black Angel" katana (黒の天使)

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Sharp Wakizashi with scabbard (saya 鞘) black, comes with protective cloth cover | I'm clad in dark, but my soul is pure and clear. Shining like lightning, whistling through the air so sharp, my blade has fought usurpers for decades. 134 €
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Kuro no tenshi, wakizashi sharpened "Black Angel" (黒の天使)

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Ketsueki

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Sharp katana, damascened forge, with black scabbard (saya 鞘), tsuka-ito (柄糸) and dark red sageo (下緒), delivered in a wooden box containing a maintenance kit and a protective cloth cover | It was in a bath of blood that I was born. Renowned but discreet, the blacksmith who gave birth to me was a victim of his own success. Brigands robbed him just as he was finishing forging me. Having no mount at the time, they paid no attention to me resting on the polishing base. But when the samurai master to whom I was destined discovered the theft, he found a new craftsman to create my blood-red mount. 319 €
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Katana sharpened Damascus forge "Ketsueki" (血液, blood), red braiding

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Sharp wakizashi, damascened forge, with black scabbard (saya 鞘), tsuka-ito (柄糸) and dark red sageo (下緒), delivered in a wooden box containing a maintenance kit and a protective cloth cover | It was in a bath of blood that I was born. Renowned but discreet, the blacksmith who gave birth to me was a victim of his own success. Brigands robbed him just as he and my sister were finishing forging my katana blade. Having no mount at the time, they paid no attention to me on the polishing stand. But when the samurai master to whom I was destined discovered the forfeit, he found a new craftsman to create my blood-red mount. 240 €
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Wakizashi sharpened Damascus forge "Ketsueki" (血液, blood), red braids

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Tantō sharp, damascened forge, with black scabbard (saya 鞘), tsuka-ito (柄糸) and dark red sageo (下緒), delivered in a wooden case, with a protective cloth cover | Although I was forged after my two big sisters, the katana and wakizashi blades, I convey the same symbolism of fairness, dear to our samurai master. 157 €
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Konohana-no-Sakuya

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Sharp katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) in black lacquered wood, black sageo (下緒), white tsuka-Ito (柄糸) | I'm named after the vital force linked to the blossoming of trees, the symbol of delicate, fragile earthly life, like cherry blossoms. Also known as Sengen-sama, she is the female kami (神, Shinto deity or spirit) of Mount Fuji (富士山 Fujisan), Japan's highest mountain. 155 €
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Konohana-no-Sakuya sharpened katana (木花之佐久夜)

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Sharp Wakizashi with scabbard (saya 鞘) in black lacquered wood, black sageo (下緒), white tsuka-Ito (柄糸), delivered with protective cloth cover | Like the katana I accompany, I am named after the vital force linked to the blossoming of trees, a symbol of delicate and fragile earthly life, like cherry blossoms. Also known as Sengen-sama, she is the female kami (神, Shinto deity or spirit) of Mount Fuji (富士山 Fujisan), Japan's highest mountain. 145 €
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Konohana-no-Sakuya sharpened wakizashi (木花之佐久夜)

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Tantō sharp with scabbard (saya 鞘) in black lacquered wood, sageo (下緒) black, tsuka-Ito (柄糸) white, delivered with a protective cloth cover | Like the katana and wakizashi I accompany, I bear the name of the vital force linked to the blossoming of trees, the symbol of delicate and fragile earthly life, like cherry blossoms. 114 €
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Tantō sharpened Konohana-no-Sakuya (木花之佐久夜)

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The Spirit of the Lake

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Sharp katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) in dark blue lacquered wood and raised gold filaments, braiding (tsuka-Ito 柄糸 and sageo 下緒) dark green | Sylve and water are my origins. The samurai I served chose to live on the shores of Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), Japan's largest lake. 155 €
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"The Spirit of the Lake" sharpened katana

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Sharp Wakizashi with scabbard (saya 鞘) in dark blue lacquered wood and raised gold filaments, braiding (tsuka-Ito 柄糸 and sageo 下緒) in dark green, delivered with a protective cloth cover | As with my "big brother", the "Spirit of the Lake" katana, sylva and water are my origins. The samurai I served chose to live on the shores of Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), Japan's largest lake. 145 €
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"The Spirit of the Lake" sharpened wakizashi

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Tantō cutting edge with scabbard (saya 鞘) in dark blue lacquered wood and raised gold filaments, braiding (tsuka-Ito 柄糸 and sageo 下緒) dark green, delivered with a protective cloth cover | As with my "big brother", the "Spirit of the Lake" katana, sylva and water are my origins. The samurai I served chose to live on the shores of Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), Japan's largest lake. 114 €
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Miyamoto Musashi 宮本 武蔵

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Sharp katana with black frame, Miyamoto Musashi tsuba, delivered with protective cloth cover (deluxe version: in composite wood box with varnished wood stand with protectors and maintenance kit) | XVIIᵗʰ century, Musashi province (Tōkyō region). Forged by Nagakuni, my belonging was engraved on my silk (nakago 茎), discreetly, but indelibly. From €145
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Black sharpened katana Miyamoto Musashi 宮本 武蔵

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Wakizashi sharp with black mount, Miyamoto Musashi tsuba, delivered a protective cloth cover | XVIIᵗʰ century, Musashi province (Tōkyō region). Forged by Nagakuni, my belonging was engraved on my silk (nakago 茎), discreetly, but indelibly. 134 €
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Wakizashi sharpened black Miyamoto Musashi 宮本 武蔵

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Mù-jīn (木金)

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Sharp Katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) in wood, delivered in a wooden box containing a maintenance kit, a lacquered wooden stand and a protective fabric cover | I was born in a forge. Man came to find me in the heart of the earth to transform me, to magnify me, to make me the supple, light, lively blade I am today. I accepted the bite of fire, the power of the hammer, the coldness of water. From €164
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Mù-jīn, sharpened katana wood (mù, 木) metal (jīn, 金)

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Sharp Wakizashi with scabbard (saya 鞘) in wood, delivered with a protective fabric cover | Because the wood element is movement, growth and youth. Because the metal element is flexible and inseparable from human activity. Because the wakisashi is the katana's ally in the Samurai spirit. Two blades, the same spirit, the same craftsmanship, the same goal: to serve and protect. 134 €
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Mù-jīn, wakizashi sharpened wood (mù, 木) metal (jīn, 金)

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Tantō 短刀 sharp with wooden scabbard (saya 鞘), comes with a protective cloth cover | I was born in a forge. Man came to find me in the heart of the earth to transform me, to magnify me, to make me the supple, light, lively blade I am today. I accepted the bite of fire, the power of the hammer, the coldness of water. 114 €
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Mù-jīn, tantō sharpened wood (mù, 木) metal (jīn, 金)

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Sakura

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Sharp katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) in wood, supplied with protective fabric cover | As the proverb says: "The most beautiful flower is the cherry blossom, the best man is the warrior" (花は桜木人は武士). 164 €
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Sakura, sharpened katana (桜 cherry blossom)

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Sharp Wakizashi with wooden scabbard (saya 鞘), supplied with protective fabric cover | As the proverb says: "The most beautiful flower is the cherry blossom, the best man is the warrior" (花は桜木人は武士). 134 €
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Sakura, sharpened wakizashi (桜 cherry blossom)

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Tsuchi kara (土から)

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Sharp Katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) in black lacquered wood with reliefs (droplets), braiding (tsuka-Ito 柄糸 and sageo 下緒) brown (brown) | Legend has it that I was born from a piece of earth extracted from the Sacred Mountain, Fujisan (富士山). The master blacksmith who gave me life would have chosen the best ore to transform it, after weeks of hard labor into a fine blade. Polished, razor-sharp, I was then entrusted to a samurai who took part in the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い), in 1600. 155 €
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Tsuchi kara, sharp katana (土から, from soil, earth)

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Sharp Wakizashi with scabbard (saya 鞘) in black lacquered wood with reliefs (droplets), braiding (tsuka-Ito 柄糸 and sageo 下緒) brown (brown) | Legend has it that I was born from a piece of earth extracted from the Sacred Mountain, Fujisan (富士山). The master blacksmith who gave me life would have chosen the best ore to transform it, after weeks of hard labor into a fine blade. Polished, razor-sharp, I was then entrusted to a samurai who took part in the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い), in 1600. 145 €
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Tsuchi kara, sharp wakizashi (土から, from soil, earth)

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Tantō cutting edge with scabbard (saya 鞘) in black lacquered wood with reliefs (droplets), braiding (tsuka-Ito 柄糸 and sageo 下緒) brown (brown) | Legend has it that I was born from a piece of earth extracted from the Sacred Mountain, Fujisan (富士山). The master blacksmith who gave me life would have chosen the best ore to transform it, after weeks of hard labor into a fine blade. Polished, razor-sharp, I was then entrusted to a samurai who took part in the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い), in 1600. 114 €
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Tsuchi kara, sharp tantō (土から, from soil, earth)

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Accessories

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Display stand for two Japanese swords (two katanas, two wakizashis or a daïshō) 3D printed (in two parts) | I'm named after a type of aircraft, the two-seater, which can accommodate two people. In my case, I'm wearing two Japanese swords. 19 €
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"Fukuza" katana stand (複座, two places), for two Japanese swords

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Interlocking composite wood supports for displaying one to three Japanese swords From €8
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Display stands for katana, Japanese sword

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Protective oil, micro-fiber, chalk ball (Uchiko), pin remover (Mekugi Nuki) and pins (Mekugi), delivered in a wooden box | I have the privilege of maintaining the katanas of the best samurai. I maintain the blade to protect it from oxidation. Unalloyed steel (without additives such as chromium and molybdenum) is prone to rust. An alloy of iron and carbon, steel is weakened by the presence of oxygen. Air can therefore attack it, which is why my oil helps protect the surface of this noble metal. 17 €
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Maintenance kit for katana (御刀手入具)

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Sharp Katana with scabbard (saya 鞘) in white lacquered wood, white ito and sageo, delivered in a black and yellow cloth-covered box with wooden stand with protectors and cloth protective cover | Often copied... never equaled. I was born in the mountains, in a forge that's not on the maps, where GPS are lost, out of the world, out of time. 249 €
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"Eternal Snow" sharpened white katana 復活

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Sharp Katana with black scabbard (saya 鞘) and engraved blade, delivered in a composite wood box containing a maintenance kit, lacquered wood stand and fabric protective cover | He has joined our ranks to carry its values. He has reconciled the Tradition of the Land of the Rising Sun with its Western spirit. He has shown that modernity is compatible with tradition. 266 €
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"The Last Samurai" sharpened katana

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Collection Katana Tsuka-Ito (柄糸) and Sageo (下緒) red, Saya (鞘 scabbard) white with silkscreen depicting Kujaku (孔雀 peacock), variety of Koi carp (鯉 Asian carp) | I symbolize luck, beauty and loyalty. That's why my scabbard (鞘 Saya) is decorated with multiple Kujaku (孔雀), this variety of Koi carp (鯉 Asian carp) that Japanese tradition considers a good luck charm. Its metallic sheen gives it a proud appearance. 60 €
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