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Item Name	I am looking to buy a wakizashi that has been converted from a naginata, and I will pay in cash.
Price	$ 2000
Location	San Francisco
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   I am looking to buy a wakizashi that has been converted from a naginata, and I will pay in cash.

   $ 2000

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I am looking to buy a wakizashi that has been converted from a naginata, and I will pay in cash.

I am looking to purchase a wakizashi used for naginata practice, to be paid in cash.


Amount: ＄ I will pay between 2,000 and ＄ 2,500 in cash.

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We will immediately purchase, for cash, a naginata-naoshi wakizashi made in Japan after thorough examination, appraisal, evaluation, and authentication.　　

Please send us photos of the naginata-naoshi in your possession via email in advance. We can authenticate the naginata-naoshi based on the photos alone.　



Please take a look at the sample photos I have taken.　These are photographs of naginata-naoshi from Mino （ Gifu Prefecture ） that were crafted during the Nanboku-chō period （ 1334 － 1389 ）.

Please also let me know the total length, tang length, and blade length of the naginata. If your naginata restoration includes any mounting fittings, please send photos of those as well.

Photo details: We would also appreciate information regarding the shape of the cutting edge, the degree of curvature, the appearance and shape of the tang, the number of peg holes, the inscription （ the swordsmith’s signature ）, and other such details.

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For details, please contact Hoshino. SFShinken@att.net

Or call (415)-585-9499 (voicemail available).　We accept messages.

www.sfnihonto.com

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Harunaka Hoshino （ Japanese Sword Collector ） Profile


My life in the United States, will mark its 55th year on August 28 of this year （, 2026 ）.


President, Instructor, and Manager of the Japanese Martial Arts Training Association ／ Since its founding on March 1, 1973


Collector of antique Japanese swords since August 1974


Kuwako （ San Francisco ） Kendo Chief Master, Instructor, and Manager Since 1975


Kuwako （ San Francisco ） Chief Master, Instructor, and Manager of Test Cutting Since 197 5


Kuwako （ San Francisco ） President, Instructor, and Manager of the Japanese Sword Association since October 1980


Kuwako （ San Francisco ） Director, Owner, and Craftsman of the Japanese Sword Repair and Restoration Workshop since October 1995

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In 2009, I appeared on the History Channel as part of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), performing test cuts and swordsmanship demonstrations alongside two students from the Kuwako （ San Francisco ） Swordsmanship Dojo, representing the United States under the title “Masamune the Master.”　Since November 2017, the History Channel has also been featured on YouTube, and to date, more than 350,000 viewers have visited this site.

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Kuwako （ San Francisco ） Activities of the Japanese Sword Association

Japanese Sword Exhibitions: Held

1 ． At the April Cherry Blossom Festival NJAHS Office 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

2 ． During San Francisco Fleet Week in October （ Two days ） Pier 39 （ Near Fisherman’s Wharf f ） near

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My beloved wife （—a white American ）—and I are collecting naginata, tantō, wakizashi, and kodachi.　

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The registration certificate issued for my majestic hatchet-shaped naginata

The registration certificate issued for my majestic naginata
Waga Ifuu na Naginata ni Hakkou sareta Tourokusho

The registration card that was issued for my strangely shaped Japanese halberd
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This is an actual registration card issued for my Chikushi Naginata (a Japanese halberd produced in the Kyushu region). I no longer have this registration card. This registration card was submitted to the Ministry of Education in Tokyo, Japan, in order to obtain export permission for my Chikushi Naginata.


The registration card was originally issued on December 12, 1955, and reissued on March 6, 1994. Most likely, the previous owner lost the original Tourokushou. Therefore, nearly 40 years later, he went to the Ministry of Education in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.


My Chikushi naginata was shipped from Tokyo to San Francisco in 2003 along with the Kanteisho (sword certificate of authenticity) issued by Dr. Kazuo Tokuno, the world’s leading sword appraiser (Kantei-ka).



My uniquely shaped naginata became one of the highlights of my exhibits at local two-day gun shows, antique shows, museums, school events, and various festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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About the Photos

1 ． My wife’s wakizashi, displayed alongside her naginata. （ 1334 － 1389 ） It was crafted approximately 680 years ago.　Strictly speaking, it is a naginata-style wakizashi. In 1980, I purchased it, polished it, procured antique Edo-period mountings, applied lacquer, crafted the tsuba from solid silver, and wrapped the handle, transforming it into a magnificent piece. I mounted a long strip of stingray skin on a wooden base before applying the handle wrapping. I am currently looking for a naginata similar to this restored one, which resembles a wakizashi. I will pay cash on the spot.

2 ． My wife’s large naginata: A large naginata crafted during the Shin-Shin-Tō period in the Bizen tradition. The blade pattern is Kōchōgi.

3 ． In 2022, my wife and I visited the outskirts of Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku. We hired a private driver and toured various remote rural areas of Ehime Prefecture.　We also visited Oyamazumi Shrine. We had lunch at a seafood restaurant near the shrine.

4. My own Chikushi naginata （—also known as a Kyushu naginata or hatchet naginata ）—is a rare find of which only one （ single ） example exists in the United States.

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Visit to Ooyamazumi Shrine in mid-September 2022

I visited Ooyamazumi Shrine in mid-September 2022 6a>

In the middle of September of the 22nd year of the Nisen era, I visited Ooyamazumi Shrine
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This is the shrine where my wife and I have seen many, many National Treasures and Important Cultural Assets—Japanese swords . We were so glad to examine these important Japanese swords.

This shrine is located on a small island near the Onomichi and Hiroshima areas in the Seto Inland Sea. During our first three days staying there, a typhoon was making landfall in the Satsuma (Kagoshima Prefecture) area. We experienced some rain from September 16 to 18, 2022. We hired Mr. Okakae-Untenshu (chauffeur) during our trip to the Shikoku region. He skillfully drove my wife and me around the Shikoku area. We had a wonderful time together.

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About Harunaka Hoshino

Japanese sword appraiser, sword expert, historian, scholar, and Japanese language expert

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I would like to say.

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The Japanese swords—classified as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties—that I had the privilege of viewing in this region, together with my beloved wife, were almost exclusively tachi, naginata, and odachi-type Japanese swords crafted during the Heian or Kamakura periods. While ordinary museums typically display only a few National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties, this venue featured a significant number of Japanese swords of the very highest caliber.　Taking theft prevention into consideration, I have deliberately refrained from disclosing the actual number. Almost all of the exhibits are Japanese swords that are between 800 and over 1,000 years old. It’s only natural that people from a country with a history of merely 300 years would be astonished upon seeing these incredibly magnificent tachi and o-tachi.　

Studying Japanese swords without knowing their history is meaningless.　It is like throwing gold coins to a cat, preaching to a horse, or showing pearls to a pig.

I was deeply impressed by the Japanese people and the Japanese state for recognizing Japanese swords not merely as weapons, but as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and Important Works of Art—the Japanese people and the Japanese state have performed a truly great and noble act, and I am deeply impressed by this.　

I once again express my respect, admiration, gratitude, and deep appreciation for the Japanese sword, which exists in the land of true samurai.

Harunaka Hoshino

Kuwako （ San Francisco ） President, Instructor, and Director of the Japanese Sword Association

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I would like to state the following.

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It is wrong to speak of Japanese swords without visiting this place. We have many noble Japanese swords on display that cannot be found anywhere else.

Police officers had been standing by near the shrine for quite some time. And since this is a small island, if you commit any wrongdoing, you will inevitably be arrested by the police. The expressions on the police officers’ faces were truly resolute.　The dignified faces of the police officers conducting stop-and-searches still flash through my mind.

At this shrine, Japanese swords designated as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties are on display, and there was something attached to the tachi and large naginata from the Heian and Kamakura periods that a true master silversmith would immediately recognize.　

Harunaka Hoshino

Kuwako （ San Francisco ） President, Instructor, and Executive Director of the Japanese Sword Association

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Just a side note.

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My beloved wife was also captivated by the large naginata.　Many large naginata—which are rarely seen—were on display at this shrine. While we were touring, it was raining heavily outside due to the typhoon. When we stepped outside after viewing the Japanese swords, the rain had already stopped.

Just behind the area where the National Treasure- and Important Cultural Property-class Japanese swords were on display, several slightly rusty swords were casually placed.　I found myself daydreaming, “I’d love to polish those with my own hands.” The thought crossed my mind that if I polished them to bring out their natural luster—typical of Kyoto-made blades—the blade’s surface would reveal truly magnificent features: its grain, hamon, work, and reflection.

Harunaka Hoshino

Okakae （ San Francisco ） Director, Owner, and Craftsman of the Japanese Sword Repair and Restoration Workshop　

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We hired the Okakae-Untenshu San during our stay in Japan. He drove us to so many places while we were staying in the Shikoku region.

Okakae-Untenshu / Personal Chauffeur / Chauffeur

Okakae / Hired / お抱え

Untenshu / Driver / 運転手

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Additional terminology information on the hired swordsmith:

Okakae-Toukou / 　In-House Swordsmith

Okakae-Toukoudan / 　Private Swordsmith Corps

Okakae-Toukougundan / Private Swordsmith Group

Okakae-Toushou / Personal Sword Smith

Okakae-Katana-kaji /　Private Sword Smiths

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The Dai Naginata Dai-Tachi exhibition at Oomishima Jinja

Kokuho ( National Treasure )

Juuyou Bunkazai ( Important Cultural Asset or Property )

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These three exceptionally well-crafted Japanese swords were awarded three different designations by the Nippon-Seifu (Japanese Government).
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The three important Japanese swords are:

1. Kokuhou (National Treasure) swords

2. Juyou-Bunka-zai (Important Cultural Asset) swords

3. Juyou-Bijitsu-hin (Important Artifact) swords


The Japanese government is willing to pay a great deal of money to purchase these swords. If you are able to find them in the U.S., you can sell these swords to the Government of Japan, a national museum, a prefectural museum, or wealthy company presidents or executives. You and your family members will indeed be well compensated by them.

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The estimated value of these three types of swords since 1968:


1. Kokuho-type swords / Over $ 500,000

2. Juyou-Bunka-zai type swords / Over $ 300,000

3. Juyou-Bijitsu-hin type swords / Over $ 200,000


The three swords listed above are in good condition and feature a full polish (Kenma), the Habaki-gane (metal sleeve or collar) intact, and the Shira-Saya (storage scabbard&handle) included.


The three basic restoration processes are as follows:

1. Kenma (Polish)

2. Habaki-gane (Metal sleeve) construction

3. Shira-Saya (Storage scabbard and handle) construction

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Regarding the photos:

1. My wife’s Naginata Naoshi (Altered Japanese halberd) Approximately 680 years old

2. The Touroku-shou certificate issued for my Chikushi Naginata

3. My youthful-looking wife and I enjoyed a wonderful lunch near the Sword Museum. She is very skilled with chopsticks. She enjoys sushi, sashimi, natto, uni, and many other Japanese dishes.

4. My wife’s Dai-Naginata ( Large Japanese halberd )

My wife's Dai-Naginata ( Big or large Japanese halberd ):

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1. Ha-chou ( Blade length ) / 31 inches long or 78 cm


2. Kei-chou ( Tang length ) / 34 inches long or 84 cm