Tuna Carving Show at Akari Bistro ＆ Chikushi Naginata on Display （ Japanese Sword ）

Tuna Fileting Show at Akari Bistro ＆ Chikushi Naginata on Display （ Japanese Sword ）
My prized Chikushi naginata, of which only one （ single ） exists in the United States will be on display.

Location: Akari Bistro Japanese Kaiseki Restaurant

1155 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Date and Time: September 30, 2026 （ Wednesday ） Starting at 6:00 p.m.

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I would like to state this via the Tsukushi Registration Certificate

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The precise content' translation of *Tourokusho* by Harunaka Hoshino

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About Harunaka Hoshino

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

Born in Nishi-Kanda, Tokyo, Japan, on January 1, 1952.

Began practicing Ken-jutsu/Tameshi-giri in 1959.

Became a karate expert at the age of 16 on August 1, 1968.

Arrived in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, August 28, 1971.

Permanent resident of San Francisco, California, USA since August 1971

Founded the Japanese Martial Art Training Association on March 1, 1973.

Became a dojo owner (dojo-cho) at the age of 21 on Thursday, March 1, 1973.

Founded the San Francisco Nipponto Society (SFNS) in late summer 1980.

Has served as Founder, President, and Chairman of the San Francisco Nipponto Society since August 1980.

Became a personal disciple of several Japanese government-certified katana-kaji (swordsmiths) in 1992.

Established the Japanese Sword Restoration Center in 1994 (Kenma, Saya-nuri, Tsuka-maki, and Shira-saya).

Began teaching various Japanese sword restoration techniques as part of a job training program in 1995 for SFNS members & and associates.

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Visits Japan frequently to buy, sell, restore, and appraise Japanese swords.

Became a proud American citizen after passing the rigorous citizenship test in October 1995

Worked as a dental technician for an orthodontist starting in 1977 retired in September 1999

Extremely happy to have married a beautiful Caucasian Native American woman from Kalamazoo, Michigan, in San Francisco, California, USA

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Harunaka Hoshino

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

In the near future, at the Japanese restaurant Akari Bistro,

1 ． A tachi from the late Heian period, forged 1,000 years ago

2 ． A shaku-long spear with a long blade, an antique from the Azuchi-Momoyama period, made approximately 430 years ago, bearing a symbol of the Hidden Christians

3 ． Only one （ single sword —the only one of its kind—a Tsukushi naginata, made during the Bunmei era, approximately 550 years ago

4 ． A notachi from the Nanboku-chō period （ A tachi ） 　made approximately 680 years ago

5 ． A Kikuchi spear in its original form, made approximately 530 years ago

6 ． A double-edged Naginata made approximately 600 years ago

There are still plenty more ！

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I would like to say.　

At one time, I attempted to establish a Japanese Sword Museum here in Kuwahara Port （ San Francisco ）, but for certain personal reasons, I had to abandon this dream.

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Harunaka Hoshino

Date of arrival in the U.S.: August 28, 1971

Founded the Japan Martial Arts Training Association: March 1, 1973

Acquired U.S. citizenship: October 1995 a>
Employed as a dental technician: 1977–1999

Kuwahara （ San Francisco ） Director, Japanese Sword Repair and Restoration Center Director Since 1995




Photo Captions ：
1 ． At a Japanese garden in San Jose,
2 ． One photo of the registration certificate issued for the Tsukushi naginata
3 ． Photos of the naginata handle and sheath
4 ． Two photographs taken at the dojo in the 1990s