Greetings,
We thank you for your interest in the Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai (NBSK), and look forward to your valued contributions and support of the NBSK’s future activities.
As part of our activities for this year (2025), the NBSK will host the 15th Japanese Sword Craftsmen’s Exhibition at both Sakaki-machi Museum of Tetsu.
As explained below, the exhibition will be held in the form of a ‘competition’ that honors superior works with various awards, including the Minister’s Award. It is an open competition, therefore regardless of whether you are a member or non-member of our association, the results of all the craftsmen involved in Japanese sword production will be open to the public in an effort to promote Japanese sword culture.
This year for the first time in three years, we will also hold the exhibition at the Meiji Shrine Treasure House, where it was held in 2022. As the exhibition will be held in the heart of Tokyo, which is visited by many people from Japan and abroad, we are expecting to attract even more attention than ever before.
We would like to give you an overview of the exhibition and invite you to submit your work. We are looking forward to another substantial selection of excellent works. This information will also be sent to non-sword craftsmen for publicity purposes.
As in previous years, this year will also include the Sword Oshigata Art section in addition to the regular categories of sword making, polishing, and mountings. For further information, please read the separate Sword Oshigata Art Guidelines sheet.
We would therefore advise all those interested in entering the competition to pay close attention to the following guidelines.
Please download the following pdf Guidelines file
Please download the following pdf Application form Template file
Please download the following Excel Application form Template file
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