{"id":51646,"date":"2019-11-06T20:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=51646"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:20:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T01:20:22","slug":"swords-samurai-kumamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/swords-samurai-kumamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unbroken Tradition of Japanese Swords and Samurai Culture in Arao, Kyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u201cStrike while the iron’s hot.\u201d I always knew what this meant, though never witnessed it in its complete, literal meaning. That is, until one stormy day, while the furnace roars and hammers clang, Mr. Matsunaga <\/strong>of Arao<\/strong>, Kumamoto<\/strong> leads us into the elusive world of katana<\/strong><\/em> sword making<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n