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| The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai) The Japanese Sword Museum |
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The 22th Newly Designated Special Important Swords and Fittings Exhibition
(Tuesday May 8 - Sunday May 27.2012)
The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords is a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation that has carried out sword appraisals since 1948, with the object of studying and preserving Japanese swords. Under the current system of appraisal, swords, mounts and fittings are divided into four ranks: Hozon-token, Tokubetsu-Hozon-token, Juyo-token and Tokubetsu-Juyo-token (special important sword). Tokubetsu-Juyo appraisals were started in 1971 and have been held once every few years down to the present day; it is the highest rank that can be awarded by the society authorities and is therefore particularly meaningful. Swords, mounts and fittings, which are of outstanding quality and representative of their period or school, are carefully selected from those that have received a Juyo rank at the annual appraisal, and the very superb gems are able to receive this classification.
We hope you enjoy these works, the beauty of the steel of the blades, and the elegance of the mounts or fittings represented as a true cultural heritage, embodying the richly refined aesthetics of the Japanese people.
* Next Exhibition: Exhibition of Newly Made Swords 2012
Tuesday May 29 - Sunday June 24, 2012
| Information | |
| Hours | 10:00-16:30 (Last Entry 16:00) |
| Closed | Mondays (excluding National Holidays) The latter part of December and the beginning of January. |
| Admission fee | Adults : 600JPY Members/Students : 300JPY Children under 15 : Free |
| Access | 8 minutes by foot from Sangubashi station of Odakyu-Line. 7 minutes by foot from Hatsudai station of Keio-Shin-Sen-Line (the Keio New Line). |
| Map | Map link |
| Address | 4-25-10 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku Tokyo , Japan 151-0053 |
| Phone | 03-3379-1386 |
| Fax | 03-3379-1389 |
Grutt Pass is a value-priced ticket booklet which provides admission or discounts to the 71 facilities in Tokyo.
- Token Bijutsu Translation(May Issue)
- "Nihon Koto Shi" Translation (52) No.613
- Membership & Inquiry
- Result of the Sword Forging Competition 2007
- Result of the Sword Polishing, Competition 2007
- List Of English Sword Books
- NBTHK Timetable of 2011 Fiscal Year
- Shinsa Fee List
* NBTHK Japan offers courtesy service of English translation from 'Token
Bijutsu' bulletin to overseas members. Also we started another English
translation service of "Nihon Koto Shi" (Hisotry of Koto) written
by Dr. Junji (Kunzan) Honma, which we have been carrying in serial form
since Token Bijutsu No.547 in 2002 and hope you to encourage foreign sword
lovers to join our association. Members receive 'Token Bijutsu' (Japanese
edition) every month and are able to see all of sword photos and oshigata
of the translations in it.
* Please access to the web site of our overseas branches to apply for your overseas membership.
