Tag: Kiyota Jirokunietsu
Kiyota gets Doryoku-sho at the NBTHK 2007 forging competition!
Each year, the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK – Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword) organizes competitions for the different fields of craftsmanship related to the Japanese Sword. Kiyota has submitted a sword almost every year since he became independent in 2000. His competition swords have always reflected his focus of…
Kiyota joins his master's group and goes to Lithuania for a demonstration!
For the second time, the Kawachi Ichi-mon Kai (Mukansa smith Kawachi Kunihira’s direct group of apprentices, including Kiyota) went to Lithuania this summer. This time, the group was part of a series of events on the general theme of japanese arts, along with traditional dance accompanied by koto and shamisen players, a bonsai exhibition, and…