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# Looking for that real-life Masamune? One of Japan’s last remaining swordsmiths is on his own quest.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/looking-for-that-real-life-masamune-one-japans-last-rema/
- Published: 2011-12-01T14:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:29:18.000Z
- Description: Over at Etsy’s blog, there’s a fascinating clip of a fascinating craftsman. How many countless hours have we all spent in our favorite RPGs hunting for mythical loot?: Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining Japanese swordsmiths. He has spent 40 years honing his craft in an attempt to recreat
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Over at Etsy’s [blog](http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/handmade-portraits-the-sword-maker/?ref=killscreen.com), there’s a fascinating clip of a fascinating craftsman. How many countless hours have we all spent in our favorite RPGs hunting for mythical loot?:

> Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining [Japanese swordsmiths](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%5Fsword?ref=killscreen.com). He has spent 40 years honing his craft in an attempt to recreate Koto, a type of sword that dates back to the [Heian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian%5Fperiod?ref=killscreen.com) and [Kamakura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura%5Fperiod?ref=killscreen.com) periods (794-1333 AD). No documents remain to provide context for Watanabe’s quest, but he believes he has come close to creating a replica of this mythical samurai sword.  
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