Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

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http://homepage.mac.com/nanshoji/culture_of_Japan/ Tono hachiman shrine festival Many Japanese samurai girls - sword fight Aozasa Shishi-Odori Tozenji Shishi-Odori Hosogoe Shishi-Odori Hariyama Shishi-Odori Ayaori.... more

http://homepage.mac.com/nanshoji/culture_of_Japan/ Ogre Warroir fan and sword dance Ogre Samurai Sword Dance traditional art of Japan "Oni-ken-bai" Demon Warroir at Suwa shrine 1200 years festival in Kitakami-city of Japan 岩手県北上市の伝統芸能　滑田鬼剣舞 .

arabic sword dance during the dubai shopping festival 2005 performed by locals

At the independence day festival in Dwarka, Gujarat, India

On a trip to Kyoto, Waka sensei, my friend Naho and I stumbled on a shop that stocks swords and samurai armor called Tozando. It was a treasure trove that the makers of Kill Bill would be proud of. In fact, the craftsmen who made the armor stocked in the shop also made the armor used in "The Last Samurai".... more

Sword Swallowing

An extended day in the hills from Coirehoille at Spean Bridge [Sept 2007] into the Grey Corries returning via the old Alcan railway track - all to the Wishbone Ash soundtrack of 'Throw down the Sword' recorded live at Wirral. We'd already done Sgurr Choinnich Mor via Nevis Gorge and Stob Ban from the bothy so that.... more

CHAN: Swords of all sorts from Japan, Ukraine, Turkey and many other nations are on display in Kiev, Ukraine. Some visitors even had the opportunity to try swinging them around. Our Ukrainian team brings us there. STORY: Nowadays many people think that the arm blanche sword is real art. An exhibition in Kiev helped.... more

These are dealer tearing down their exhibits at the end of the 2006 Dai Token Ichi Sword Dealers Show in Tokyo. Some of the swords shown are worth over $100K - a few, much more, but most, from 5-30K