HeyJaredDavid Thatcher Samurai Art
David Thatcher. Over 35 years of experience and regarded as one of the world's leading experts on the subject of antique Japanese armour from the 15th to 19th centuries. LAPADA Accredited Dealer and Author.
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The Lost Domains of Japan: The Northern Frontier (opens the original)
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The northern provinces of Japan are often treated as though they stood at the edge of the Tokugawa world, distant from Edo and removed from the politics that shaped the country. In geographical terms that was certainly true. The old province of Dewa occupied much of what is now Yamagata and Akita prefectures, a region of mountains, river valleys and coastal plains facing the Sea of Japan. Yet distance did not make these territories unimportant. Northern domains could possess considerable agricul
Monthly Chat, Sept 2026: Swords, Kabuto Restorations & Movies (opens the original)
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The Saotome School: A New Reference Book on Japanese Samurai Helmets (opens the original)
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Can anyone remember when I said I was working on my Sendai book, along with another rather special book that I am still slightly afraid to mention? Well, brush both of those aside for the moment because, as usual, I have gone off and done something entirely different.<d
The Lost Domains of Japan: The Northern Frontier (opens the original)
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The Lost Domains of Japan: The Northern Frontier (opens the original)
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