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It's the official NBTHK museum, actuallyJust to set things straight, this Japanese Sword museum tucked into a corner of a residential neighborhood in Shibuya is actually the official museum of the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kai (Japanese sword preservation society) office. The place is about 1000 sq ft, and had about 50 or so blades on display when I visited.
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A very nice tasterA very nice and compact display. A wide variety of swords and some fittings, sowing most styles and periods of sword making. Please remember this is a Japanese sword museum and there are very limited translations. What can you get for £2 these days? Very good value. Also these swords are a highly important Japanese cultural asset, do you expect to ...2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpfulSHOW FULL REVIEWOVERALL
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Getting there is half the funIf you're interested in quality swords and learning how they are made, this museum will do the trick. If you are looking for a larger museum accounting the history of the Samurai, then look elsewhere. This little museum is tucked into a residential area and if you walk there, you will encounter local people out and about who will be happy to ...3 of 4 Yahoo! Users found this review helpfulSHOW FULL REVIEWOVERALL
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It was nice!I don't know what these ppl are complaining about- this is a very nice museum complete with sleeping security guard. They are probably Americans who go for size not quality. These are true Shogun hakus, and there is a step by step photo display on how they are made. I enjoyed it and would recommend to those interested.6 of 9 Yahoo! Users found this review helpfulOVERALLAtmosphereValue
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i expected morethe museum was a huge disapointment i expected to learn about the swords and the history behind them. there was little english. the room seemed small and dark not very good even i could read japanese... all in all this was a big disapointment2 of 7 Yahoo! Users found this review helpfulOVERALL
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Disapointing.This museam was more like a store. It was badly lit, most writings regarding the swords were in japanese and the place was very small and murky. I would recommend coming here if your a sword fan, but other than that, there are plenty of sword stores around where you can actually see them in good lighting and pick them up (if the store owner doesnt mind).3 of 7 Yahoo! Users found this review helpfulOVERALL
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Sword MuseumThis museum was a little disappointing. It was a small room full of swords with hardly any English explaing what the swords were and why they were important. Guidebooks promised Samurai suits of armor, but there were none to be found. It cost 500 yen to get in and I didn't think it was worth it. If you are really interested in swords, then this may be a fun place to visit, but we saw more swords and armor at the Tokyo National Museum.You did not find this review helpful.13 of 23 Yahoo! Users found this review helpfulOVERALLAtmosphereValue
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