Have you ever wondered what it's like to swing a real samurai sword? At Katanaba in Asakusa, Tokyo you can do just that. Instructor Eiichi Matsumoto is a championship silver medal holding swordmaster and he can show you how to slash using the combative technique of 'battou-jutsu'. He also boasts an impressive collection of katana, with some being as old as 500 years and were actually used in battles by real samurai! Overall, it was definitely once in a lifetime samurai experience!

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