Mizuki Yoshimitsu

水木良光 (Mizuki Yoshimitsu)

A Tokyo swordsmith who illustrates popular books on how to appreciate the Japanese sword.

A man with a white cloth on his head, seated before the anvil, holds a red-hot bar with tongs.
Kita ward (Tokyo), traditional crafts profile · © Kita ward, Tokyo

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Mizuki Yoshimitsu (水木良光) is a swordsmith from Tokyo. Besides forging, he draws: he has illustrated a beginners’ guide to appreciating famous swords, written from a smith’s point of view, and made illustrations for an introduction to the Japanese sword by the magazine Tōken Gahō.

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