November 27 updated Japanese Sword exhibition information

♥=ToukenRanbu Sword
◉=National Treasure　◎=Important cultural properties
The date notation on this page is Year-Month-Day→ We are gradually changing to Month-Day-Year

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Current Exhibitions

■♥Reproduction of Yagen Toushirou” and ♥Reproduction of Jikkou Mitsutada
Swordsmith’s Post on X
April 15 – September 3, 2023 April 11, 2024
The Honno-ji Temple Treasure Museum / KYOTO

■Special Exhibition “Famous Swords and Sacred Treasures”
Article in Shimotsuke Newspaper
June 15, 2023 – May 15, 2024
Futarasan Jinja Shrine / TOCHIGI

■♥◉Ōkanehira・♥◎Nakigitsune・♥Mouri Tōshirō・Kobizen Tomonari・◎Shidzu Kaneuji・Echizen Yasutsugu and more
September 26 – December 13, 2023
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■Special Exhibition “Kyoto’s New Swords Special Exhibition – Mishina School and the Disciples of Umetada Myoju (First Half)” / “Kunihiro and the Disciples of the Horikawa School (Second Half)” Official X
September 28 – December 24, 2023
Sunpu Ogosho Swordsmith Museum / SHIZUOKA

■◉♥Inaba Gō
“THE NETSUKE”
Official Website
October 6 – December 3, 2023
Kashiwabara Museum / YAMAGUCHI

■Tarōsaku Masamune・◉♥Hakusan- Yoshimitsu・♥Kyōgoku Masamune・Wakasa Masamune
“Imperial Palace, Sannomaru Imperial Storehouse Collection Exhibition – Imperial Family and Ishikawa: Radiant Beauty’s Brilliance”
Museum Website・Special Exhibition Site
October 14 – November 26, 2023
First Period: October 14 – November 5　※Kyōgoku Masamune exhibited only in the First period
Latter Period: November 7 – November 26　※Wakasa Masamune exhibited only in the latter period
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art / ISHIKAWA
*This exhibition will be held at two museums, the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art and the National Crafts Museum. The swords will be exhibited at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art.
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>Details

■♥◎Usumidori a.k.a Hizamaru
“Autumn Special Exhibition 2023”
Official Website
October 13 – December 4, 2023
Daikakuji Temple / KYOTO

■◉Kitsunegasaki no Tachi
Official Website
October 26 – November 26,2023
Kikkawa Historical Museum / Yamaguchi

■♥◎Akashi Kuniyuki・◎Ikeda Rai Kunimitsu・◎Midare Mitsukane
“The Aesthetics of Japanese swords -Decorative sword mountings and excellent swords-“
October 28 – December 24, 2023
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■♥TomboKiri・♥Matsuigō
13th Annual New Japanese Sword Polishing and Mounting Exhibition “Masters of Japanese Swords” Official Website
October 28 – December 17, 2023
Sano Art Museum / SHIZUOKA
with Touken Ranbu Collaboration>>Details

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri
Special Exhibition “History and Beauty, Tale of Swords”
October 28 – December 3, 2023
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine / KYOTO

■♥◎Yoshimoto-Samonji a.k.a Sōza Samonji（Displayed only from 11/3-11/19）
♥◉Hyūga Masamune・♥◎Sohayanotsuruki Utsusunari（Displayed only from 11/21-12/13）
NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition “Dousuru Ieyasu” in Shizuoka
Official Website
November 3 – December 13, 2023
Shizuoka City of Mueum of Art / Shizuoka

■♥Ōkurikara Hiromitsu・Midare Tōshiro・Reproduction of Sayo Samonji・Hinata Aoé and more
November 10 – 13, 2023
Kurikarafudo-ji Temple / ISHIKAWA

■”The Enchanting Bizen Sword Exhibition”
November 21, 2023 – February 4, 2024
Sakaki-machi The Museum of Tetsu / NAGANO

■Special Exhibition “The 16th Omamori Katana Exhibition”
Official website
November 23, 2023 – January 14, 2024
Hayashibara Museum of Art / OKAYAMA

■♥◉Sanchōmō
November 25 – December 27,2023
Bizen Osafune Sword Museum / OKAYAMA

Touken Ranbu Swords ♥ Periodic Exhibition

■Onikirimaru(a.k.a Higekiri)　Kitano Temmangu Shrine / KYOTO
The treasure hall will open on the festival day; 25th every month, spring plum blossom season & autumn leaves season, Dec. 1, Jan. 1 New Year, Apr. 10 to May 30, and more.
Onikirimaru will be exhibited at some festivals in Kitano Temmangu Shrine.
You should check the Official website
■Ishikirimaru・Kogitsunemaru　Ishikiri Tsurugiya Jinja Shrine / Osaka
Apr. 15 & Apr. 16 every year in a spring festival
Oct. 21 & Oct.22 every year in the autumn festival
In 2023, September 10th, October 8th, November 12th, and December 10th will also be displayed.
■Juzumaru Tsunetsugu　Honkoji Temple / HYOGO
Every year in Mushiboshi-é, on Nov. 3, the Treasure Hall special opening
■Izuminokami Kanesada　Hijikata Toshizo Museum / TOKYO
It is displayed around the anniversary of Hijikata’s death, May 11 every year.
From the end of October 2022, it will be temporarily closed for a while.
Detail→Scheduled to Reopen Around the End of April 2024
It will be publicly displayed at the temporary opening on May 13th and 14th, 2023.

Upcoming Exhibitions

■♥◉Mikazuki Munechika
January 3 – March 3,2024
Tokyo National Museum

■♥◉Heshikiri Hasebe
January 5 – February 4　January 28, 2024
Fukuoka City Museum / Fukuoka

■Special Exhibition ” Masamune Juttetsu – Swordsmith Masamune and His Disciples”
January 6 – February 11, 2024
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■Special Exhibition “The Vast Universe of Hon’ami Kōetsu”
Official Website
January 16 – March 10, 2024
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥Nikkō Ichimonji
February 6 14 – March 3,2024
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■◉♥Juraku a.k.a Taikō Samonji・Hachisuka Masamune and more
Special Exhibition “Masamune Juttetsu – Swordsmith Masamune and His Disciples”
Official Twitter
February 18, – March 27, 2024
Fukuyama Museum of Art / HIROSHIMA

■”The 69th Special Exhibition of Newly Designated Important Swords and Swords”
February 23 – April 21, 2024
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■◉Dōjikiri Yasutssuna
March 5 – May 26, 2024
Tokyo National Museum

■日本刀の美（仮）
2024年1月30日～4月14日
九州国立博物館（福岡）

■■ Swordsmiths of Fukui Castle Town – Echizen New Swords All Stars
February 3 – March 13, 2024
Fukui City Local History Museum / FUKUI

Past Exhibitions

■Special Exhibition: “Sublime Sculptures – Japanese Swords: Discovering the Aesthetics of the Samurai through Masterpieces and Masterworks”
Official Tweet
2020/11/7〜2021/1/24
Museum Tsuru / YAMAGATA

■♥◉Hyūga-Masamune・Katō-Kunihiro
Official Website
2020/11/21〜2021/1/27
Mitsui Memorial Museum / TOKYO

■♥Kasen-Kanesada
2020/11/21〜2021/1/31
Eisei Bunko Museum / TOKYO

■The 15th Omamori Katana Exhibition
2020/12/5～2021/1/31
Hayashibara Museum of Art / OKAYAMA

■Reiwa3 New Year Special Exhibition “Treasure Swords”
Official Website
2021/1/1〜1/31
Shiogama Jinja Shrine Museum / MIYAGI

■◎Honebami-Tōshirō
令和3年新春特別展 「日本の聖地を訪ねて〜京の社に伝わる名宝の数々〜」
Official Tweet
2021/1/1〜1/26
Atsuta Jingu Shrine Treasure Hall / AICHI

■♥◉Daihan’nya-Nagamitsu・♥◉Koryū-Kagemitsu・◎Osafune Mitsutada・◎Osafune Kagemits・◉Masamune・◎Ono Hankei and more
Official Website・List of Exhibits
2020/12/1～2021/2/28
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri
Official Website
First half ：2021/1/1〜1/11
Latter half：2021/2/1 POSTPONED〜3/14　
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Treasure Hall / KYOTO

■♥◎Hakata-Tōshirō
Official Website
2021/1/2〜2/14
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History / FUKUOKA

■UMETADA Master Sword Artisans of the Momoyama Period
Taikogane- Sadamune・Kuwana-Gō(1/9～1/30)・Hizen Tadayoshi・Wakasa-Masamune・Nakatsukasa-Masamune・Ikeda-Masamune・Kuki-Masamune・Terasawa-Sadamune・Inaba-Gō・Uraku-Rai kunimitsu・Inaba-Shidzu and more
Official Website・List of Exhibits
2021/1/9～2/21
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■Japanese Swords and Outfits
2021/1/16〜3/14
Ichinoseki City Museum / IWATE

■磨百錬 −よみがえる赤羽刀−
Official Website
2021/1/19〜3/14
岐阜県図書館 2階 企画展示室Ⅱ

■♥◉Kenshin-Kagemitsu
2021/1/30〜3/7
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore / SAITAMA

■冬季特別展「日本の名刀と武具－刀剣の歴史と病魔退散の祈り－」
Official Website
First half：2020/12/2日〜2021/2/7
Latter half：2021/2/9〜2021/4/4
Kasuga Taisha Shrine Treasure Hall / NARA

■♥◉Gotō-Tōshirō
2021/1/5～3/28
The Tokugawa Art Museum / AICHI

■♥◎Samidare-Gō
2021/3/3～2021/3/28
The Tokugawa Art Museum / AICHI

■◉Dōjikiri-Yasutsuna・◉Kobizen Masatsune・Kobizen Takatsuna・◎Suiryūken・◉Kanze-Masamune・Muramasa・Tsuda Sukehiro and more
Official Website・List of Exhibits
2021/3/2〜5/23
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
2021/3/19～5/16
Shimonoseki City Museum of History / YAMAGUCHI

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri
Official Website
2021/3/25〜5/31
Kitanotemmangu Shrine /KYOTO

■♥◎Usumidori a.k.a Hizamaru
Official Website
2021/3/25〜5/31
Daikakuji Temple / KYOTO

■♥◉Taikō-Samonji
Official Website
2021/4/3〜5/16
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts / Osaka
※Temporary Closure 2021/4/24～5/11

■◉Sanetsune
Official Website　List of Exhibits(4月9日版)
2021/4/1〜5/5
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine / SHIZUOKA

■♥◉Kokindenju no Tachi
「開館45周年　感謝をこめて魅せます！美術館コレクション」
Official Website
2021/4/3〜6/27
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum / KUMAMOTO

■♥Tombokiri・♥◎Matsui-Gō
「名刀は語る展」
Official Website
2021/4/24〜6/27
※Matsui-Gō will be displayed until 4/24〜5/30、6/9〜6/27
The Museum of Art EHIME / EHIME
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration

■♥◉Gotō-Tōshirō・♥Namazuo-Tōshirō・Ebina-Kokaji・Tachi signed Rai Magotarō Saku and more
Special Exhibition “The Art of the Japanese Sword: Tracing Connections in Kyoto/Nara and Kyushu”
Official Website・List of exhibits
2021/6/5〜7/11
The Tokugawa Art Museum / AICHI

■♥◉Chiyoganemaru
Official Website
2021/7/2〜8/4
Naha City Museum of History / OKINAWA
The museum’s temporary closure from May26 until further notice
for preventing infection by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

■♥◉Akashi-Kuniyuki
Official Website
2021/7/3〜8/1
Himeji City Museum of Art / HYOGO

■♥◉Hakusan-Yoshimitsu・♥◎Maeda-Tōshirō
“In Honor of being Scholar and Warrior History and Succession of the Wealthiest Feudal Lord, Kaga Maeda Clan”
Official Website
2021/7/10〜8/8
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art / ISHIKAWA

■◉Atsushi-Tōshirō・◉Kobizen Tomonari and more
Official Website
2021/5/25～8/15
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■第2弾「両社寺の歴史と兄弟刀～伝説を纏う髭切と膝丸～」
♥◎Higekiri　Kitano Tenmangu Temple / KYOTO
♥◎Hizamaru　Daikakuji Temple / KYOTO
2021/7/10～8/9
Kitano Tenmangu Temple Official Website・Daikakuji Temple Official Website

■♥◉Chatannakiri
Official Website
2021/8/6〜9/1
Naha City Museum of History / OKINAWA

■♥◉Chiyoganemaru
Official Website
2021/7/2〜8/4
Naha City Museum of History / OKINAWA
The museum temporary closure from July 22 until further notice
for preventing infection by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

■◎Honsaku Chōgi known as Yamambagiri-Chōgi
Official Website
2021/5/26〜9/20
The Tokugawa Art Museum / AICHI

■♥◉Kōsetsu-Samonji
Official Website
2021/6/24〜9/12
Fukuyama Museum of Art / HIROSHIMA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration

■♥◉Heshikiri-Hasebe・♥Nihougō
2021/7/6〜9/5
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■♥◎Honebami-Tōshiro
Information Website
2021/7/11〜7/18　※until 7/19 to 9/15, exhibit reproduction of Honebami-Tōshirō
Toyokuni Jinja Shrine / KYOTO

■♥◎Sohayanotsuruki-Utsusunari
2021/7/16～2021/9/5
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■♥◎Nansen-Ishimonji・♥◎Samidare-Gō・♥◎Monoyoshi-Sadamune
Summer Special Exhibition “From Ieyasu to Yoshinao: The Transition to a Powerful Pre-Modern State”
Official Website
2021/7/17〜9/12
The Tokugawa Art Museum / AICHI

■♥Summer special exhibition “Kashu Swords”
Official Website　　
2021/7/22～9/12　
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History / ISHIKAWA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>Kashu Swords×TOKENRANVU-ONLINE- website

■◉Inaba-Gō・◉Tomita-Gō
“NATIONAL TREASURES OF KYOTO”
Official Website
2021/7/24〜9/12
Kyoto National Museum / KYOTO

■♥◉Sanchōmō
Official Website
2021/7/30〜9/12
Bizen Osafune Swords Museum / OKAYAMA

■♥◉Chiganemaru
Official Website
2021/9/3〜9/27
Naha City Museum of History / OKINAWA

■♥◎Shinano-Tōshirō
酒井家庄内入部400年記念プレ企画展「藩主の宝　藩士の宝」
2021/9/3〜10/19
Chido Museum / YAMAGATA

■♥◎Hizamaru・♥Honebami-Tōshirō・♥Akita-Tōshirō・♥Souza-Samonji
Suntory Museum of Art 60th Anniversary Exhibition　”The sword: The soul of the warrior”
Official Website
2021/9/15～10/31
Suntory Museum of Art / TOKYO
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration

■♥◉Kikkō-Sadamune・Fukuokaichimonji Yoshifusa・Rai Kunimitsu and more
2021/8/17～11/7
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥Nikkari-Aoé
Official Website
2021/10/16〜11/21
Marugame City Resource Center / KAGAWA

■◉Taikō-Samonji
2021年度秋季所蔵品展 食と美術 ―「いただきます」から「ごちそうさま」まで」
Official Website
2021/9/16 10/1〜12/5　
Fukuyama Musium of Art / HIROSHIMA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration

■♥◉Mikazuki-Munechika・♥◉Koryū-Kagemitsu
2021/11/9～2/6
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■The 67th Newly Designated Important Swords and Fittings Exhibition
2022/1/8〜2/20
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■♥◉Heshikiri-Hasebe
Official Website
2022/1/5～1/30
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■♥◉Chiyoganemaru・♥Chiganemaru・♥Chatan’nakiri
Official Website
2022/1/7～2/2
Naha City Museum of History / OKINAWA

■♥◎Matsui-Gō・♥Tombokiri
2022/1/8〜2/13
Sano Art Museum / SHIZUOKA

■♥◉Kenshin-Kagemitu
2022/1/29〜3/6
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore / SAITAMA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration

■♥◉Nikkō-Ichimonji
2022/2/1～2/27
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■♥Hizen Tadayoshi
Collection Exhibition: Tadayoshi to Tadahiro
Official Website
2022/2/1〜3/6
Saga Prefectural Museum /SAGA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>Collection Exhibition: Tadayoshi to Tadahiro×TOUKEN RANBU -ONLINE- website

■♥◎Yamambagiri-Kunihiro・Hotei-Kunihiro
Viewing Reservation Page・Official Twitter
2022/2/11〜3/27
Ashikaga Museum of Art / TOCHIGI

■Kasuga Taisha Shrine Treasure exhibition
Official Website
First half：2021/12/24〜2022/2/13
Latter half：2022/2/15〜2022/4/3
Kasuga Taisha Shrine Treasure Hall / NARA

■Kasuga Taisha Shrine Treasure exhibition
Official Website
First half：2021/12/24〜2022/2/13
Latter half：2022/2/15〜2022/4/3
Kasuga Taisha Shrine Treasure Hall / NARA

■♥◎Sohaya no Turuki
2022年4月1日〜4月30日
Kunozan Toshogu Museum / SHIZUOKA

■◉Kobizen Masatsune・◎Aoé Moritsugu・◎Bungonokuni Yukihira・Senjuin Shigeyuki・◎Kiriha-Sadamune・Ecchu Norishige and more
Official Website ・List of Exhibits
2022/2/8～ 2022/5/8
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■◉Akashi-Kuniyuki
Official Website
2022/2/26〜5/22
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■Spring Special exhibition “Token Fantasia, encore”
Official Website
2022/3/12～5/8
Kuwana City Museum / MIE

■♥◎Hakusan-Yoshimitsu
Official Website
2022/4/24～2022/5/22
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art / ISHIKAWA

■♥Tombokiri・ ◎Matsui-Gō
2022/4/16〜6/12
The Museum of Art Ehime / EHIME

■Spring special exhibition “Grate Kashu Swords”
Official Website・List of Exhibits
2022/4/28～2022/6/26
first half 4/28～5/24
last half 5/27～6/26
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History / ISHIKAWA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>Event website

■♥Gokotai
Special Exhibition「戦国京都と上杉家」
Official Website
2022/4/16～2022/6/19
first half：4月16日～5月15日　
last half：5月21日～6月19日　※Gokotai is displayed at this term
YonezawaCity Uesugi Museum / YAMAGATA

■♥Chiyoganemaru・♥Chatan’nakiri・♥Chiganemaru
Special Exhibition “Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion to Japan RYUKYU”
Official Website・List of exhibits
2022/5/3〜6/26
Chatannakiri・Chiganemaru　5/3〜5/29
Chiyoganemaru　　　　　5/31～6/26
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥Monoyoshi-Sadamune・♥Samidare-Go
Special Exhibition “Splendid Swords: Masamune and the Sagami Tradition”
Official Website・Handout
2022/5/28～7/18
The Tokugawa Art Museum]

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri, ♥◎Usumidori a.k.a Hizamaru
Higekiri>>Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Official Information page
Hizamaru>>Daikakuji Temple Official Information page
2022/7/9～9/12
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and Daikakuji Temple / KYOTO

■♥Izuminokami-Kanesada
Summer Special Exhibition “Shinsengumi2022”
Official Website
2022/7/23～9/19
Fukushima Prefectural Museum / FUKUSHIMA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>details

■♥◉Inaba-Gō
Official Website
2022/8/5〜2022/8/28
Kashiwabara Museum / YAMAGUCHI

■◉Sanchōmō
Official Website
2022/8/11～9/25
Bizen Osafune Touken no Sato Bizen Osafune Sword Museum / OKAYAMA

■♥Kasen-Kanesada
2022/8/23～9/25
Kumamoto Prefectural <useum of Art / KUMAMOTO
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>details

■♥◎Shinano-Tōshirō
Official Website
2022/9/10～10/31
Chido Museum / YAMAGATA

■南宮大社所蔵「太刀 銘 三条」
秋季特集展示「南宮山のその時その後そして今」
公式ページ
2022年9月13日～10月23日
岐阜関ケ原古戦場記念館（岐阜）

■♥◎Yamambagiri-Chōgi
2022/9/21～12/15
The Tokugawa Museum / AICHI

■♥Akashi-Kuniyuki・♥Taikogane-Sadamune
Official Website・List of exhibits
2022年9月10日～11月23日
刀剣博物館（東京）

■♥Namazuo-Tōshirō・♥◎Monoyoshi-Sadamune・♥◎Shishiō・♥◎Kuwana-gō
Autumn Special Exhibition「名物　由緒正しき宝物」
2022/9/17～11/6
The Tokugawa Museum / AICHI

■♥Izuminokami Kanesada
Official Website
2022/10/1～11/23
The Museum of Kyoto / KYOTO
with TOKENRANBU collaboration>>details

■◉Hyuga-Masamune・◉Tarousaku-Masamune・◉Nobuhusa saku※displayed during farst term・Rai Kunimitsu
特別展「水野勝成と徳川四天王―神君家康の守護者達―」
2022/10/1～11/20
First half：10/1～23　Latter half：10/25～11/20
Flyer
Fukuyama Museum of Art / HIROSHIMA

■Chōsen-Kanemitsu※only latter half term
2022/10/15～12/4
First half：10/15～11/13　Latter half：11/15～12/4
The Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum / GIFU

■♥Midare-Tōshirō・Namioyogi-Kanemitsu・Rai Kunitoshi・♥Doudanuki Masakuni・Samonji
Official Website・Official Twitter
2022/11/12～13
Miyama City Librery / FUKUOKA

■Yagen-Tōshirō/Restoration products
Official website
2022/4/16～9/25　12/25
Honnouji Temple Daihoden Treasure hall / KYOTO

■♥Mouri-Tōshirō
2022/10/25～2023/1/15
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥◉Heshikiri-hasebe
2023/1/5～2/5
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■♥Tombokiri・♥◎Matsui-Gō・ŌKanemitsu・Kasyagiri and more
“MASTERPIECES in wars and in peace time”
Official Website
2023/1/7～2/12
Sano Art Museum / SHIZUOKA

■♥◎Sasanuki・◎Sasamaru
Offisial Website
2023/1/2～2/26
Kyoto National Museum / KYOTO

■♥◉Nikkō-Ichimonji
2023/2/7～3/5
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■Tenma Tenjin Shrine Plum Blossom Festival “Bonbai and Swords Exhibition”
Official Website
2023/2/10～2/28
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine / OSAKA

■Special Exhibition “Dedicated Swords to Kashihara Shrine”
Official Website
2023/1/1～3/5/ 12 (extended until the 12th)
Kashihara Jingu Shrine / NARA

■Special Exhibition “Ancient Kyushu Swords”
Official Tweet
2023/1/18～3/12
Kyushu Historical Museum / FUKUOKA

■”Special Exhibition of Swords and Blades with Connections to Odawara”
Official Website
2023/2/18～3/12
Odawara Castle / SHIZUOKA

■Spring Special Exhibition “Kashima and Katori”
Official Website・List of Exhibits
Phase I：2023/2/17～3/21
Phase II：2023/4/8～5/7
Ibaraki Prefectural Archives and Museum / IBARAKI

■Theme Exhibition “The World of Saya-shi Maeda Kosaku”
Official Website
2023/2/18～4/23
Bizen Osafune Sword Museum / OKAYAMA

■”Tadaoki and his beloved sword”
Official Website・List of Exhibits
2023/2/10～6/12
The Shimada Museum of Art / KUMAMOTO

■♥Sohayanotsuruki
Official Website・List of exhibits（12/26ver.)
2022/12/26～2023/3/21
First half：2022/12/26～2023/2/17　Sohayanoturuki will only displayed in the first half
Latter half：2023/2/18～3/21　
The Kunozan Toshogu Museum / SHIZUOKA

■New Year Special Exhibition “Swordsmiths and Swords Exhibition that Supported the Tokugawa Ieyasu Army”
Official Twitter and List of Exhibits
2023/1/12～3/26
Sunpu Daimyō Swordsmith Museum / SHIZUOKA

■90th Special Exhibition “Floating Hamon, Sparkling Boiling”
Hirohiki, Nagamune Kanemitsu, Nagamune Nagayoshi, Hasebe Kunishige, etc.
Official Website
2023/1/14～3/19
Shimada City Museum / SHIZUOKA

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri
“Treasure Hall Special Spring Opening: Display of Treasures Associated with Lord Hideyoshi and Lord Ieyasu”
Official Website
2023/2/1～3/26
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Treasure Hall / KYOTO

■♥◉Kōsetsu-Samonji・♥◉Taikō-Samonji・Miki-Samonji・Kanbe-Taima・◎Wakebe-Shidzu・◉Kuki-Masamune・Shimadzu-Masamune・◉Terasawa-Sadamune・◎Shuhan-Sadamune・◉Aidzu-Shintougo and more
Official website
2023/2/4～3/19
Fukuyama Museum of Art / HIROSHIMA

■Special Exhibition “Gamagori Swordsmiths – The World of Fujiwara Takenori and Motohisa”
Official Website
2023/2/11～3/19
Gamagori City Museum / AICHI

■Collaboration Exhibition “Kenshin vs Shishio ～ Rurouni Kenshin and Japanese Sword World Exhibition”
Official Twitter
2023/2/18～3/30
Seki Traditional Sword Smith Museum / GIFU

■Theme Exhibition “Beautiful Blades: Aizu Edition”
Official Website
2023/2/25～4/2
Fukushima Prefectural Museum / FUKUSHIMA

■”Local Swords II” by the Tsuyama Branch of the NBTHK
Official Website
February 25 – March 26, 2023
Tsuyama Local Museum / OKAYAMA

■Ishida-Sadamune・Ishida-Sadamune・Bungonokuni Yukihira・KoAoe Sadatsugu・Osafune Mitsutada・Seishu Muramasa・Ono Hankei・Hizen Tadayosi and more
Official Website and List of Exhibits
2023/1/17～ 4/9
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥◉Kokin denju no Tachi・♥Kasen-Kanesada
Official Website
January 14 – May 7, 2023
Eisei Bunko Museum / TOKYO
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>DETAIL

■”The Return of Horikawa Kunihiro”
Official Website・List of Exhibits
March 18 – May 7, 2023
Koga Historical Museum / IBARAKI

■♥◉Yamatorige/Snanchōmō (※Only from 4/1 to 4/9), ◉Tachi with the name Yoshifusa, ◎Tachi with the name Norimune, and others.
“Brilliance of Fukuoka Ichimonji Swords”
Official Website
April 1 – May 7, 2023
Okayama Prefectural Museum / OKAYAMA

■”Mito Metalwork in the Late Edo and Meiji Periods”
Official Website
March 18 – June 4, 2023
Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum / KYOTO

■ “What should I do? Exhibition of Japanese swords during the time of Ieyasu”
Sakaki-machi Tetsu no Tenjikan (Nagano)
Official Website
March 29 – May 21, 2023
Sakaki-machi The Museum of Tetsu / NAGANO

■♥◎Himetsuru-Ichimonji (Displayed only Early Period)
Memorial Exhibition Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of His Death “Uesugi Kagekatsu and the Battle of Sekigahara”
Official Website
First Period: April 22 to May 21, 2023
Second Period: May 27 to June 25, 2023
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum / YAMAGATA

■Spring Exhibition for the 50th Anniversary of the Opening: “The Pleasure of Swords”
Official Website
April 15 – May 28, 2023
Kitakami City Museum / IWATE

■♥Otegine
Ibaraki Destination Campaign Commemorative Special Exhibition “Yuki Hideyasu Exhibition”
Official Website
May 3 – May 28, 2023
Yuki Kurabikan Museum / IBARAKI
Collaboration with Touken Ranbu>> Details

■♥Izuminokami Kanesada
Official Website
May 13-14, 2023
Toshizo Hijikata Memorial Museum / TOKYO

■Ōkurikara-Hiromitsu・Midare-Tōshiroō・Reproduction of Sayo-samonji・Hizen Tadahiro・Kashū Kiyomitsu・Osafune Mitsutada・Osafune Chōgi and more
Exhibition “Textbook of Swords: Learning with your eyes”
Official website
June 2 – June 5, 2023
1-1 Nanoka-machi Osaki City, Miyagi / MIYAGI

■”The Origin of Tamahagane – Tatara and Japanese swords”
Official Website
March 4 – May 21, 2023
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■Exhibition “Contemporary Sword History of Seki”
Official Tweet
April 8 – June 18, 2023
Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum / GIFU

■◉Hyuga-Masamune・◎Sohaya no Tsuruki・◉Tokuzen’in-Sasdamune
NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition “Dousuru Ieyasu” Tokyo
Official Website
April 15 – June 11, 2023
※Hyuga-Masamune & Sohaya no Tsuruki will be displayed from 4/15～5/14
Tokuzen’in-Sadamune 5/16～6/11
Mitsui Memorial Museum / TOKYO

■”War Chronicles x Sword – The Dreams and Footprints of the Samurai who ran through”
Official Website
April 15 – June 18, 202
Hayashibara Museum of Art / OKAYAMA

■◉Tachi signed Sanemitsu・◉Tachi signed Nobufusa saku
April 29 – June 12, 2023
Chido Museum / YAMAGATA

■Habaki Kuniyuki
“Date Masamune and the Forested City of Sendai – Masterpieces of the Sendai City Museum”
Official Website
April 26 – June 18, 2023
Miyagi Museum of Art / MIYAGI

■”Masterpieces of Japanese Swords Exhibition that Colored the Era”
Official Website
April 4 – June 30, 2023
Tsukamoto Art Museum / Chiba

■”Forms of the Heart Reflected in Swords: Blade Engravings and Shinto Treasures”
Official website・List of exhibit
April 8, 2023 – June 25, 2023
Himeji City Museum of Art / HTOGO

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri
Treasure Hall Special Exhibition “Aomomiji: Special Shinsen Cuisine of Kitano”
April 8 – June 25, 2023
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Treasure Hall / KYOTO

■◉Terasawa- Sadamune (Displayed only from May 23 to June 25)
Special Exhibition Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Oda Uraku-sai, Daimyo Tea Master
Official Website
April 22 – June 25, 2023
The Museum of Kyoto / KYOTO

■”Raiha/Nishiki-taihashi-ezu”
※♥◉Inaba-Gō will also be exhibited from 4/21 to 5/28.
Official Website
March 24 – July 9, 2023
Kashiwara Museum of Art / YAMAGUCHI

■♥◎Hakata-Tōshirō・◉Kobizen Masatsune・Kobizen Takatsuna・◎Houki Yasutsuna・◎ImaAranami and more
Official Website
April 11 – July 2, 2023
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥◎Samidare Gō
Special Exhibition “The Aesthetics of Edo Attire”
Official Website
June 3 – July 17, 2023
The Tokugawa Art Museum / AICHI

■Special Exhibition “Famous Swords and Drawings of Swords”
July 1 – July 23, 2023
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art / ISHIKAWA

■Special Exhibition / Part 1 “Beauty of Iron [Kurogane] 2023” – Swords of Sengoku warlords, swords related to the Mogami family
Official Website
April 5 – July 30, 2023
Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum / YAMAGATA

■The History of Japanese Swords Records”
Official Website
June 3 – July 30, 2023
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■The 13th Exhibition of Newly Made Japanese Swords: Polishing, Decoration, and Blade Art Techniques
May 27 – August 27, 2023
Sakaki-machi The Museum of Tetsu / NAGANO

■”Treasure swords of the Tokugawa family and daimyo families”
Official Website
May 27 – September 3, 2023
Shusui Museum of Art / TOYAMA

■Seki Traditional Sword Smith Museum Theme Exhibition: “The Appearance of Japanese Swords”
Official Twitter
July 1 – September 3, 2023
Seki Traditional Sword Smith Museum / GIFU

■♥◉Daihan’nya Nagamitsu・♥◎Yoshimoto Samonji a.k.a Souza Samonji(Yoshimoto Samonji Displayed only from 7/25～8/13)
NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition “Dousuru Ieyasu” in Okazaki
Official Website
July 1 – August 20, 2023
Okazaki Mindscape Museum / AICHI

■ Special Exhibition “Armors and Swords with Connections to Owari”
June 26 – September 3, 2023
Nagoya Castle Nishinomaru Goten Treasure Hall / AICHI

■Tachi singed Ichi Yoshioka Ichimonji
Official Website
July 4 – August 20, 2023
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA

■Summer Special Exhibition 2023: “Skillful Work – History of Japanese Swords and Hachinohe’s Swordsmiths”
Official Website
July 8 – August 27, 2023
Hachinohe City Museum / AOMORI

■♥◎Himetsuru-Ichimonji　※will be displayed until 7/15～8/6
Summer Exhibition: NST 55th Anniversary and the 400th Anniversary of Uesugi Kenshin’s Passing: “Uesugi Kenshin: His Life”
Official Website
July 15 – August 27, 2023
The Niigata Prefectural Museum of History / NIIGATA

■♥Kogitsunemaru, and will display several swords housed at Takekoma Jinja Shrine
Official Twitter
July 20 – August 24, 2023
Takekoma Jinja Shrine / MIYAGI

■Fukushima Kanemitsu・Dai Hōshō・Osafune Mitsutada・Tegai Kanenaga・Sousyū Tsunahiro・Nanki Shigekuni・Hizen Tadahiro and more
Official Website・List of Exhibits
July 14 – September 24, 2023
Tokyo National Museum / TOKYO

■♥◎Katana Yamambagiri-Chōgi・Tachi signed Mitsutada/Moriie tsukuru・Wakizashi
June 20 – September 24, 2023
The Tokugawa Museum / AICHI

■♥◎Onikirimaru a.k.a Higekiri
“Special Opening of the Treasure Hall – Hidden Treasures of Calligraphy Deities -“
Official Website
July 7 – September 10, 2023
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine / KYOTO

■”Arms and Swords Exhibition”
Official website
July 19 – September 15, 2023
Takaoka no Mori Hirosaki Domain History Museum / AOMORI

■Summer Special Exhibition “Conflict and Trends – Swords of the Nanboku-cho Period”
Official Website
July 8 – September 10, 2023
Bizen Osafune Sword Museum / OKAYAMA

■Reiwa 5th Annual Theme Exhibition “Hanaizumi City Museum’s Sword Collection Exhibition”
Official Website
July 22 – September 8, 2023
Hanamaki City Museum / IWATE

■♥◎Nansen Ichimonji・◉Tsuda Tōtoumi Nagamitsu・♥Namazuo Tōshirō・♥◎Monoyoshi Sadamune・Torikai Kunitoshi・Hōchō Tōshirō・◎Fudō Masamune and more
Summer Special Exhibition “Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Path to Supreme Rule”
Official Website・List of Exhibits
July 23 – September 18, 2023
The Tokugawa Museum / AICHI

■”Masterpieces Representing the Era from Ancient Swords to Modern Swords”
July 4 – September 29, 2023
Tsukamoto Museum of Art / CHIBA

■”2023 Contemporary Swordsmith Exhibition: Ancient Techniques Passed Down to the Present”
August 11 – October 15, 2023
The Japanese Sword Museum / TOKYO

■Museum Collection Exhibition “Armor, Swords, and Sword Fittings: A Mitsumura Collection Digest”
Official Website
September 2 – October 15, 2023
Nezu Museum / TOKYO

■Special Exhibition of Reiwa 5: “Ishikawa Takuboku & Kenji Miyazawa’s Autographed Works and Kofun-era to Kamakura-era Ancient Swords”
Official website (from Google Business Profile)
April 1 – October 31, 2023
Oshu Bunko Sword Museum / IWATE

■♥Chiyoginmaru, Chiganemaru, Chatan’Nakiri
September 8, – October 30, 2023
Naha City Museum of History / OKINAWA

■♥◉Heshikiri Hasebe・♥◉Nikkō ichimonji・Atakigiri・Ikarigiri・Izuminokami Kanesada・Niji Kunitoshi・◉Tachi signed “Yashuiye”・◎Tachi signed “Kunimura”・Iwakiri Kaifu
“Masterpieces of the Kuroda Marquis Family”
Official Website・List of Exhibits
September 15 – November 5, 2023
Fukuoka City Museum / FUKUOKA
with TOKEN RANBU collaboration>>Details

■Special Exhibition for the 40th Anniversary of the Opening: “The Turmoil of the Nanboku-cho Period and the Warriors of Southern Kyushu”
◉Tachi Sighed Kunimune
♥◎Sasanuki ※Displayed only from 10/3～10/9
Official Website
September 29 – November 5, 2023
Kagoshima Prefectural History and Art Center Reimeikan (Kagoshima)

■♥Reproduced Sword of Yagen Toushirō
Official Post
October 19,2023　2pm – 4pm
October 20 – October 29, 2023 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Kenkun Jinja Shrine Kihinkan / KYOTO

■Special Exhibition “The 16th Omamori Katana Exhibition”
September 2 – November 19, 2023
Sakaki Machi Museum of Tetsu / NAGANO

■Special Exhibition “Using, Repairing, and Passing on – SDGs from Ancient Times”
Official Website
September 16 – November 12, 2023
Hayashibara Museum of Art / OKAYAMA

■Seki Traditional Sword Smith Museum Special Exhibition “Nagoya Castle’s Sword Exhibition – Swordsmiths of Owari Province and Mino”
Official Website September 16 – November 5, 2023
Seki Traditional Sword Smith Museum / Gifu

■♥◎Shinano-Tōshirō・Katana signed Echizen Yasutsugu
September 21 – November 15, 2023
Chido Museum / YAMAGATA