Sakura (櫻花) is the cherry blossom — the bloom the samurai held as the emblem of a beautiful, fleeting life. This high-end katana is built to that ideal: a blade that is as much an object of art as a working sword, where the folded grain and the temper line bloom across hand-polished steel.
Forging & Steel
The Sakura is forged from Damascus steel — many high-carbon layers forge-welded and folded, which raises both bend resistance and edge durability while drawing out the flowing grain. Differential hardening then lays a genuine hamon along the edge, and the whole blade is brought up by hand to a full polish that lifts both the pattern and the temper line. This is a blade made to perform under a real cut and to reward close inspection on the stand. The hand polish is the slow part of the work: each facet of the folded grain is raised by stone rather than buffed by machine, which is why the hamon and the pattern read with real depth in raking light. Keep the bare steel oiled and the master finish stays as it left the bench.
Fittings & Mounts
The tsuba and fittings are finely carved and polished copper. The saya is lacquered wood with a leather mount and sageo, and the tsuka is wrapped in premium shagreen leather.
Specifications
| Blade steel | Damascus steel with hamon, fully hand-polished |
|---|---|
| Blade color | Grey (natural steel) |
| Tsuba & fittings | Finely carved and polished copper |
| Saya | Lacquered wood, leather mount, sageo |
| Tsuka | Premium shagreen leather |
Dimensions
| Total length | 104 cm |
|---|---|
| Blade length | 74 cm |
| Handle length | 29 cm |
| Blade width | 3.15 cm |
| Blade thickness | 0.8 cm |
| Weight (with saya) | 1.88 kg |
| Weight (without saya) | 1.22 kg |
Is it battle-ready?
Yes. The forge-welded Damascus blade is hardened, sharpened and full-tang — equally at home in kenjutsu or iaido practice and on display. As a master-tier piece, it sits alongside the san-mai Katana Ginga and the folded T10 Katana Ōkami in the katana collection.
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