Japanese Swords Banned from Tourist Programs, Putting Damper on the ‘Samurai Experience’
- Posted on May 28, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Japanese Swords Banned from Tourist Programs, Putting Damper on the ‘Samurai Experience’
YAMAGATA — A program that let tourists use real Japanese swords as part of the martial art iaido was suddenly canceled in January in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, because it violated the Firearms and Swords Control Law.
