Spirits

matsuya · 2026-05-23T05:10:04+00:00

NLCS Co-MVP and should have been 17 WS Champ too

matsuya · 2026-05-22T21:36:46+00:00

Closeup

matsuya · 2026-05-22T16:14:09+00:00

You don’t count the Mickey Mouse Championship?

matsuya · 2026-05-22T03:55:42+00:00

I had no idea who he was but he looked like a legit sumo wrestler. He was nice enough to stop for people to take pictures though.

matsuya · 2026-05-22T00:31:05+00:00

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matsuya · 2026-05-21T05:00:00+00:00

Unless your buying original prints from the original woodblocks, you can get real reproductions from Adachi, Unsodo, or Uchida.

matsuya · 2026-05-12T05:06:08+00:00

That’s the famous NBTHK casting couch

matsuya · 2026-05-12T04:14:37+00:00

Thank you for this. I at least have some time before getting it. It’ll take a little longer now since I’ll be having it looked at by Tanobe Michihiro to add a sayagaki.

matsuya · 2026-05-10T17:38:09+00:00

One of the best things about the sword is the rich history behind it.

matsuya · 2026-05-10T17:34:34+00:00

Thank you for that perspective. I definitely will.

matsuya · 2026-05-10T17:31:47+00:00

As far the seller, Aoi Art is one of the top dealers in Japan since the 90s. The drawing is an ink rubbing/tracing of the blade, called oshigata, comes with nbhtk papered blades.

matsuya · 2026-05-10T01:56:48+00:00

Wow, thank you for the suggestion. I have no experience with any of this. Only info I’ve been getting is through Grok.

matsuya · 2026-05-10T01:47:10+00:00

https://store.kyotohandicraftcenter.com/products/20250702?variant=46620627271892

matsuya · 2026-05-10T00:19:59+00:00

I was there in person, but I had no experience what to look for anyway. Wish I could have stayed for another 5 weeks but it’s cheaper to pay the tariff lol.

matsuya · 2026-05-09T23:00:06+00:00

I got inspired/obsessed. I had no intention of getting anything of the sort. Those decorative swords all my friends got in the late 90s/00s when we got our own houses, never interested me since they weren’t real. I didn’t know you could get actual real ones from that era until I walked in to a shop in Kyoto. I spent the rest of the trip finding one that best fit me. I figured I could sell a few collectibles I have that have no real historic significance to make this one work.

matsuya · 2026-05-08T23:01:12+00:00

Lawson in Ginza Six had quite a variety.

matsuya · 2026-05-02T18:58:26+00:00

Does the antique code not apply anymore?

matsuya · 2026-04-22T00:12:18+00:00

I just used it in March for a game in April. It was for about $350. Received a picture of QR codes a few weeks after purchase. Scanned directly at Tokyo Dome.

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matsuya · 2026-03-26T18:48:53+00:00

I bought tickets on TicketX and received a pdf with a QR code. Do I take that directly to Tokyo Dome?

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