Katana Guides

Katana shipping to Europe: customs, VAT, and the real landed cost

Buying a Katana in Europe: What €50–100 Actuall...

A 21-year-old in Vienna asked Reddit where to buy swords at €50–100 each. Here is the honest answer — plus what European buyers should do instead.

Buying a Katana in Europe: What €50–100 Actuall...

A 21-year-old in Vienna asked Reddit where to buy swords at €50–100 each. Here is the honest answer — plus what European buyers should do instead.

Five-minute seller check: verify steel specs, off-site reviews, and returns policy before checkout

Don't Hit Checkout Until You Search: The 5-Minu...

Katana buyers now vet sellers in public before checkout. Here is the five-minute Reddit search, spec check, and returns-policy review that protects your money.

Don't Hit Checkout Until You Search: The 5-Minu...

Katana buyers now vet sellers in public before checkout. Here is the five-minute Reddit search, spec check, and returns-policy review that protects your money.

Custom katana workbench: tsuba designs, colored silk ito spools, and saya samples beside a blade

Custom Katana: What You Can Customize, What It ...

A custom katana is not one decision — it's a menu. Here's what you can actually change, what each tier typically costs, and why a real build takes weeks, not...

Custom Katana: What You Can Customize, What It ...

A custom katana is not one decision — it's a menu. Here's what you can actually change, what each tier typically costs, and why a real build takes weeks, not...

Katana with Japanese registration paperwork and export documents, packed for international shipping

Buying a Katana From Japan: Costs, Export Rules...

Japan sells two very different things called "katana": registered antique nihonto that needs an export permit, and modern production blades that often come from China anyway. Here is the full...

Buying a Katana From Japan: Costs, Export Rules...

Japan sells two very different things called "katana": registered antique nihonto that needs an export permit, and modern production blades that often come from China anyway. Here is the full...

Katana in a protective shipping case ready for US delivery, with a sword stand nearby

Buying a Katana in the USA: Laws, Shipping, and...

Most katana are legal to own in the US, but the purchase itself is where buyers get burned. Here is how to buy smart — from legality to shipping to...

Buying a Katana in the USA: Laws, Shipping, and...

Most katana are legal to own in the US, but the purchase itself is where buyers get burned. Here is how to buy smart — from legality to shipping to...

Scale comparison: full-size katana beside a wakizashi, a tanto, and a miniature novelty katana

Mini Katana: What It Is, What It's For, and How...

"Mini katana" covers real short blades and desk ornaments. Here is how to tell them apart — and what a good one should cost.

Mini Katana: What It Is, What It's For, and How...

"Mini katana" covers real short blades and desk ornaments. Here is how to tell them apart — and what a good one should cost.