Okubo Kazuhira
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Okubo Kazuhira
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Okubo Kazuhira (大久保和平) was a Japanese swordsmith. Towazu's family were not smiths, and he himself developed an interest in forging swords whilst still at school. In 1961, after reading in a newspaper about the smith Miyairi Akihira, he set off alone to locate Akihira and learn about sword-making from him. Towazu travelled to Akahira's hometown of Sakaki, a full day's journey by train from his home in Kanagawa Prefecture, without letting his parents know of his intentions. The newspaper article d
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