Japanese Swords in London

[tiocfaidh]

Hello all,

Does anybody know of places in London that have a good collection of Japanese swords available for the public to view? I'm thinking in particular of museums etc.

I'm hoping to buy a sword soon and would like to learn more about them before I do so. I found the To-ken society of Great Britain home page. They used to have monthly meetings in London but apparently have stopped doing so.

Many thanks,
Gerard

[Joseph Svinth]

The British Museum is currently (Sep. 30, 2004 through Feb. 17, 2005) showing 100 blades from its collection. Price is right -- free.

http://www.visitlondon.com/whats_on/event?id=49041 .

Pitt-Rivers, Victoria and Albert, and Royal Armouries also have extensive collections, but whether they are on display is something you'd have to ask.

And, if you're wandering about town, here's a one-stop shopping source -- http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/1135/sights.html . NOTE: There are links there to online exhibits from the British Museum, so worth checking even if you're not in UK.

[tiocfaidh]

Geat, thanks man!

[Andy Watson]

Joe

You're a typical bloody foreigner - you know more about what's happening in London than the English do.