The Japanese Sword Society of the United States
The JSSUS is recognized by the IRS as a charitable and educational organization for the appreciation and advanced
study of the Japanese art sword and related fields of interest.
We are no longer mailing newsletters and are switching to our web-based platform for all JSSUS news, articles and projects. Membership is free at this time. Please sign up below.
There are several changes to the website. These include a
Newsletter Archive (in progress), adding
Marks Corner to the site (info on upcoming sword shows) and moving some of the articles from the navigation bar to the
Articles page. Please take a look at these changes and more improvements to follow soon.....
New articles are now being accepted for website publication.
Added on 10/29/24
1976 Vol 8 Number 6 Newsletter November-December 1976 Chicago Show Report, Japan Trip Report, Bizen Yukimitsu Tanto, Nie and Nioi
Added on 11/15/24
1976 BULLETIN 35 pages
THE TWENI1Y-FIFTH NBTHK MEETING: SOME PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS
AND NOTES.
by Dr . Robert M. Lewert
TSUKlJROI
by Dr. Keith Evans
JAKUSHI TSUBA: AN AMERICAN COLLECTORS VIEW
by Michael A. Quigley
LECTURES ON THE SWORD (reprinted from Bulletin Vol.3 No.l)
by Albert Yamanaka
Added on 12/8/24
"Mark's Corner"
Upcoming Sword Shows
Added on 1/10/25
1977 Vol 9 Number 1 Newsletter January-February Important_Message from Dr.Honma, Evolution of Tsuba by Keith Evans, Echizen Yasutsugu, Prints by Ronald Knutsen
Added on 1/17/25
1977 Vol 9 Number 2 Newsletter March-April Tatara Donation, St. Louis Japanese Garden, Saotome Kabuto, Teimei Tsuba, Momogawa Nagayoshi
Added on 1/31/25
1977 Vol 9 Number 3 Newsletter May-June Treasure Swords of Japan,Japanese and Tsukuroi by P Bleed, Momokawa Nagayoshi,_Shimada Yoshisuke
Added on 2/7/25
1977 Vol 9 Number 4 Newsletter July-August West Point Exhibit, Horimono, Fujishiro Interview (some pages missing from original)
Added on 2/15/25
1977 Vol 9 Number 5 Newsletter September-October Stolen Fairhaven Sword, Tsuba and Menuki by Jiritsusai Tomohide, Mishina Naomichi, Yoshihara and Fujishiro Interview
