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 3/27/26 Vol 12 No 6 November December 1980
Book Review - Samurai Sword an American Perspective, Holding the Katana Tsuka, Bizen Sukezane, Hasabe Kunishige, Kanesada No Sada

Added on 3/20/26 Vol 12 No 5 September October 1980
Masashide Controversy, Letter from John Yumoto, Sword Shows, Random Thoughts on the Dallas show, Honami Nishu, Developement of the Japanese Sword by Hiromu Tanimura

Added on 3/14/26 Vol 12 No 4 July August 1980
Suishishi Masahide study, "Yushu to Zuroku" and US TokenKai by Yoshikawa, Tanto by Suzuki, Hizen_Tadayoshi, Shikkake Echizen Masanori