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Ame no Kagayaki Katana Sword (雨の輝き) – Rain’s Glitter

£265.00

T10 Steel High hardness and excellent cutting performance.
full tangBlade running through the entire handle for maximum strength.

The Ame no Kagayaki katana sword (雨の輝き) takes its name from the light that breaks through storm clouds, and every detail honors that vision. Forged in T10 high-carbon steel with a genuine flame hamon, its blue diamond-braided tsuka, white samegawa grip, and black and blue lacquered saya render the poetry of rain in steel, copper, and lacquer.

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Ame No Kagayaki Katana Sword (雨の輝き) – Rain's Glitter
Ame no Kagayaki Katana Sword (雨の輝き) – Rain's Glitter
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Blade Material: No selection

T10 Steel
Blade colour: No selection

Steel
Hamon: No selection

With Hamon
Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Black and blue lacquered wood evoking rain and flowing water
Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Black
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Genuine white stingray leather and wood
Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Blue diamond
Menuki (目貫): No selection

Coppery
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Hammered copper round
Fuchi (縁): No selection

Hammered copper
Kashira (頭): No selection

Hammered copper
Habaki (鎺): No selection

Brushed copper with kamon
Blade length (cm): No selection

71
Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

103
Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

105
Handle length (cm): No selection

26.5
Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7
Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2
Weight (kg): No selection

1.25
Package weight (kg): No selection

1.55

Ame no Kagayaki Katana Sword, Where Rain Meets Steel

In Japanese, Ame no Kagayaki (雨の輝き) translates as the glitter of rain, that fleeting luminescence when light pierces through dark clouds and transforms the ordinary into something transcendent. This katana is built around that precise moment. It embodies mono no aware, the melancholic beauty of ephemeral things, rendered not in poetry but in tempered steel, hammered copper, and lacquered wood. Every element of this sword is a meditation on the transition between shadow and light, forged into a blade worthy of that philosophy.

Ame No Kagayaki Katana Sword (雨の輝き) – Rain's Glitter
Ame No Kagayaki Katana Sword (雨の輝き) – Rain's Glitter

A Blade Forged in the Spirit of Rain

The Ame no Kagayaki sword carries a T10 steel blade forged using traditional swordsmith methods, hand-assembled and hand-finished to the exacting standards the name demands. Its shinogi-zukuri geometry, with a high-set shinogi ridge and a clean chū-kissaki, reflects classical Edo-period proportion and structural intent. At approximately 71 cm of blade and a total length of 103 cm, the Ame no Kagayaki katana commands every space it occupies.

Traditional Craftsmanship, Uncompromising Quality

A katana is more than a sword, it’s a symbol of precision, discipline, and Japanese heritage. Our katanas are crafted with respect for traditional sword-making standards, offering you a reliable, durable, and beautifully finished blade. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced collector, you’ll find the perfect katana for your needs.

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Steel, Flame, and Water

The hamon of this blade is its most intimate detail. A composite gunome-notare pattern, irregular rounded peaks flowing into gentle undulations like flames, runs the full length of the cutting edge with a soft, misty nioi-deki boundary that seems to breathe rather than simply exist. Ashi projections extend inward toward the ha like rain streaks on glass, creating tonal contrast between the hamon zone and the polished ji that rewards prolonged contemplation. The round hammered copper tsuba echoes the pitting of a rain-struck surface, its irregular relief catching light the way a puddle does. The matched fuchi and kashira continue this language, while the brushed copper habaki bears a delicate kamon, a quiet mark of authenticity pressed into the metal at the blade’s collar.

The Saya of a Thousand Waves

The scabbard of the Rain’s Glitter katana is the visual crown of the entire piece. Against a deep black lacquer ground, swirling ocean waves surge in electric blue, cyan, white, and silver, a composition that recalls the drama of Hokusai’s great wave rendered in contemporary luminescence. Each draw of the blade from this saya is a small revelation, darkness yielding to the gleam of steel. The handle pairs genuine white samegawa leather on a solid wooden core with deep navy blue tsuka-ito braided in a precise diamond hineri-maki pattern, approximately ten to eleven evenly spaced wraps that harmonize perfectly with the saya’s palette. The aquatic figural menuki in copper complete an artistic program of rare coherence, crane, wave, and water unified from kissaki to kurikata into a single, unwavering vision of Japanese natural poetry.

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Once your order is validated, our team processes it within 24 business hours. Your order is then shipped within 1 to 15 business days. You will generally receive your package within 15 business days from your order date, though in some cases delivery may take up to 36 business days. Our katanas are forged by master swordsmiths in Longquan, China, a region with centuries of unrivalled blade-making heritage. Each katana is dispatched directly from our workshops, allowing us to deliver exceptional quality at an honest price. From the moment your order is placed, you will receive email updates so you can track your shipment every step of the way.

Every item undergoes rigorous quality checks before being shipped. Our team oversees each step of the process to ensure your order meets the highest standards.

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