{"id":2387,"date":"2026-06-03T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:32:53","slug":"nodakai-sword-auction-june-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/2026\/06\/03\/nodakai-sword-auction-june-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nodakai Sword Auction   June 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5713.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5713-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5713-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5713.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5712.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5712-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5712-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5712.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5714.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5714-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5714-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5714.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Although the regular Nodakai Sword Auction is held at our Noda headquarters on the 3rd and 19th of every month, the June 3 meeting is a special annual event held at a hotel venue as a way of expressing our appreciation to the sword dealers who regularly support and attend Nodakai.<br \/>\nOn the evening before the auction, we held a banquet to strengthen friendships among participants. This year, everyone enjoyed a special performance by Keiko, a pole dancer and magician who holds the title of World Pole Dance Champion.<br \/>\nThere was concern that Typhoon No. 6, accompanied by extremely strong winds, might make a direct impact on the morning of June 3. Fortunately, the situation was not as severe as feared, and more than fifty sword dealers attended, as they do each year.<br \/>\nThe auction featured many attractive items, including Juyo Token blades, a tsuba by Shoami Denbei, and numerous fresh-to-the-market pieces. Thanks to the enthusiastic participation of the attendees, the event concluded successfully and in a lively atmosphere.<br \/>\nOur staff spent two busy days preparing for and managing the event, but it was a rewarding and fulfilling experience for all of us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the regular Nodakai Sword Auction is held at our Noda headquarters on the 3rd and 19th of every month, the June 3 meeting is a special annual event held at a hotel venue as a way of expressing our appreciation to the sword dealers who regularly support and attend Nodakai. On the evening before &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/2026\/06\/03\/nodakai-sword-auction-june-3-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nodakai Sword Auction   June 3, 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391,"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387\/revisions\/2391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touken-matsumoto.jp\/eng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}