The Japanese Sword has long been considered the soul of the samurai. It has been the centerpiece of the samurai for centuries, all aspects of life revolved around the etiquette of the Japanese sword. Bugei is proud to offer a broad selection of katana, wakizashi, and tanto for the discerning practitioner.

Our swords are designs exclusive to Bugei Trading Company. Each design and prototype goes through copious amounts of testing and refinement before it is offered up for sale. We hire skilled professional sword craftsmen to design each of our exclusive swords. All of this is done in order to bring you the finest in craftsmanship and modern metallurgy.

Although not exclusive to Bugei Trading, one of the most popular entry level inexpensive swords on the market is the new Hanwei Raptor Line. These are simple, through hardened blades that are super tough and forgiving. We carry the Raptors as a service to our customers and as always we'll meet or beat any retail price. Click here to see the Raptor Line of inexpensive performance katana.

We also provide the best prices for any of the CAS Hanwei Japanese style swords. We list the swords here for your convenience. If you're interested in one of these swords please contact us and we'll be happy to order whatever you need at the best price possible.

We also have custom sword stands made of a variety of exotic hard woods. These katanakake (katana stands) and tachikake (tachi stands) are made for us by a local craftsman of a variety of beautifully grained hardwoods. Your new sword deserves a quality sword stand.

Bugei is well known for our Exclusive Line of Japanese Swords. These are swords we designed with the requirements of the experienced student of Japanese Sword Arts in mind and are available only from Bugei Trading.

Although not exclusive to Bugei Trading, one of the most popular entry level inexpensive swords on the market is the new Hanwei Raptor Line. These are simple, through hardened blades that are super tough and forgiving. We carry the Raptors as a service to our customers and as always we'll meet or beat any retail price. Click here to see the Raptor Line of inexpensive performance katana.

We also provide the best prices for any of the CAS Hanwei Japanese style swords. We list the swords here for your convenience. If you're interested in one of these swords please contact us and we'll be happy to order whatever you need at the best price possible.

Last update: April, 2011

For many years Bugei Trading Company provided fully custom swords by Howard Clark, polished and mounted by Ted Tenold of Legacy Arts Swords or Keith Larman of Summerchild Polishing. Both Ted and Keith have gone on to become some of the top sword polishers and mounters in the US today and as such the demand for their work skyrocketed. A few years ago Bugei decided it would be best to let Ted and Keith handle the custom swords while we focused on production swords with the input of Ted and Keith in their design.

Keith and Ted still work with Bugei Trading company on a wide range of projects. The new Peace Sword, our current best selling sword, was designed exclusively for Bugei by Keith Larman.

Ted and Keith periodically have pieces for sale on their respective websites. When we see something we think out customers might like, we have no hesitation referring them to their sites.

We offer a wide selection of fittings for the Japanese Sword. Tsuba, fuchi kashira, menuki, seppa, shitodome, as well as other bits and pieces that help keep your Japanese Sword together.

Everything needed for maintaining your Japanese Sword.