Best place to buy "swords" in Tokyo?

olympichero62 said:

Yo!
I'm going to be in Tokyo in August and I wanted to buy a "Sword" while I was there. Obviously, I won't be getting a real sword, but rather something for show or as a momento. I can't really spend alot of money but I really don't wanna end up getting a piece of crap either. I was thinking of a replica or something that looks great. Something in the $300 to $1,000 range (preferrably a Katana and a Wakizashi).
I was wondering if anyone knew of a great store in the Tokyo area that specializes in these types of swords?

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MeAndroo said:

I don't know of a place that specializes in them, but I definitely recall a store near the Asakusa Sensouji temple that had swords, scabbards, and stands. It's on the main street between the front gate (Daimonji?) and the actual temple.

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undrentide said:

Oh, yes, you're right!
There's one called ﾆ谷ﾆ耽ﾆ段ﾆ停?楪 ﾂ渉ｬﾅｽRﾂ渉､窶弭 (Katana-ya Koyama-shoten) along the Nakamise, a traditional Japanese shopping arcade stretching between the temple and the gate (Kaminari-mon).
It's on your left when walking from the big gate towards the temple (see the yellow star on the map shown in this map with a photo of the shop.)

Here's the page showing some of the swords they're handling.

I'm sure these are what OP is looking for.

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