Bushido in Honolulu Hawaii

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Client:	Bushido
Address:	PO Box 61783
City:	Honolulu	State: Hawaii	Zip: 96839	Country: USA
Phone:	808-988-9908	Fax:	Toll Free:
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Website:	Bushido
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Description:	Robert Benson is one of a small number of American experts on Japanese sword polishing. He studied sword polishing & appraisal under three top teachers, including Koke Ono, a " living treasure" in Japan and at that time was head sword polisher for the National Museum in Tokyo. In 1967, Benson polished a naginata and entered the annual polishing competition sponsored by Nippon Bijitsu Token Hozon Kyokai ( The Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords). His sword took the Dorokusho, ( Diligent Endeavor Award), an honor never before granted a foreigner. The Japanese recognized him as being the first non- Japanese to have studied sword polishing and first non-Japanese to have been honored by the National Museum with a certificate recognizing him as a polisher of distinction. Since then he has been restoring swords for both Japanese and American collectors . Since retiring from the Air force in 1977 he has continued his studies of the Nihonto full time.