Miike Tenta was a renown swordsmith in Chikugo prefecture in the late Heian era and is better known as Mitsuyo. The characteristics of his sword is the wider blade and the dynamic appearance. Often the image of Tenta's sword is considered talismanic and one of the Maeda's heirloom is the big Tenta's work, known as O-Tenta. Yagyu Jubei was also very fond of using Tenta sword and the name of Tenta still appears in a novel, a movie, a drama and so on. This Koshirae is a dynamic reproduction of Miike Tenta with the luxurious furnishing. The blade length is 79.5 cm(app. 2.60 Shaku) and the Tsuka length is 30.3 cm. Tsuba, made of steel iron, and Menuki features the Yagyu clan's original Nikai Kasa theme,known as Yagyugasa. The Tsuka is cotton-wrapped in Ikkanmaki style and the Yagyugasa Menuki is half-exposed. Fuchi/Kashira is the typical Handachi Koshirae style to remind the noble Heian era. Saya is lacqured with black Tataki(rough matte finish) and Inro Kizami(stripe carving) and the Saya end features the large Kuwagata type O-jiri.

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Yagyu Jubei

Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi(1607?-1650 April 21) is one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.

Very little is known about the actual life of Yagyu Jubei as the official records of his life are very sparse. Yagyu Jubei (born "Shichiro") grew up in his family's ancestral lands, Yagyu no Sato, now in Nara. He was the son of Yagyu Tajima no Kami Munenori, master swordsman of the Tokugawa Shoguns, especially Ieyasu and Tokugawa Iemitsu, who prized Munenori as one of his top councillors. Munenori fought for the first Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, at the Battle of Sekigahara, expanding the Shogun's territory. For his efforts, Munemori was made the Shogun's sword instructor and a minor daimyo or provincial ruler. Munenori would go on to train three successive Shoguns: Ieyasu, Hidetada, and Iemitsu.

In 1616, Yagyu Jubei became an attendant in the court of the second Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada and became a sword instructor for the third Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, occasionally filling his father's role. Records of Yagyu Jubei, however, do not appear again until 1631, when Jubei, by now regarded as the best swordsman from the Yagyu clan, is summarily and inexplicably dismissed by the Shogun either due to Jubei's boldness and brashness or his decision to embark on a Warrior's Pilgrimage (Musha Shugyo). His whereabouts are then unknown over the next twelve years, (even the Yagyu clan's secret chronicles, which contained lengthy passages on numerous members, has little solid information on Jubei, particularly during these years), until Yagyu Jubei reappears, at the age of 36, at a demonstration of swordsmanship in front of the Shogun. Following this exhibition, Jubei was reinstated and serves for a short time as a government-inspector, taking control over his father's lands until Yagyu Tajima no Kami Munenori's death in 1646. Jubei also authored a treatise known as Tsukimi no Sho or The Text of Looking at the Moon, outlining his school of swordsmanship as well as teachings influenced by the monk Takuan Soho who was a friend of his father's. In this work, he briefly provides hints on his whereabouts during his absence from Edo Castle from 1631 to 1643 - traveling the countryside in perfecting his skills.

Due to Yagyu Jubei's disappearance and the fact of no existing records of his whereabouts, his life has bred speculation and interest and was romanticized in popular fiction. After residing in Edo for several years after his father's death, Jubei left his government duties and returned to his home village where he died in early 1650 under uncertain circumstances. Some accounts say he died of a heart attack, others say he died while falcon hunting, some during fishing, while still others presume he was assassinated by his half-brother's attendants.

Jubei was laid to rest in a small village called Ohkawahara Mura, nearby his birthplace, which was also the resting grounds for his half-brother, Yagyu Tomonori. In keeping with tradition, Yagyu Jubei was buried alongside his grandfather, Yagyu Muneyoshi, and was survived by two daughters. Jubei was given the Buddhist posthumous name of Sohgo. 2.60 Shaku only.

Miike Tenta était un épéiste célèbre de la préfecture de Chikugo à la fin de la période Heian et ce dernier était plus connu sous le nom de Mitsuyo. Son épée se caractérisait par une lame épaisse et une apparence des plus dynamiques.  characteristics of his sword is the wider blade and the dynamic appearance. Yagyu Jubei était aussi très enthousiaste à l'idée d'utiliser une lame de Tenta et ce nom Tenta apparaît encore très souvent dans de nombreux  films, livres ou autres. Ce Iaito est une fidèle reproduction de la lame de Miike Tenta et est composée d'ornements de luxe.  La longueur de la lane est 79,5 cm (approximativement 2.60 Shaku) et la longueur de la Tsuka est 30,3 cm. La Tsuba est faite d'acier et les Menuki présentent le thème original du clan Yagyu Nikai Kasa, thème conuu sous le nom de Yagyugasa. La Tsuka est entourée de coton selon le style Ikkanmaki et les Menuki Yagyugasa sont exposés à moitié. Les Fuchi/Kashira sont de style Handachi Koshirae pour rappeller la noble période Heian. La lacque de la Saya est type Tataki noire qui est une finition noire mate et rugeuse avec des bandes creusées de type Inro Kizami. La pointe de la Saya est également ornée du magnifique O-jiri de type Kuwagata. Dis ponible en 2.60 Shaku uniquement.