The 5th Yamagata Sword Fair was held for three days from April 24 (Friday) at Yamagata Big Wing. With this event, we have now reached our fifth annual gathering. With each year, we have had the pleasure of welcoming more familiar faces. In addition to visitors from Yamagata City and the surrounding area, many returning sword enthusiasts came from within the prefecture—such as Yonezawa and Shonai—as well as from neighboring Sendai. We feel that we are gradually gaining recognition among local collectors, which is greatly encouraging.  Going forward, the event will be held twice a year, every six months, with the next fair scheduled for October this year. We will continue to make every effort so that you can look forward to our future events.