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This ancestral sword was found into the tail of a dragon by the kami
This ancestral sword was found into the tail of a dragon by the kami
[[Susa no O no Mikoto]], and was, together with the mirror and the claw-like jewel, the symbol of the Imperial Power. Accordingly to this legend it was substituted with another sword, the same we can see in the Imperial Treasure today, other sources said the sword lost was a fake, and the original one still remain in the Imperial Treasure.
[[Susa no O no Mikoto]], and was, together with the mirror and the claw-like jewel, the symbol of the Imperial Power. Accordingly to this legend it was substituted with another sword, the same we can see in the Imperial Treasure today, other sources said the sword lost was a fake, and the original one still remain in the Imperial Treasure.
[[File:Ichimonji.jpg|center|thumb|919px|A 13th century blade known as Fukuoka Ichimonji Sukezane, by the [[Kamakura period]] swordsmith Sukezane. Previously held by the [[Kii Tokugawa clan]]; now held at [[Tokyo National Museum]]. [[National Treasure]].]]
===Kamakura Era (1184-1333)===
===Kamakura Era (1184-1333)===
