ポール マーティン

Paul Martin is a former curator in the Japanese section at the British Museum, London. He holds an M.A. in Asian Studies (Japan) from the University of Berkeley, California, and has resided in Japan working as a Japanese sword specialist for twenty years. A two-time winner of the sword appraisal contest in Tokyo, he is also a trustee of the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Sword Culture (NBSK), and a recognized specialist by the Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Tourism and Transport. He regularly presents Japanese swords on NHK Japanese Television and around the world, and has published several books and DVDs on the subject.