- The Art of the Japanese Sword: The Craft of Swordmaking and its Appreciation (Yoshindo Yoshihara)
- The Samurai Sword: a handbook (John M. Yumoto)
- The Connoisseurs Book of Japanese Swords (Kokan Nagayama)
Livros sobre iaijutsu / iaido:
- The Spirit of the Sword: Iaido, Kendo, and Test Cutting with the Japanese Sword (Nakamura Taisaburo)