About five years go I began purchasing samurai swords online at various places. Yes these are replicas and can't cut through paper without a lot of effort, but for the price, and if arranged properly, they make a great addition to perhaps one of the rooms in your house. Depending on your lifestyle, I probably would not adorn the main rooms with this, especially if you have kids or kids come to visit from time to time. One of my nephew's favorite characters is Leonardo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, whose trademark weapons are the dual ninja swords or katanas. Needless to say when he visits its his mission to move chairs to climb and get his hands on my replicas. So I do suggest if you implement a set of swords for decor to keep it very high (on top of a mantle or big screen is perfect) and maybe even take them down in certain situations. Yes these swords are dull but it would still be very easy for someone to get hurt playing with these replica ninja swords.

If you rarely to never have children at your place, then I think samurai swords can bea perfect fit for a main area of your house or apartment. It shows style, class, and some original flair.

When I normally start my search for the perfect samurai sword set to decorate a particular room I usually begin at Overstock.com. Overstock usually has the best supply of replicas but they are a little high in price (I believe around $50 for a set last I saw.). EBay is another great option as you can see on the right border, however I'm sure that it is very hit and miss. To me the color scheme is half the battle. I like the samurai swords to blend in well with the room and possibly match furniture or wall decor. If you are interested I would find what you're looking for at Overstock and then see if you can find it somewhere else cheaper.

I f you are really interested I know of a company that makes real Katanas, and other ninja swords. These are handcrafted and are advertised to be the real deal. I have never purchased this style of sword as it is very expensive but I have bought other swords from this supplier and have never been disappointed. This company is called thecollectorsedge.com.

I also have to add a section for Leonardo as tribute for my nephew. Of all the Ninja Turtles he is the most honorable, hardest working and has the most technique. I unfortunately have seen their latest movie a few too many times, but it is actually a pretty good movie the first time you see it. It is closer to the comic books than the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies and a little bit darker, but still light enough for appropriately aged children.

I also recommend The Last Samurai as a great samurai movie even though it stars the strange Scientology promoting actor Tom Cruise. The Last Samurai has a lot of action but also a lot of history as Japan began its clash with western culture and modernism, with the old traditions and the tradition of the Samurai. Ken Watanabe (Katsumoto) is unforgettable in this movie. The action is very realistic and the plot very involving. If you like movies like this you will not be dissappointed.