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Dedication
Matsushita-san to Usami-san e...
Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible without long association with my fellow members in the Nihon Katchû Hôzon Kai (Japan
Society for Arms and Armour Research and Preservation), especially my Katchû-sensei, Toyoda Katsuhiko; Futagami Hiroshi and the
Kyûwa Kai in Haragamachi; and Usami Tomizô and Matsushita Yutaka, friends at Yoroi no Kôzan-dô in Tokyo.
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