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“I was very interested in martial arts and wanted to become a real samurai. After slashing bamboo trees, the blades of my sword became broken. Having it repaired was so expensive that I went to Ritsumikan University (established by his father) to learn how to sharpen my sword . . . This turned out to be fundamental training for my later sculpture career.”

-from “Interview with Masayuki Nagari,” which appeared in Japan’s Asahi newspaper in September 1995