NTHK SHINSA
Sydney Australia 21st and 22ND March 2009

We are currently taking reservations for slots for Nihonto (Japanese swords) , Kodogu (Japanese sword fittings) and Koshirae (Japanese sword complete furniture). David Flynn is the Shinsa coordinator and can take your inquiries, send out Reservation forms and answer your questions.
He can be reached at shinsa@sydneytokenkai.com or after hours on 0410699267

There is a limit as to how many items a day the Shinsa-In can process. Therefore, a reservation system is in place to balance the flow of items through Shinsa. It is not unusual to totally fill up the popular times ahead of time with prepaid submittal reservations. It is possible to submit an item without a reservation, but there is no guarantee that a slot will be available at the time. Any “walk in” submittals normally have to wait until the very end of the day. Even then, the popular day, Saturday, tends to sell out ahead of time for blades. For those items that pass Shinsa, there is an Origami fee of $100 that must be paid when the item(s) are returned to the submitter.

The NTHK shinsa fee structure is
Nihonto (swords) : submission A$100 pass Origami fee A$100
Koshirae : submission A$100 pass Origami fee A$100
Kodogu (fittings) : submission A$50 pass Origami fee A$100

Your submission fee is also your deposit for your reservation. Submission fees that are unpaid are due 1st of January 2009 and must be paid by 1st March 2009 to hold your reservation.

Once you have contacted us to make a Shinsa reservation we will send you an information pack via email or post. The information pack will include the Shinsa Reservation form, guidelines for submission, and details of how to pay your submission fees.

Current status of Shinsa reservations are - as at 26th of May 2008

Shinsa Booking Schedule SATURDAY 21.3.09
9 am Swords only - 6 slots still available
10 am Fittings and koshirae only - 12 slots still available
11 am Swords only - 12 slots still available
12 noon Fittings and koshirae only - 12 slots still available
1.30 pm Swords only - 12 slots still available
2.30 pm Swords fittings and koshirae - 12 slots still available
3.30 pm Swords only - 12 slots still available
4.30 pm Fittings only - BOOKED OUT
5.30 pm Fittings only - BOOKED OUT

Shinsa Booking Schedule SUNDAY 22.3.09
9 am Swords only - 6 slots still available
10 am Fittings and koshirae only - 12 slots still available
11 am Swords only - 12 slots still available
12 noon Fittings and koshirae only - 12 slots still available
1.30 pm Swords only - 12 slots still available
2.30 pm Swords fittings and koshirae - BOOKED OUT
3.30 pm Swords only - 12 slots still available
4.30 pm Fittings only - BOOKED OUT
5.30 pm Fittings only - BOOKED OUT