[Explanation of a color]

The Usumidori, is a pale green as its name. It is referred to as “aqua”, if that is read as “Tanryoku”. Those epithet a thin green became the color name.

There is a “Asamidori” to the color name to refer to the same kind of pale green, but this is a traditional color that has been expressed to the Heian period Shikimoku “Engishiki”, will pale green color body and yellowish.

By the way, the late Heian warlord “Yoshitune Minamoto” changed the name of the sword “Hoemaru” given by Kumano to “Usumidori” in connection with the color of the spring mountain of Kumano reflected in the blade. By the way, this sword is a sword of Genji Shigeyo who will be paired with “Higekiri” in the name of “Kimaru Maru”, but the owner often changes his name to “Kumokiri” “Hoemaru” “Usumidori”.

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