1) Japanese sword 
Shoami (or Ko-Shoami) is a name of artistic school (style) for making sword-guards (tsuba), mounted on a Japanese sword (uchi-gatana or just katana). The sword-guard is one of the most important symbols of the samurai. ==Etymology== The `ami` part of this name, which derives from the name of the Amida Buddha, was once used to indicate a rank amo.....