The most eye-catching items at this booth, filled with various military items, are several Japanese samurai swords. For these Western countries that opened the door to Japan, such exotic weapons have a considerable appeal.
Therefore, during the Pacific War, the Japanese spoils of war that Americans and Brits most wanted to obtain were various types of samurai swords.
Historically, this obsession with Eastern items also had a reverse impact on Japan itself, such as during the late Edo Period when Japan was forced to open its doors to foreign powers and produced a large number of samurai swords specifically for foreigners.
Although Ireland did not participate in the Pacific War, there are still many Japaneseswords due to its proximity to the United Kingdom and the large number of Irish-Americans in the United States.
