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Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms ( budō, bujutsu, and bugei) are used interchangeably with the English phrase Japanese martial arts. The usage of the term budō (武道) to mean martial arts is a modern one: historically the term meant a way of life ...
Tokyo National Museum. A katana (刀, かたな) is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the tachi, it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward.
Samurai. Military equipment of Japan. Weapons of Japan. Japanese metalwork. Japanese lacquerware. Japanese woodwork. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Lacquered wood. The wakizashi ( Japanese: 脇差, "side inserted [sword]" [1]) is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords ( nihontō) [2] [3] worn by the samurai in feudal Japan. Its name refers to the practice of wearing it inserted through one's obi or sash at one's side, whereas the larger tachi sword was worn slung from a cord.
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Double or single edged, straight bladed. A tantō (短刀, 'short blade') [1] is a traditionally made Japanese knife [2] ( nihontō) [3] [4] that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tantō dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate.
A samurai in his armor in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato. Bushidō ( 武士道, "the way of the warrior") is a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle, [1] [2] [3] formalized in the Edo period (1603–1868). There are multiple types of bushido which evolved significantly through history.
Myōhō Muramasa (妙法村正, "Muramasa of the Sublime Dharma ") is the only sword officially designated as an Important Artwork [ ja]. [4] Katana, length 66.4 cm, curvature 1.5 cm, bottom width 2.8 cm, shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, and chū-kissaki nobi [4] (see also Glossary of Japanese swords ). The front side contains a sign of Muramasa and ...