Japanese Weapons

Katana
The katana [ka.ta.na] ( Japanese 刀) is the Japanese long sword (Daitō 大刀). In Japanese common today, the term is also used as a general term for sword. Weapons made...
Katana
The katana [ka.ta.na] ( Japanese 刀) is the Japanese long sword (Daitō 大刀). In Japanese common today, the term is also used as a general term for sword. Weapons made...

Kunai
A kunai (苦無 kunai) is a Japanese tool from the Sengoku period. Originally used as an agricultural implement, a kunai in the right hands could become a multifunctional weapon, and...
Kunai
A kunai (苦無 kunai) is a Japanese tool from the Sengoku period. Originally used as an agricultural implement, a kunai in the right hands could become a multifunctional weapon, and...

Sai
Sai (釵) is the Ryukyu name for a traditional Okinawan weapon also used in India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its form is essentially composed of a kind of rounded,...
Sai
Sai (釵) is the Ryukyu name for a traditional Okinawan weapon also used in India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its form is essentially composed of a kind of rounded,...

Chokutō
A chokutō (直刀, lit. "straight sword") is an uncurved straight Japanese sword produced before the tenth century. Chokutō are used on foot for stabbing or cutting and are worn hanging...
Chokutō
A chokutō (直刀, lit. "straight sword") is an uncurved straight Japanese sword produced before the tenth century. Chokutō are used on foot for stabbing or cutting and are worn hanging...

Yoroi dōshi
The yoroi dōshi (鎧通し), "fora armor" or "fora mesh", was a Japanese sword (nihontō) used by the samurai class as a weapon in feudal Japan. Yoroi dōshi's Description The yoroi...
Yoroi dōshi
The yoroi dōshi (鎧通し), "fora armor" or "fora mesh", was a Japanese sword (nihontō) used by the samurai class as a weapon in feudal Japan. Yoroi dōshi's Description The yoroi...

Uchigatana
An uchigatana (打刀) is a type of Japanese sword used by the samurai class in feudal Japan. The uchigatana was the descendant of the tachi. Uchigatana's Usage Unlike the tachi,...
Uchigatana
An uchigatana (打刀) is a type of Japanese sword used by the samurai class in feudal Japan. The uchigatana was the descendant of the tachi. Uchigatana's Usage Unlike the tachi,...