Samurai

The wakizashi was one of several short swords available for use by samurai including the yoroi tōshi, and the chisa-katana.

The tool (igadama) is a sharp spiked object that was used in feudal Japan to slow down pursuers and also was used in the defense of samurai fortifications.

The nagamaki (長巻; "long wrapping") is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (nihontō) with an extra long handle, used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

A shuriken (Japanese: 手裏剣; lit. 'hand-hidden blade') is a Japanese concealed weapon used by samurai or ninja or in martial arts as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect.

It was used by the samurai class and their ashigaru "foot soldiers", and within a few years its introduction in battle changed the way war was fought in Japan forever.

Katana originates from sasuga, a kind of tantō used by lower-ranking samurai who fought on foot in the Kamakura period.

Mochi yari (持ち槍, "hand spear"), a long spear used by ashigaru and samurai.

Tantō were mostly carried by samurai; commoners did not generally wear them.

Kabura-ya (鏑矢; lit. 'turnip[-headed] arrow') is a type of Japanese arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

A tachi (太刀) is a type of sabre-like traditionally made Japanese sword (nihonto) worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

The kanabō (金砕棒, kanasaibō), lit. 'metal stick' or 'metal club', is a spiked or studded two-handed war club used in feudal Japan by samurai.

In 15th century Japanese samurai used fire lances.

The daishō (大小, daishō), "large and small", is a Japanese term for a matched pair of traditionally made Japanese swords (nihonto) worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan.

The kusari-fundo was useful when carrying a sword was not allowed or impractical, and samurai police of the Edo period would often use a kusari-fundo as one of their non-lethal arresting weapons.

An uchigatana (打刀) is a type of Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

When a samurai woman married, she was expected to carry a kaiken with her when she moved in with her husband.

After the Haitōrei Edict came into effect, members of the samurai class also began carrying tekkan as self-defence weapons.

Samurai women used the weapon as well.

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