The Japanese tsurugi is a very special kind of sword. The blade is straight and double-edged was used in antiquity. This sword type is similar to theChinese jian. There is little information about this sword type available. The long name of this sword is “Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi”. It is c...
Kendo is a Japanese swordsmanship discipline that means “Way of the sword”. In place of traditional samurai swords like katanas, kendo martial artists use wooden swords known as bokken for performing practice routines called katas; or they use Japanese swords made of leather and bamboo called s...
It is a hand guard of Japanese samurai sword "katana" or "tachi". The most popular in sword fittings usually made by inlaid or openworked iron. Generally tsuba has three holes, nakago-ana, kogai-hitsu-ana and kozuka-hitsu-ana, "ana" means "a hole" and "hitsu-ana" means "a hole fo...
However, probably the most impressive and specialized of all Asian swords are the Japanese swords most notably the Katana, a single edged, slightly curved sword with a blade around 2.5' in length.Designed specifically to cut through human flesh and bone, in the hands of an expert ...
Kendo is a Japanese swordsmanship discipline that means “Way of the sword”. In place of traditional samurai swords like katanas, kendo martial artists use wooden swords known as bokken for performing practice routines called katas; or they use Japanese swords made of leather and bamboo called ...
Sometimes called "Reito" in Japanese. Common type of the Frozen Food knife has a sturdy blade with a coarse, saw-toothed edge. Another type of the Frozen is like a sturdy, thick and large chef knife with no saw-toothed edge for semi-frozen food. Cleaving & Chopping Cleaver Large knife...
To isn't sword in Japanese. So, more accurate translation would be Cow Blade. Hakata Bocho ( 博多包丁) - A regional variation of the Bunka Bocho or home cooking knife with a triangular nose and curved spine. Hakata is located on the southern island of Kyushu, where this knife style was...
Thetantoknive has a chisel edge inspired byJapanese swordswhich provides excellent strength. The tanto name originally referred to the tip of a broken samurai sword which was very effective at piercing armor. Tanto knives have no belly so will not be able to slice but instead make up for it...
There are three main types of Japanese fans. Most domestic fans are one of two forms--the uchiwa or the sensu--and have a variety of uses. Fans were also used during warfare in Japan. Though the term "fan" is often used to describe something used as a cooling implement, in Japan, ...
but they can be any age and ethnicity. Except, you know, not Japanese. They wear kimonos incorrectly, call everything “kawaii!” or “sugoi!” and seem to think that Japanese cuisine consists exclusively of Pocky and ramen. They definitely,definitelywant to move to Japan, because it’s ...