Tsuba (the hand guard on a Japanese sword) were created as a side business by sword-smiths and armorers using their surplus iron for raw materials. Starting with a plate of regular iron, they would cut out a series of openings to create a decorative pattern called a "Kage-sukashi". Thes...
Click on the link below for more information on Authentic Japanese Swords.Egyptian SwordsEgyptian swords were bronze weapons, typically elongated daggers and dirks, and like many ancient swords were used more as a weapon of last resort, with ancient armies favoring spears, pikes, javelins and the...
Back in the day, when I was at college, during lunch I went into Andover town centre and visited Gamestation (now GAME obviously), and picked up an interesting-looking game called Dynasty Warriors 3. A variety of characters, hack-n-slashy action reminiscent of Devil May Cry, only with MA...
Dynasty Warriors • Samurai Warriors • Warriors Orochi • Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War • Bladestorm: Nightmare • One Piece: Pirate Warriors • Hyrule Warriors • Fire Emblem Warriors Unique Units Juggernaut • Tiger • Wolf • Elephant • Panda • Bear • Falcon ...
Shrines of Japan. Glossary of Japan's Most Prominent Shrine Types. A-to-Z Dictionary of Japanese Buddhism & Shintoism.
Some of the oldest Japanese art included earthenware and ceramic vessels. They also feature sculptures like dogu figures, often shaped like women and thought to be used for fertility prayers, and haniwa funerary forms, which were often shaped like horses or warriors and placed outside ancient ...
Japanese Art (14,500 BCE - 1900): Jomon Pottery, Buddhist Temple Art, Zen Ink-Painting, Yamato-e, Ukiyo-e Prints
The golden age of the samurai in Japan spanned from the 13th to the 17th centuries. Samurai warriors practiced intense physical and mental training, combining sword fighting with Zen Buddhism with the intention of making thought and action simultaneous so the samurai could wield a sword seemingly ...
First, let’s consider Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary Japanese swordsman and strategist, who, dare I say, was not keen on group projects. Or take Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, who has undoubtedly perfected the art of saying a lot while saying very little – 280 characters at a tim...
even to the point of becoming invisible. Both Chinese and Japanese dragons, though regarded as powers of the air, are usually wingless. They are among the deified forces of nature inDaoism. Dragons also figure in the ancient mythologies of other Asian cultures, including those of Korea, India...